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Timeline of first images of Earth from space

January 31, 2023

This is a timeline of first images of Earth from space. The initial photographs and digital images of planet Earth taken from outer space were preceded by aerial photography and continue in the form of satellite imagery.

For the purpose of this list, a spaceflight is defined as any flight that crosses the Kármán line, the FAI-recognized edge of space, which is 100 kilometres (62 miles) above mean sea level (AMSL).

Images

Image Date Craft or mission Event
  October 24, 1946 V-2 First image of Earth from outer space, taken by the V-2 No. 13 suborbital spaceflight.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
  March 7, 1947 First panorama of Earth from outer space.[9]
  October 5, 1954 Aerobee AJ10-24

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First color photomosaic of Earth from space, composed of 117 images taken from an altitude of 100 miles.[10][11]
[image needed] February–March 1959 Vanguard 2 First attempt of a scanner, in which a single photocell mounted at the focus of telescope would scan Earth due to the satellite movement; resulting images were poor.[12]
  August 14, 1959 Explorer 6 First image of Earth from orbit, showing a sunlit area of the Central Pacific Ocean and its cloud cover.[13][14][15][16]
[image needed] 1959 Explorer 7 The first "coarse maps of the solar radiation reflected by the Earth and the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth", from a mission launched on October 13, 1959.[17]
  1960 TIROS-1 First television image of Earth from space and first weather satellite picture.[18]
  1960 CORONA "[F]irst space-based Earth observation system";[19] its first successful mission was Discoverer 14 on 19 August 1960 with the recovery of photographic film from an orbiting satellite.[19][20]
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[image needed]		 August 6, 1961 Vostok 2 First image of Earth from space taken by a person, first color images and first movie of Earth from space, by cosmonaut Gherman Titov – the first photographer from space.[21][22]
  1963 KH-7 Gambit First high-resolution (sub-meter spatial resolution) satellite photography (classified).[23]
  1964 Quill First radar images of Earth from space, using a synthetic aperture radar (SAR).[24] This shows part of Richmond, Virginia.
  March 18, 1965 Voskhod 2 First image and video of Earth with a human (Alexei Leonov) floating in space (the first ever EVA).[citation needed]
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[image needed]		 First drawing of Earth from space and art made in space (by Leonov, the first artist in space).[25]
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[image needed]		 May 30, 1966 Molniya 1-3 First full-disk pictures of the Earth, published in Review of Popular Astronomy July–August.[26][16]
  August 23, 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 First image of Earth from another astronomical object (the Moon) and first picture of both Earth and the Moon from space.[27][28][29][7][15]
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[image needed]		 December 11, 1966 ATS-1 First picture of both Earth and the Moon from the Earth's orbit.[30]
  First full-disk pictures of the Earth from a geostationary orbit.[30]
[image needed] January 1967 First movie of Earth from space made without a human camera operator (contrast to Titov's 1961 movie)[30]
  April 30, 1967 Surveyor 3 First image of Earth from another astronomical object's (the Moon's) surface.[31]
  September 20, 1967 (released November 10th)[32] DODGE First full-disk black-and-white filtered[32] color picture of the Earth.[6]
  November 10, 1967 ATS-3 First full-disk "true color"[33] picture of the Earth;[34] subsequently used on the cover of the first Whole Earth Catalog.[35][34]
  December 21, 1968 Apollo 8 First full-disk image of Earth from space taken by a person, probably by astronaut William Anders.[36]
  December 24, 1968 The first photograph of Earth taken by a human (Frank Borman) from another astronomical object (the Moon).[37]
  The Earthrise image is the first color image of Earth from the Moon by a person (William Anders),[28][6][15], moments after Borman's black-and-white photograph.
  July 21, 1969 Apollo 11 The much reproduced full frame image AS11-40-5903 of Buzz Aldrin, happens to be the first indirect image of Earth taken by a person from the surface of another astronomical object (from the Moon), having by accident in his visor a reflection of Earth.[38]
  First direct image of Earth taken by a person from the surface of another astronomical object (from the Moon), (AS11-40-5923).[16][39]
  November 24, 1969 Apollo 12 Black-and-white images and 16mm color film of a solar eclipse with the Earth, when the Apollo 12 spacecraft aligned its view of the Sun with the Earth.[40]
  December 7, 1972 Apollo 17 First fully illuminated color image of the Earth by a person (AS17-148-22725).[41] Soon after, the second shot after this, having the same perspective, became cropped and processed the widely used Blue Marble picture (AS17-148-22727).[42][43]
[image needed] 1977 KH-11 First real-time satellite imagery.[44]
  September 18, 1977 Voyager 1 First full-disk picture of both Earth and the Moon.[30]
  February 14, 1990 The Pale Blue Dot is the first image of Earth from beyond all of the other Solar System planets. It is part of the first picture of the full extent of the planetary system, known as the Family Portrait.[15][45]
December 11, 1990 Galileo First movie of a full rotation of Earth.[46]
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[image needed]		 August 11, 1999 Mir EO-27 (Perseus) First view of the shadow of the Moon projected onto Earth during a total solar eclipse (photograph taken by Jean-Pierre Haigneré).[40]
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[image needed]		 October 13, 1999 IKONOS First commercial high-resolution (sub-meter) satellite photography (non-classified); it made the cover of the New York Times.[47]
  May 8, 2003 13:00 UTC Mars Global Surveyor First image of Earth and the Moon from Mars (in orbit); notice South America is visible.[28][6]
  March 11, 2004 Spirit Mars Exploration rover First image taken of Earth from the surface of Mars and any celestial body other than the Moon.
  July 27, 2006 Cassini-Huygens The Pale Blue Orb is the first image of Earth from Saturn (and second image from the outer Solar System).[48]

