RocketSaturn Vvariant 2
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 14, 1973, 17:30
- Launch designation
- 1973-027
- Mission
- Skylab I OWS
- Flight name
- Skylab 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-513
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 427 km
- Initial apogee
- 439 km
- Inclination
- 50.0°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 85.7 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylab Orbital Workshop | 1973-027ANORAD 6633 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 34.0 t | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 11, 1979 |
| Skylab Airlock Module | 1973-027 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| Multiple Docking Adapter | 1973-027 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| Apollo Telescope Mount | 1973-027 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.