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The '''Star Laboratory''' ([[wikipedia:French|Galatean]]: Лаборатуаре де Этуаиль, tr. Laboratoire des Etoiles), commonly referred to as '''StarLab''' ([[wikipedia:French|Galatean]]: СтарЛабо, tr. StarLabo) is a [[Galatean Union|Galatean]] [[w:space station|space station]] launched by the [[Continental Air and Space Administration]] in January of 1975. Operating for just over 5 years, it has been visited by 22 crews, with the 23rd, [[Starlabo 23]] currently visiting the station. Operations include an orbital worskhop, solar observatory, [[Vulkan|Vulkan observation]] and hundreds of experiments.
The '''Star Laboratory''' ([[wikipedia:French|Galatean]]: Лаборатуаре де Этуаиль, tr. Laboratoire des Etoiles), commonly referred to as '''StarLab''' ([[wikipedia:French|Galatean]]: СтарЛабо, tr. StarLabo) is a [[Galatean Union|Galatean]] [[w:space station|space station]] launched by the [[Continental Air and Space Administration]] in January of 1975. Operating for just over 5 years, it has been visited by 22 crews, with the 23rd, [[Starlab 23]] currently visiting the station. Operations include an orbital worskhop, solar observatory, [[Vulkan|Vulkan observation]] and hundreds of experiments.

Revision as of 04:07, 3 January 2025

Starlab
SKYLAB I - view from a distance.jpg
Laboratoire des Etoiles (STARLAB) launching on SLA-28, 11 January 1975.
Station statistics
COSPAR ID1975-023A
SATCAT no.6633
Call signSTARLAB
Crew3 per mission
Launch11 January 1975
Carrier rocketArtemis V(B)
Launch padRL16(A), Baie Noire Launch Facility
Mission statusOngoing
Mass76.5 t
Length20.2 m
Width16 m
Height11 m
Diameter4.25 m
Atmospheric pressure(34 kPa) Oxygen 74%, Nitrogen 26%
Periapsis altitude150 km
Apoapsis altitude150 km
Orbital inclination0.0°
Orbital period1.5 hr
Orbits per day17.5
Days in orbit1,825 (5 years)
No. of orbits31,937
Statistics as of Beginning of Starlab 23

The Star Laboratory (Galatean: Лаборатуаре де Этуаиль, tr. Laboratoire des Etoiles), commonly referred to as StarLab (Galatean: СтарЛабо, tr. StarLabo) is a Galatean space station launched by the Continental Air and Space Administration in January of 1975. Operating for just over 5 years, it has been visited by 22 crews, with the 23rd, Starlab 23 currently visiting the station. Operations include an orbital worskhop, solar observatory, Vulkan observation and hundreds of experiments.