a11_v_bw_o_n (69-H-1169, 69-HC-782, 107-KSC-69PC-114)
“Apollo 11 climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center. In 2 1/2 minutes of powered flight the S-IC booster lifts Apollo 11 to an altitude of about 38 miles, and 55 miles downrange. This photograph was taken with a 70mm telescopic camera mounted in an Air Force EC-135N aircraft, modified to accept the Airborne Light-weight Optical Tracking Systems (ALOTS). The aircraft flies at an altitude of between 35,000 and 40,000 feet. The ALOTS camera has an automatic tracking ability and can photograph a rocket at distances exceeding 200 miles.”
a11_v_bw_o_n (69-H-1169, 69-HC-782, 107-KSC-69PC-114)
“Apollo 11 climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center. In 2 1/2 minutes of powered flight the S-IC booster lifts Apollo 11 to an altitude of about 38 miles, and 55 miles downrange. This photograph was taken with a 70mm telescopic camera mounted in an Air Force EC-135N aircraft, modified to accept the Airborne Light-weight Optical Tracking Systems (ALOTS). The aircraft flies at an altitude of between 35,000 and 40,000 feet. The ALOTS camera has an automatic tracking ability and can photograph a rocket at distances exceeding 200 miles.”