SATURN V SKYLAB FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Saturn V Skylab Launch, Photo Courtesy NASA

Classification: Space Launch Vehicle

Length: 333 feet, 8 inches

Diameter: 33 feet

Finspan: 63 feet

Date of First Cape Canaveral Launch: May 14, 1973

Date of Final Cape Canaveral Launch: May 14, 1973

Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 1

The Skylab Saturn V was a two-stage version of the Apollo Saturn V adapted for the specific purpose of carrying the Skylab space station into low-Earth orbit. Both the S-IC first stage and S-II second stage were improved to support the Skylab launch. The five Rocketdyne F-1 first stage engines were uprated to produce a total thrust of 7,723,726 pounds at liftoff. The five Rocketdyne J-2 second stage engines were uprated to produce a total thrust of 1,125,000 pounds.

Saturn V Skylab Launch, Photo Courtesy NASA