RocketSaturn IB
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 28, 1973, 11:10
- Launch designation
- 1973-050
- Mission
- Apollo CM-117
- Flight name
- Skylab 3
- Vehicle flight ID
- SA-207
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 155 km
- Initial apogee
- 232 km
- Inclination
- 50.0°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 14.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylab SL-3 | 1973-050ANORAD 6757 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 5,932 kg | Docked with another object · Jul 28, 1973 |
| Skylab S-150 Experiment | 1973-050 | 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.