Apollo 4 Image of Earth at an Altitude of 9,544 Miles

Earth as Viewed From 10,000 Miles Away

This picture was captured when the Apollo 4 spacecraft was orbiting Earth at an altitude of 9,544 miles (15,360 kilometers). Credit: NASA

On November 9, 1967, the uncrewed Apollo 4 test flight made a great ellipse around Earth as a test of the translunar motors and of the high-speed entry required of a crewed flight returning from the Moon. A 70mm camera was programmed to look out a window toward Earth, and take a series of photographs from “high apogee.” Seen looking west are coastal Brazil, the Atlantic Ocean, West Africa and Antarctica. This photograph was made as the Apollo 4 spacecraft, still attached to the S-IVB (third) stage, orbited Earth at an altitude of 9,544 miles (15,360 kilometers).

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