CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Skylab
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Full Name
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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14 May 1973
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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11 Jul 1979
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Orbit Period
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93.4 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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50 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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435 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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the first manned Earth orbiting space station of the United Sates. The overall objectives of Skylab were to learn about space and to have people live and work in space for longer periods in a laboratory-like environment to conduct experiments
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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