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Skylab 4

Skylab 4 was a crewed flight launched on November 16, 1973 aboard a Saturn IB from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 3: Edward G. Gibson, Gerald Carr, William R. Pogue.

United Statescrew 31973-090

Flight

Mission
Skylab 4
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Skylab SL-4
Launch
November 16, 1973 · 14:01 UTC
Country
United States
Designator
1973-090A
Vehicle fate
Docked with another object · Nov 16, 1973

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1973-090
Rocket
Saturn IB
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
164 km × 253 km, 50.3°

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1239477 (CC0).