Payload
SKYLAB 1
DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 6633
Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4.
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- Launch date
- May 14, 1973 at 05:30 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Saturn V →
- Operator
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 227 km
- Periapsis
- 221 km
- Inclination
- 50.03°
- Orbital period
- 88.98 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 74,115.96 kg
- Dimensions
- Ø6.6 × 36.1 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1973-027A
- NORAD catalog №
- 6633
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- July 11, 1979
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- July 11, 1979
- Time in service
- 6.2 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed