AS06-02-1486 - Apollo 6 - Apollo 6 Mission Image - Georgia and South Carolina

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Description: View of the east coast of the United States as photographed from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's unmanned Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) space mission. This photograph was taken during a pass over Georgia,between Savannah and Brunswick. Altitude of the spacecraft was 100 nautical miles. Numerous jet aircraft contrails can be seen over the Atlantic Ocean. Sun glint on the surface of the ocean permits oceanographers to determine conditions of the water. This photograph was taken April 4,1968,three hours and 14 minutes after liftoff. Film type was SO-121 Ektachrome,High resolution Aerial 70mm color,7 6mm lens. Latitude was 31.49 N by 82.07 W. Altitude miles were 121. Cloud cover was 35%. Overlap was at least 50%.

Subject Terms: Apollo 6 Flight, Earth Observations (From Space)

Categories: Earth Observations

Date: 4/4/1968

Original: Film - 70MM CT

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Apollo 6 - AS06-02-0754 through AS06-02-1519

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04/04/1968

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