See also

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January 31, 2023
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This is a timeline of first images of Earth from space The initial photographs and digital images of planet Earth taken from outer space were preceded by aerial photography and continue in the form of satellite imagery For the purpose of this list a spaceflight is defined as any flight that crosses the Karman line the FAI recognized edge of space which is 100 kilometres 62 miles above mean sea level AMSL Images EditImage Date Craft or mission Event October 24 1946 V 2 First image of Earth from outer space taken by the V 2 No 13 suborbital spaceflight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 March 7 1947 First panorama of Earth from outer space 9 October 5 1954 Aerobee AJ10 24 RTV N 10b First color photomosaic of Earth from space composed of 117 images taken from an altitude of 100 miles 10 11 image needed February March 1959 Vanguard 2 First attempt of a scanner in which a single photocell mounted at the focus of telescope would scan Earth due to the satellite movement resulting images were poor 12 August 14 1959 Explorer 6 First image of Earth from orbit showing a sunlit area of the Central Pacific Ocean and its cloud cover 13 14 15 16 image needed 1959 Explorer 7 The first coarse maps of the solar radiation reflected by the Earth and the infrared radiation emitted by the Earth from a mission launched on October 13 1959 17 1960 TIROS 1 First television image of Earth from space and first weather satellite picture 18 1960 CORONA F irst space based Earth observation system 19 its first successful mission was Discoverer 14 on 19 August 1960 with the recovery of photographic film from an orbiting satellite 19 20 External image 1 image needed August 6 1961 Vostok 2 First image of Earth from space taken by a person first color images and first movie of Earth from space by cosmonaut Gherman Titov the first photographer from space 21 22 1963 KH 7 Gambit First high resolution sub meter spatial resolution satellite photography classified 23 1964 Quill First radar images of Earth from space using a synthetic aperture radar SAR 24 This shows part of Richmond Virginia March 18 1965 Voskhod 2 First image and video of Earth with a human Alexei Leonov floating in space the first ever EVA citation needed External image 2 image needed First drawing of Earth from space and art made in space by Leonov the first artist in space 25 External image 3 image needed May 30 1966 Molniya 1 3 First full disk pictures of the Earth published in Review of Popular Astronomy July August 26 16 August 23 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 First image of Earth from another astronomical object the Moon and first picture of both Earth and the Moon from space 27 28 29 7 15 External image 4 image needed December 11 1966 ATS 1 First picture of both Earth and the Moon from the Earth s orbit 30 First full disk pictures of the Earth from a geostationary orbit 30 image needed January 1967 First movie of Earth from space made without a human camera operator contrast to Titov s 1961 movie 30 April 30 1967 Surveyor 3 First image of Earth from another astronomical object s the Moon s surface 31 September 20 1967 released November 10th 32 DODGE First full disk black and white filtered 32 color picture of the Earth 6 November 10 1967 ATS 3 First full disk true color 33 picture of the Earth 34 subsequently used on the cover of the first Whole Earth Catalog 35 34 December 21 1968 Apollo 8 First full disk image of Earth from space taken by a person probably by