Apollo 8 Liftoff in Slow Motion

Apollo 8 liftoff shown as seen by two slow-motion, short range tracking cameras. The cameras were located on opposite sides of the pad from one another.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• apollo
• saturn
• liftoff
• launch
• tracker
• camera
• slow
• motion

[ApolloWasReal]

What was the frame rate? It looks like about 30 seconds of film time from engine start at T-8.89 sec to first motion at T+0.33 sec, roughly 3.25x slower than real time. If standard film frame rate is 24 fps, that would be a camera speed of 78 fps. Are there standard slow-mo frame rates for these cameras?

[ugowar]

I wasn't able to find out the exact frame rate used or if the same frame rate was used on these two cameras for example. These cameras might be closer to 2x realtime speed, I'll have to experiment a bit. They are played back at 24 fps here.

[crucialconflict02]

awe inspiring. RAW POWER!!!!!!

[AndrewTiffin]

That music is from Red Alert 1!

[Falcon843]

saturn V FTW

[crucialconflict02]

BEAST!!!!! I absolutely LOVE Saturn V!

[tsns1]

@MightySaturn5 Be another 1st if Ugowar Mixxed it "Side by Side"...

[MightySaturn5]

...Another excellent clip ugowar, thanks

[tdbburgess]

This is better then watching a Rocky movie training montage!

[Rob260259]

Truly very impressive footage!

[ApolloWasReal]

According to the AS503 Saturn V report, first motion was at T+0.33 sec and fin A was level with the top of the tower at T+8.9 sec. Those events occur at 0:36 and 1:06 in the first film respectively, or 30 sec of film time. That's 3.37:1 or 80.88 fps if it was shown at 24 fps. They occur at 3:07 and 3:47 in the second, 4.67:1, or 112 fps.