Launch Closeup 2

Title

Launch Closeup 2

Subject

Launch

Description

A fish-eye color photo of the Saturn V blasting off from the launch pad.

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

Date

July 26, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/01launch_to_earth_orbit.html

Format

Still Image

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Launch

UUID

d8512999-6d4c-4384-aaa4-2a5e27153272

Original Format

Still image, color. Film camera, fisheye lens.

Physical Dimensions

2168 x 3204

Timestamp

00:00:00

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-71-HC-978HR.jpg

Source URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

Cape Canaveral

NASA Image ID

ap15-71-HC-978

Collection

Innovation

Citation

NASA, “Launch Closeup 2,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed November 4, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/69.

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