SpaceX CRS-18

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SpaceX CRS-18
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Dragon C108.3 approaching the ISS
NamesSpX-18
Mission type ISS resupply
Operator SpaceX
COSPAR ID 2019-044A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 44446 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Mission duration32 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftDragon 1  C108
Spacecraft type Dragon 1
ManufacturerSpaceX
Dry mass4,200 kg (9,300 lb)
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 m (20 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date25 July 2019 22:01  UTC [1]
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5 B1056-2
Launch site Cape Canaveral, SLC-40
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date27 August 2019 20:20 (2019-08-27UTC20:21) UTC [2]
Landing site Pacific Ocean off Baja California
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Inclination 51.6°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port Harmony nadir
RMS capture27 July 13:11 UTC [3]
Berthing date27 July 2019 16:01 UTC [4]
Unberthing date27 August 2019 12:25 UTC [5]
RMS release27 August 2019 14:59 UTC [5]
Time berthed30 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes
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NASA SpX-18 mission patch
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SpaceX CRS-18, also known as SpX-18, was SpaceX's 18th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services program for NASA. It was launched on 25 July 2019 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. [6] [7]

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The same Dragon capsule has previously flown to the ISS in April 2015 and December 2017. [8] This was the first time a capsule was used for a third flight.

Primary payload

In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20). [9]

NASA has contracted for the CRS-18 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. It carried the third International Docking Adapter (IDA-3). [10]

The following is a breakdown of cargo bound for the ISS: [11]

The Dragon spacecraft also featured a handful of ceramic heat shield tiles, meant to flight-test a critical component of the SpaceX Starship spacecraft. [13]

SpaceX CRS-18

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Stephen (July 25, 2019). "New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station". Spaceflight Now . Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Bergin, Chris (August 27, 2019). "CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown". NASA SpaceflightNow. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ Dragon Captured With New Science Experiments
  4. ↑ Dragon Installed to Station’s Harmony Module for Cargo Operations
  5. 1 2 Live coverage: Dragon supply ship heading back to Earth today
  6. ↑ "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ SpaceX (July 25, 2019), CRS-18 Mission , retrieved July 25, 2019
  8. ↑ @SpaceX (July 19, 2019). "The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station in April 2015 and December 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ de Selding, Peter B. (February 24, 2016). "SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million". Space News. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ Pietrobon, Steven (August 20, 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/25/new-docking-port-spacesuit-and-supplies-en-route-to-space-station". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  12. ↑ "SpaceX's Cargo Dragon to Deliver New Space Station Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Spacecraft". NASA. July 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ Ralph, Eric (July 24, 2019). "SpaceX testing ceramic Starship heat shield tiles on flight-proven CRS-18 Cargo Dragon". Teslarati. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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