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Skylab 4
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Saturn IB
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Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Profile →USA • Founded 1958
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Mission Brief
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.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.627°N
- Longitude
- 80.621°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
02:01 PM UTC - 02:01 PM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.


