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| launch_date = July |
| launch_date = 25 July 2019 22:01 UTC<ref>{{cite news |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/25/new-docking-port-spacesuit-and-supplies-en-route-to-space-station/ |title=New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station |work=[[Spaceflight Now]] |first=Stephen |last=Clark |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref> |
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| launch_rocket = [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust|Falcon 9]] |
| launch_rocket = [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust|Falcon 9]] |
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| launch_site = [[CCAFS|Cape Canaveral]] [[SLC-40]] |
| launch_site = [[CCAFS|Cape Canaveral]] [[SLC-40]] |
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| disposal_type = Recovered |
| disposal_type = Recovered |
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| landing_date = {{end-date|27 August 2019 |
| landing_date = {{end-date|27 August 2019 20:20}} UTC<ref name="landing">{{cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/ |title=CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown|first=Chris|last=Bergin|publisher=NASA SpaceflightNow|date=27 August 2019|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> |
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| landing_site = Pacific Ocean, <br /> off [[Baja California]] |
| landing_site = Pacific Ocean, <br /> off [[Baja California]] |
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| docking_type = berth |
| docking_type = berth |
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| docking_port = ''[[Harmony (ISS module)|Harmony]]'' nadir or ''[[Unity (ISS module)|Unity]]'' nadir |
| docking_port = ''[[Harmony (ISS module)|Harmony]]'' nadir or ''[[Unity (ISS module)|Unity]]'' nadir |
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| capture_date = 27 July 13:11 UTC<ref>[https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/27/dragon-captured-with-new-science-experiments/ Dragon Captured With New Science Experiments]</ref> |
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| docking_date = 27 July 2019 16:01 UTC<ref>[https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/27/dragon-installed-to-stations-harmony-module-for-cargo-operations/ Dragon Installed to Station’s Harmony Module for Cargo Operations]</ref> |
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| undocking_date = August |
| undocking_date = 27 August 2019 12:25 UTC<ref name=Undock /> |
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| release_date = August |
| release_date = 27 August 2019 14:59 UTC<ref name=Undock>[https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/08/27/spacex-crs-18-departure-and-splashdown/ Live coverage: Dragon supply ship heading back to Earth today]</ref> |
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| time_docked = {{time interval| |
| time_docked = {{time interval|27 July 2019 16:01|27 August 2019 12:25|show=dhm|sep=,}} |
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Revision as of 06:16, 23 September 2019
![]() Dragon C108.3 approaching the ISS | |
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2019-044A |
SATCAT no. | 44446![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon C108.3 |
Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS |
Manufacturer | SpaceX |
Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 July 2019 22:01 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 27 August 2019 20:20[2] | UTC
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 or Unity nadir |
RMS capture | 27 July 13:11 UTC[3] |
Berthing date | 27 July 2019 16:01 UTC[4] |
Unberthing date | 27 August 2019 12:25 UTC[5] |
RMS release | 27 August 2019 14:59 UTC[5] |
Time berthed | 30 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes |
![]() NASA SpX-18 mission patch |
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]
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.
Launch schedule history
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/CRS-18_Mission_%2848380370691%29.jpg/220px-CRS-18_Mission_%2848380370691%29.jpg)
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]
Primary payload
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]
- Science investigations: 1,192 kg (2,628 lb)
- Crew supplies: 233 kg (514 lb)
- Vehicle hardware: 157 kg (346 lb)
- Spacewalk equipment: 157 kg (346 lb)
- Computer resources: 17 kg (37 lb)
- External payloads: IDA-3 534 kg (1,177 lb)[12]
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]
See also
References
- ^ Clark, Stephen (July 25, 2019). "New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Bergin, Chris (August 27, 2019). "CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown". NASA SpaceflightNow. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ Dragon Captured With New Science Experiments
- ^ Dragon Installed to Station’s Harmony Module for Cargo Operations
- ^ a b Live coverage: Dragon supply ship heading back to Earth today
- ^ "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ SpaceX (July 25, 2019), CRS-18 Mission, retrieved July 25, 2019
- ^ @SpaceX (July 19, 2019). "The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station in April 2015 and December 2017" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pietrobon, Steven (August 20, 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/25/new-docking-port-spacesuit-and-supplies-en-route-to-space-station". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "SpaceX's Cargo Dragon to Deliver New Space Station Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Spacecraft". NASA. July 12, 2019.
- ^ Ralph, Eric. "SpaceX testing ceramic Starship heat shield tiles on flight-proven CRS-18 Cargo Dragon". Teslarati. Retrieved July 24, 2019.