Skylab 3

Second crewed mission of the Skylab program. Skylab 3 was launched on July 28, 1973 aboard a Saturn IB from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jul 28, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-050ANORAD 6757United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Skylab SL-3
Common name: Skylab 3
Payload designation: Apollo CM-117
International designator: 1973-050A
NORAD catalog number: 6757
GCAT identifier: S06757
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.280

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: July 28, 1973 · 11:10 UTC
Launch record: 1973-050Success
Rocket: Saturn IB
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 425 km
Apogee: 439 km
Inclination: 50.03°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: July 28, 1973
Last known active: Sep 25, 1973
End of operations: Sep 25, 1973

Size

Mass: 5,932 kg
Dry mass: 5,505 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 14.2 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 Q1052421 (CC0).