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Apollo CM-116

Saturn IB launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on May 25, 1973, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 25, 1973 · 13:00 UTCLaunch 1973-032Launch no. 1,450 in the log
RocketSaturn IB
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 25, 1973, 13:00
Launch designation
1973-032
Mission
Apollo CM-116
Flight name
Skylab 2
Vehicle flight ID
SA-206

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
155 km
Initial apogee
352 km
Inclination
50.0°
Payload mass to orbit
14.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Skylab SL-21973-032ANORAD 6655NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight6,076 kgDocked with another object · May 25, 1973

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.