NASA Photo ID: AS07-11-2038 File Name: 10074914.jpg
Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 10/12/68
Title: Atlantic coastline of Florida as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description:
Atlantic coastline of Florida from Daytona Beach southward to Palm Beach
area, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 17th revolution of
the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 123 nautical miles, at ground
elapsed time of 27 hours and 12 minutes. Cape Kennedy area is in center of
picture. Small cumulus cloud puffs cover part of the Kennedy Space
Center's Launch Complex 39, although the Vehicle Assembly Building and
crawlerways can be seen. The city of Orlando, some 50 miles inland from
Cape Kennedy, is also in the photograph.
Subject terms:
APOLLO 7 FLIGHT
APOLLO PROJECT
COASTS
EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)
FLORIDA
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES
PHOTOGRAPHY
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