Skylab 4

Third crewed mission of the Skylab program. Skylab 4 was launched on November 16, 1973 aboard a Saturn IB from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Nov 16, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-090ANORAD 6936United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Skylab SL-4
Common name: Skylab 4
Payload designation: Apollo CM-118
International designator: 1973-090A
NORAD catalog number: 6936
GCAT identifier: S06936
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.291

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: November 16, 1973 · 14:01 UTC
Launch record: 1973-090Success
Rocket: Saturn IB
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 420 km
Apogee: 444 km
Inclination: 50.04°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: November 16, 1973
Last known active: Feb 8, 1974
End of operations: Feb 8, 1974

Size

Mass: 5,931 kg
Dry mass: 5,931 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 14.9 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 Q1239477 (CC0).