Skylab laboratory station

 

By Astrophilatelie Martin

Skylab laboratory station (90,607 kg), launched on 14 May 1973 from Cape Canaveral firing range 39A using a Saturn V rocket. Life span: 2,249 days (including 171 days of human occupation). Placing in orbit from 434 to 442 km. Number of orbits around Earth: 34,981 orbits. It disintegrates upon entering Earth's atmosphere on July 11, 1979.