Starlab 23

Starlab 23

Starlab 23 docked with Starlab.
Mission type	Research
Operator	CASA
COSPAR ID	1980-001A
SATCAT no.	10418
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Marbre MSE-143
Manufacturer	Beaumont Space and Defense
Expedition
Space Station	Starlab
Began	2 January 1980
Ended	5 January 1980
Arrived aboard	Marbre MSE-143
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Pénélope de Soissons Linda Sauvageau Cyrielle Jacques
Callsign	SKYLAB 23
Start of mission
Launch date	2 January 1980, 0130 (1980-01-02UTC01:30) UTC
Rocket	Artemis VI(C) SLA-50
Launch site	RL16(E), Baie Noire Launch Facility
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Declared	5 January 1980
Recovered by	NMC Reine II (PA-61)
Recovery date	5 January 1980
Landing date	5 January 1980
Landing site	Ignopic Sea
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Vulkecentric
Regime	Low Vulkan Orbit
Periapsis altitude	150 kilometers
Apoapsis altitude	150 kilometers
Inclination	0°
Period	90 minutes
Starlab

Starlab 23 (LE-23 or SLA-50) (Galatean: СтарЛабо, tr. StarLabo) is the 23rd crewed mission to the Galatean space station Starlab. The mission began on 2 January 1980 with the launch of CASA cosmonauts Pénélope de Soissons, Linda Sauvageau, and Cyrielle Jacques in a Marbre Block III Crew Service Module on an Artemis VI(C) rocket. The mission ended prematurely due to the failure of Starlab's atmospheric systems. Starlab 23 is tentatively the last of the Starlab missions.

Crew

Position	Cosmonaut
Commander	Pénélope de Soissons Third spaceflight
Science Pilot	Linda Sauvageau Second spaceflight
Pilot	Cyrielle Jacques Second and last spaceflight

Backup crew

Position	Cosmonaut
Commander	Lucinde Baudin
Science Pilot	Ninette Martel
Pilot	Barbe Beaumont