How does google earth have photos from space from the 40s?

[Evilferret]

In google earth 5.0 you can see areas in the 40s but how did they get those images if the first satellite didn't launch until 1957 and the first time a satellite to took photos of earth, from space, was in 1959.


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[AlickAnders]

Are you sure?I think they would have done some paintings or photo shop works just for fun and I don't think so it is real photo.

[derek88]

Hey there,
Many of the Historical photos are actually Aerial Photos and not Satellite images. You are correct in your questioning how they could have been satellite images from before satellites took photos from space.