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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn VLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Skylab 1
Launched
May 14, 1973 · 17:30 UTC
Summary
Skylab 1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn V from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 14, 1973 at 17:30 UTC. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 121st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,450th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Saturn V flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Skylab Orbital Workshop, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 447 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 24 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Apollo Skylab 1 Launch May 14, 1973.mp4RogerRollDiscovery NASA
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Saturn V flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 121st launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,450th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Skylab Orbital Workshop · NORAD 6633 · 1973-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 24 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-027A
- Epoch
- 1973-05-15 07:23:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.44172945 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009421
- Inclination
- 50.0459°
- Ascending node
- 24.385°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.0174°
- Mean anomaly
- 87.967°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
24 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 22 components; none still in orbit
- Skylab Orbital Workshop · NORAD 6633 · re-entered July 11, 1979
Saturn S-II-13 · re-entered January 11, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Skylab 1 was the uncrewed launch of NASA's Skylab space station, built from a converted Saturn V third stage with the Apollo Telescope Mount solar observatory, on the last Saturn V flight. The micrometeoroid shield tore away during ascent, taking one solar array and jamming the other, and the first crew had to repair the station before it could be used.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
12th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 1st this year · 13th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 14, 1:30 PM EDT, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
158 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Skylab 1 launch?
Skylab 1 launched on May 14, 1973 at 17:30 UTC.
Where can I watch Skylab 1?
Coverage: Apollo Skylab 1 Launch May 14, 1973.mp4. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Skylab 1?
Saturn V, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn V spec sheet
Where did Skylab 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 14, 1:30 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did Skylab 1 reach?
Skylab Orbital Workshop, one of 24 catalogued objects, reached a 435 × 447 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Skylab 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Skylab 1 part of?
Skylab. About Skylab