Skylab 2

First crewed mission of the Skylab program. Skylab 2 was launched on May 25, 1973 aboard a Saturn IB from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 25, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-032ANORAD 6655United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Skylab SL-2
Common name: Skylab 2
Payload designation: Apollo CM-116
International designator: 1973-032A
NORAD catalog number: 6655
GCAT identifier: S06655
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.278

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Apollo II
Owner: NASA JSC
Country: United States
Builder: Rockwell/Downey
Platform (bus): CM

Launch

Date: May 25, 1973 · 13:00 UTC
Launch record: 1973-032Success
Rocket: Saturn IB
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 425 km
Apogee: 440 km
Inclination: 50.04°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: May 25, 1973
Last known active: Jun 22, 1973
End of operations: Jun 22, 1973

Size

Mass: 6,076 kg
Dry mass: 5,845 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 14.0 t
Length: 3.5 m
Diameter: 3.90 m
Span: 3.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q684467 (CC0).