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Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
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.…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKYLAB 3 1973-050A | Payload | re-entered 1973-09-25 | |
| SATURN 1B R/B 1973-050B | Rocket body | re-entered 1973-07-28 |
COSPAR ID 1973-050 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).