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  Jan 13 2006, 09:41 PM
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Just curious to know which spacecraft took the very first full Earth globe view ?
Maybe one of the ATS satellites ? ( Application Technology Satellite ) 
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Jan 14 2006, 01:44 PM
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Bob,
I can't see the topic with that number ... I did find something about a Navy Dodge Test satellite but that one was launched in July 1967, while the ATS satellites are 1966 ... Do You have a link ? |
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Jan 15 2006, 01:23 AM
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Here are some early 'landmark' Earth photos:
http://www.donaldedavis.com/2003NEW/NEWSTUFF/DDEARTH.html |
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Jan 15 2006, 04:26 AM
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QUOTE (DDAVIS @ Jan 15 2006, 01:23 AM) Here are some early 'landmark' Earth photos: http://www.donaldedavis.com/2003NEW/NEWSTUFF/DDEARTH.html  Note the Zond 7 image, which remarkably shows a full Aral Sea -- something which maybe no one now alive will ever see again... 
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Jan 15 2006, 10:04 PM
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Some details of DODGE (launched 1 July 1967):
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/dodge.htm And of ATS-1 (launched 7 December 1966): http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/ATS.html http://roland.lerc.nasa.gov/~dglover/sat/alltext.html The second link includes a statement that ATS-1 carried a B&W camera, and the image below shows the Pacific Ocean, *not* the usual full-colour Atlantic view. There is also a statement to the effect that ATS-3 (launched on 5 November 1967) carried a colour camera. So, it looks like the first 'full Earth' image was taken by the Soviet Cosmos in a Molniya orbit, then ATS-1 took the first good B&W image from GEO, then DODGE took a poor colour image from not-quite GEO, then ATS-3 took the first good colour image from GEO on 10 November 1967! ATS-3 may still be alive, as may DODGE. Bob Shaw
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Jan 15 2006, 10:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
Boeing has some interesting tidbits, too:
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/...76/ats/ats.html Bob Shaw
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PhilCo126 First Full Earth Globe Photograph ? Jan 13 2006, 09:41 PM
Bob Shaw QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 13 2006, 10:41 PM)Just... Jan 13 2006, 10:25 PM
hendric QUOTE (David @ Jan 14 2006, 10:26 PM)Note the... Jan 16 2006, 06:04 AM
ljk4-1 Good ol' Exploring Space with a Camera has a w... Jan 16 2006, 03:40 PM Toma B QUOTE (David @ Jan 15 2006, 07:26 AM)Note the... Jan 16 2006, 05:21 PM BruceMoomaw One of the 1966 issues of National Geographic had ... Jan 21 2006, 11:31 PM PhilCo126 May 30, 1966 by a Soviet Weather satellite ?
Which... Jan 22 2006, 08:44 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jan 22 2006, 09:44 AM)May ... Jan 22 2006, 02:14 PM ljk4-1 AES ''MOLNIYA-1'' TRANSMITS THE EA... Jan 23 2006, 04:01 PM Bob Shaw Here are the National Geographic images:
Bob Shaw Jan 23 2006, 10:33 PM Bob Shaw And as Larry posted:
Bob Shaw Jan 23 2006, 10:38 PM BruceMoomaw You know, that DODGE photo is a bit better than I ... Jan 24 2006, 09:29 AM edstrick My somewhat vague understanding is that the ATS 3 ... Jan 24 2006, 10:26 AM ljk4-1 In this online NASA book:
Dreams, Hopes, and Real... Jun 7 2006, 04:30 PM DonPMitchell QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 7 2006, 09:30 AM... Jun 8 2006, 09:27 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 7 2006, 05:30 PM... Jun 8 2006, 04:37 PM |
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