National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Skylab 4

Saturn IB

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, November 16, 1973 · 14:01 UTC

Mission

/01

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 Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Saturn IB

Variant: IB

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.627° N, 80.621° W

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