V-2 No. 13
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 | |
|---|---|
| Launch | 24 October 1946 |
| Pad | White Sands Missile Range |
| Outcome | Success |
| Apogee | 65 miles (105 km) |
| Components | |
| Serial no. | 13 |
The V-2 No. 13 was a modified V-2 rocket that became the first object to take a photograph of the Earth from outer space. Launched on 24 October 1946, at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, the rocket reached a maximum altitude of 65 miles (105 km).