astronaut William Anders 36 December 24 1968 The first photograph of Earth taken by a human Frank Borman from another astronomical object the Moon 37 The Earthrise image is the first color image of Earth from the Moon by a person William Anders 28 6 15 moments after Borman s black and white photograph July 21 1969 Apollo 11 The much reproduced full frame image AS11 40 5903 of Buzz Aldrin happens to be the first indirect image of Earth taken by a person from the surface of another astronomical object from the Moon having by accident in his visor a reflection of Earth 38 First direct image of Earth taken by a person from the surface of another astronomical object from the Moon AS11 40 5923 16 39 November 24 1969 Apollo 12 Black and white images and 16mm color film of a solar eclipse with the Earth when the Apollo 12 spacecraft aligned its view of the Sun with the Earth 40 December 7 1972 Apollo 17 First fully illuminated color image of the Earth by a person AS17 148 22725 41 Soon after the second shot after this having the same perspective became cropped and processed the widely used Blue Marble picture AS17 148 22727 42 43 image needed 1977 KH 11 First real time satellite imagery 44 September 18 1977 Voyager 1 First full disk picture of both Earth and the Moon 30 February 14 1990 The Pale Blue Dot is the first image of Earth from beyond all of the other Solar System planets It is part of the first picture of the full extent of the planetary system known as the Family Portrait 15 45 source source source source source source source source December 11 1990 Galileo First movie of a full rotation of Earth 46 External image 5 image needed August 11 1999 Mir EO 27 Perseus First view of the shadow of the Moon projected onto Earth during a total solar eclipse photograph taken by Jean Pierre Haignere 40 External image 6 image needed October 13 1999 IKONOS First commercial high resolution sub meter satellite photography non classified it made the cover of the New York Times 47 May 8 2003 13 00 UTC Mars Global Surveyor First image of Earth and the Moon from Mars in orbit notice South America is visible 28 6 March 11 2004 Spirit Mars Exploration rover First image taken of Earth from the surface of Mars and any celestial body other than the Moon July 27 2006 Cassini Huygens The Pale Blue Orb is the first image of Earth from Saturn and second image from the outer Solar System 48 See also EditList of notable images of Earth from space The Blue Marble Third photograph of Earth taken by the crew of the Apollo 17 mission Pale Blue Dot Photograph of Earth by Voyager 1 The Day the Earth Smiled 2013 photograph of Saturn and Earth Earth observation satellite Satellite specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit Earth observation Information about the Earth environment remote or in situ Earth in culture Cultural perspectives about Earth Earth phase Phases of the Earth as seen from the Moon Explorer II Extraterrestrial sky Extraterrestrial view of outer space Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project Project to digitize and restore pictures taken by the Lunar Orbiter program Overview effect Cognitive shift caused by viewing Earth from outer space Space selfie Self portrait photo taken in outer space View of Earth from MarsReferences Edit First Photo From Space October 24 2006 Archived from the original on January 29 2021 The First Image of Earth Taken From Space It s Not What You Think August 6 2012 Archived from the original on August 8 2020 First photo of Earth from space was from deadly rocket February 26 2015 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