Saturn
Skylab 1
Space station.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Space station. This reconstructed record groups 4 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1973-027; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 14 May 1973, 17:30:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Saturn V
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 11 June 1979
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Skylab 1
Space station.
- GCAT ID
- S06633
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
- Launch mass
- 33,956 kg
- Dimensions
- 36.1 m long · 6.6 m diameter · 36.1 m span
Skylab Airlock Module
GCAT program: Skylab.
- GCAT ID
- A02274
- Manufacturer
- MDA/St Louis
- Launch mass
- 22,226 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.3 m long · 6 m diameter · 5.3 m span
Multiple Docking Adapter
GCAT program: Skylab.
- GCAT ID
- A02275
- Manufacturer
- Martin Marietta/Denver
- Launch mass
- 6,260 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.2 m long · 3 m diameter · 5.2 m span
Apollo Telescope Mount
Solar observatory on Skylab.
- GCAT ID
- A02276
- Manufacturer
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Launch mass
- 11,181 kg
- Dimensions
- 4.4 m long · 6 m diameter · 31 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
10 images from Skylab 1.
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