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V-2 No. 13
Modified V-2 rocket / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The V-2 No. 13[1] was a modified V-2 rocket that became the first object to take a photograph of the Earth from outer space.[2][3] Launched on 24 October 1946,[4] at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, the rocket reached a maximum altitude of 65 mi (105 km).[1][5]
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![]() The first photo of the Earth above the Kármán line, taken with a motion picture camera aboard the V-2 No. 13. | |
V-2 rocket launch | |
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Launch | 24 October 1946; 77 years ago (24 October 1946) |
Pad | White Sands Missile Range |
Outcome | Success |
Apogee | 65 mi (105 km) |
Components | |
Serial no. | 13 |
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