Skylab 3

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

11:10:50

Saturday July 28, 1973

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Skylab 3

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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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

20,121 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Saturn IB

Active 1966 to 1975

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo

Agency

NASA

Rocket

Height: 43.2m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,100 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-39B

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

28 days 11 hours

Stats

Saturn IB


7th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1973

1973


56th

Orbital launch attempt