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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn IBLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Skylab 3
Launched
July 28, 1973
Summary
Skylab 3 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn IB from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 28, 1973. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 123rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,478th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Saturn IB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Skylab SL-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 431 × 448 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 3 crew members flew: Alan Bean, Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma. The spacecraft was Apollo CSM-117 (CSM-117). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Launch of Skylab 3 (CBS)lunarmodule5
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Saturn IB flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 123rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,478th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Alan BeanCommander · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Owen K. GarriottScience Pilot · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Jack R. LousmaPilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Spacecraft
Apollo CSM-117 (CSM-117)
CSM-117 was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Skylab 3 mission.
- Destination: Skylab
- Mission length: 59 days
- Docked July 28, 1973 at Forward
The Apollo spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Skylab SL-3 · NORAD 6757 · 1973-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-050A
- Epoch
- 1973-07-28 15:33:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.44614935 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012007
- Inclination
- 50.0424°
- Ascending node
- 6.483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 209.5953°
- Mean anomaly
- 150.4292°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Skylab SL-3 · NORAD 6757 · docked July 28, 1973
Saturn S-IVB-207 · deorbited July 28, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
3rd launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 15th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Skylab 3 launch?
Skylab 3 launched on July 28, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skylab 3?
Coverage: Launch of Skylab 3 (CBS). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Skylab 3?
Saturn IB, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Saturn IB spec sheet
Where did Skylab 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did Skylab 3 reach?
Skylab SL-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 431 × 448 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
Which program is Skylab 3 part of?
Skylab. About Skylab