SpaceX CRS-18
Names | SpX-18 |
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Mission type | ISS resupply |
Operator | SpaceX |
COSPAR ID | 2019-044A |
SATCATno. | 44446 |
Mission duration | 32 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Dragon 1C108 |
Spacecraft type | Dragon 1 |
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 22:01UTC[1] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5(B1056.2) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral,SLC-40 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Recovered |
Landing date | 27 August 2019 20:20[2] | UTC
Landing site | Pacific OceanoffBaja California |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6° |
Berthing atISS | |
Berthing port | Harmonynadir |
RMScapture | 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 asSpX-18,wasSpaceX's 18th flight to theInternational Space Stationunder theCommercial Resupply Servicesprogram forNASA.It was launched on 25 July 2019 aboard aFalcon 9rocket.[6][7]
The sameDragoncapsule has previously flown to the ISS inApril 2015andDecember 2017.[8]This was the first time a capsule was used for a third flight.
Primary payload
[edit]In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16toCRS-20).[9]
NASA has contracted for the CRS-18 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, andorbital parametersfor theDragonspace capsule.It carried the thirdInternational 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 theSpaceX Starshipspacecraft.[13]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^Clark, Stephen (July 25, 2019)."New docking port, spacesuit and supplies en route to space station".Spaceflight Now.RetrievedSeptember 23,2019.
- ^Bergin, Chris (August 27, 2019)."CRS-18 Dragon completes mission with Pacific Ocean Splashdown".NASA SpaceflightNow.RetrievedAugust 31,2019.
- ^Dragon Captured With New Science Experiments
- ^Dragon Installed to Station’s Harmony Module for Cargo Operations
- ^abLive coverage: Dragon supply ship heading back to Earth today
- ^"Launch Schedule".Spaceflight Now.July 19, 2019.RetrievedJuly 19,2019.
- ^SpaceX (July 25, 2019),CRS-18 Mission,retrievedJuly 25,2019
- ^@SpaceX (July 19, 2019)."The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station in April 2015 and December 2017"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^de Selding, Peter B. (February 24, 2016)."SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million".Space News.RetrievedFebruary 24,2016.
- ^Pietrobon, Steven (August 20, 2018)."United States Commercial ELV Launch Manifest".RetrievedAugust 21,2018.
- ^"spaceflightnow /2019/07/25/new-docking-port-spacesuit-and-supplies-en-route-to-space-station".July 25, 2019.RetrievedJuly 25,2019.
- ^"SpaceX's Cargo Dragon to Deliver New Space Station Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Spacecraft".NASA.July 12, 2019.
- ^Ralph, Eric (July 24, 2019)."SpaceX testing ceramic Starship heat shield tiles on flight-proven CRS-18 Cargo Dragon".Teslarati.RetrievedJuly 24,2019.