Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid

Title

Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid

Description

A series of photos detailing the launch of the subsatellite from the CSM. The subsatellite was designed to study the plasma, particle and magnetic-field environment of the Moon and map the lunar gravity field.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo Flight Journal

Publisher

NASA

Date

August 4, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/21subsat_tei.html

Format

Still Image

Identifier

Annotated Sources

Coverage

Subsatellite

UUID

e1a31fbf-a901-438d-8010-bf0d2c748181

Original Format

Still Image, color. Hasselblad film camera, 250mm lens.

Timestamp

222:40:28

Image URL

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/photos/q/subsat.jpg

Source URL

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/21subsat_tei.html

Location of subject

Lunar orbit

Collection

Discovery

Citation

NASA, “Subsatellite Launch Photo Grid,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed July 30, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/34.

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