Name: First crude color picture of the Planet Earth from outer space, October 1967
Brand: Dodge
Price: 1700.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Taken by a camera on board the Dodge satellite

Dodge, US Air Force / Johns Hopkins University, October 1967

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University” and “11 OCT 1957” stamps as well as “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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DODGE (Department of Defense Gravity Experiment) was a satellite whose primary purpose was to conduct experiments in gravity-gradient stabilization at near geosynchronous altitudes (approximately 22,300 miles). Its secondary objectives included measuring the Earth’s magnetic field, and taking pictures of the entire Earth’s disk. It was launched atop a Titan IIIC rocket on July 1, 1967.

This very rare image was taken from about 18,000 miles with a B&W TV camera which took three photographs with red, green and blue filters to create the color image. The small disc in front of the picture is a color match card. Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and West Africa are clearly visible.