SpaceX CRS-18
![]() Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS | |
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2019-044A |
SATCAT no. | 44446![]() |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon C20 |
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 | Planned: NET May 2019[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Epoch | Planned |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir or Unity nadir |
RMS capture | Planned: May 2019 |
Berthing date | Planned: May 2019 |
SpaceX CRS-18, also known as SpX-18, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched in May 2019 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.[1] The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.
Launch schedule history
On February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20).[2] As of June 2016[update], a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for December 2018,[3] but this was pushed back to no earlier than May 2019.[1]
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 will carry the third International Docking Adapter (IDA-3).[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Upcoming Missions". SpaceXNow.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ de Selding, Peter B. (24 February 2016). "SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million". Space News. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ NASA Office of Inspector General (June 28, 2016). NASA’s Response to SpaceX’s June 2015 Launch Failure: Impacts on Commercial Resupply of the International Space Station (PDF) (Report). NASA Office of Inspector General. p. 13. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ^ Pietrobon, Steven (August 20, 2018). "United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest". Retrieved August 21, 2018.