Skylab Solar Observatory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:collaborator International scientific community
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Skylab_3
gptkb:Skylab_4
gptkb:Skylab_2
three manned missions
gptkbp:data_type solar wind measurements
solar images
solar spectra
gptkbp:decommissioned February 1974
gptkbp:design modular design
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Skylab Solar Observatory
gptkbp:impact improved understanding of solar activity
enhanced space weather forecasting
influence on future solar missions
advancement of solar research
gptkbp:launch_date May 14, 1973
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Saturn_IB
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy contribution to astrophysics
pioneering solar research
influence on human spaceflight missions
inspiration for future space observatories
gptkbp:location Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:mission_duration 1973-1974
gptkbp:operational_period 1973-1974
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 435 km
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 50 degrees
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Skylab
gptkbp:primary_mission solar observation
gptkbp:released solar data archives
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:medical_imaging
gptkb:Apollo_Telescope_Mount
ultraviolet telescope
magnetograph
solar particle detector
gptkbp:significant_event discovery of solar flares
study of coronal mass ejections
contribution to solar physics
first space station to observe the Sun
gptkbp:speed gptkb:Indian_Ocean
July 11, 1979
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Solar_and_Heliospheric_Observatory_(SOHO)
Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Project_Skylab
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6