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SKYLAB 4

DecayedPayloadLEO

Skylab 4 was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station.

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Launch

Launch date
November 16, 1973 at 02:01 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Saturn IB →
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Skylab 4
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
445 km
Periapsis
421 km
Inclination
50.04°
Orbital period
93.23 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1973-090A
NORAD catalog №
6936
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 8, 1974

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 8, 1974
Time in service
84 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed