NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Skylab 3

Launch Time
Sat Jul 28, 1973 11:10 UTC

Rocket

Saturn IB
NASA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,100 kN
Payload to LEO: 21,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 43.2 m

Mission Details

Skylab 3

Skylab 3 (also SL-3 and SLM-2[2]) was the second crewed mission to the first American space station, Skylab. The mission began July 28, 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. A total of 1,084.7 astronaut-utilization hours were tallied by the Skylab 3 crew performing scientific experiments in the areas of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources, and other experiments.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 20,121.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Stats

1973

56th orbital launch attempt

Saturn IB

7th mission
2nd mission of 1973
7th successful mission