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Saturn IB | Skylab 4

November 16, 1973 at 2:01 PM UTC

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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November 16, 1973 at 2:01 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6271, -80.6210

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Saturn IB
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Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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November 16, 1973 at 2:01 PM UTC
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November 16, 1973 at 2:01 PM UTC
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Mission description

Skylab 4 (also known as SL-4 or SLM-3) was the third and the last crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on November 16, 1973, 14:01:23 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Gerald P. Carr, Science Pilot Edward G. Gibson and William R. Pogue. During their 83-day stay on the station, crew performed Earth and solar observations. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on February 8, 1974, 15:16:53 UTC.

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Saturn IB

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Height

43.2 m

Diameter

6.61 m

LEO capacity

21,000 kg

Successful launches

9

Launch complex

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

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