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Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Liftoff of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission
Summary
A 70mm Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) took this picture. ALOTS tracking camera mounted on an Air Force EC-135 aircraft flying at about 40,000 feet altitude photographed this event in the early moments of the Apollo 11 launch. The 7.6 million-pound thrust Saturn V (S-1C) first stage boosts the space vehicle to an altitude of 36.3 nautical miles at 50.6 nautical miles downrange in 2 minutes 40.8 seconds. The S-1C stage separates at 2 minutes 41.6 seconds after liftoff.
NASA Identifier: S69-39958
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liftoff of the apollo 11 lunar landing mission
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Date
15/07/2010
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