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The rendezvous radar antenna on the Lunar Module

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The rendezvous radar antenna on the Lunar Module is photographed through a window of the Command Module. The antenna is unstowed in preparation for docking with the Command Module. This marked the first time during the Apollo program the rendezvous radar would be used in an actual docking. (Apollo 9, AS09-19-2973)
Full resolution size: 110k

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1969-03-07 T 11:00
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Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view, antenna, clouds, water
Instrument: Hasselblad Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): Film Type - 70 mm
Instrument Field of View (deg): N/A
Filter: None
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Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
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NASA Image ID number: AS09-19-2973
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NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 69-118A-01A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
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Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015