Earth orbit
Skylab 4
Station ferry, FUV camera.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Station ferry, FUV camera. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1973-090; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 16 November 1973, 14:01:23 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Saturn IB
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 8 February 1974
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Skylab 4
Station ferry, FUV camera.
- GCAT ID
- S06936
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell/Downey
- Launch mass
- 5,931 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.5 m long · 3.9 m diameter · 3.9 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Skylab 4.
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