Progress M-18M

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Spacecraft that resupplied the International Space Station in 2013

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::summary Spacecraft that resupplied the International Space Station in 2013 ::

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FieldValue
nameProgress M-18M
imageProgress M-18M.jpg
image_captionProgress M-18M approaches the ISS on 11 February 2013.
mission_typeISS resupply
operatorRoskosmos
COSPAR_ID2013-007A
SATCAT39082
mission_duration165 days
spacecraft_typeProgress-M s/n 418
manufacturerRKK Energia
launch_mass6950 kg
launch_date11 February 2013, 14:41:46 UTC
launch_rocketSoyuz-U
launch_siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
disposal_typeDeorbited
decay_date26 July 2013, 00:42 UTC
orbit_epoch11 February 2013
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeLow Earth
orbit_periapsis401 km
orbit_apoapsis417 km
orbit_inclination51.6°
orbit_period92.74 minutes
apsisgee
docking_targetISS
docking_typedock
docking_portPirs
docking_date12 February 2013, 20:35 UTC
undocking_date25 July 2013, 20:43 UTC
time_docked164 days
cargo_mass2638 kg
cargo_mass_press1368 kg (dry cargo)
cargo_mass_fuel346 kg
cargo_mass_gas50 kg
cargo_mass_water420 kg
programmeProgress ISS Resupply
previous_missionProgress M-17M
next_missionProgress M-19M
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| name = Progress M-18M | image = Progress M-18M.jpg | image_caption = Progress M-18M approaches the ISS on 11 February 2013.

| mission_type = ISS resupply | operator = Roskosmos | COSPAR_ID = 2013-007A | SATCAT = 39082 | mission_duration = 165 days

| spacecraft_type = Progress-M s/n 418 | manufacturer = RKK Energia | dry_mass = | launch_mass = 6950 kg

| launch_date = 11 February 2013, 14:41:46 UTC | launch_rocket = Soyuz-U | launch_site = Baikonur, Site 1/5

| disposal_type = Deorbited | decay_date = 26 July 2013, 00:42 UTC

| orbit_epoch = 11 February 2013 | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Low Earth | orbit_periapsis = 401 km | orbit_apoapsis = 417 km | orbit_inclination = 51.6° | orbit_period = 92.74 minutes | apsis = gee

| docking = | docking_target = ISS | docking_type = dock | docking_port = Pirs | docking_date = 12 February 2013, 20:35 UTC | undocking_date = 25 July 2013, 20:43 UTC | time_docked = 164 days

| cargo_mass = 2638 kg | cargo_mass_press = 1368 kg (dry cargo) | cargo_mass_fuel = 346 kg | cargo_mass_gas = 50 kg | cargo_mass_water = 420 kg

| programme = Progress ISS Resupply | previous_mission = Progress M-17M | next_mission = Progress M-19M

Progress M-18M (), identified by NASA as Progress 50P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2013. Progress M-18M was sent on a four-orbit rendezvous profile that was already demonstrated by the Progress M-16M and Progress M-17M spacecraft in 2012.

Launch

The spacecraft was launched on time at 14:41:46 UTC on 11 February 2013 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Docking

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/ISS-34_Novitskiy_and_Romanenko_monitor_TORU_during_Progress_M-18M_approach.jpg" caption="[[Oleg Novitsky]] and [[Roman Romanenko]] monitor data at the [[TORU]] controls during the Progress M-18M approach to the ISS."] ::

Progress M-18M docked with the Pirs at 20:35 UTC less than six hours after the launch. The successful docking climaxed the third successful Same-Day-Rendezvous in the International Space Station history.

Cargo

Progress M-18M delivered about 346 kg of propellant, 50 kg of oxygen and air, 420 kg of water and about 1368 kg of spare parts, science gear and other supplies (dry cargo) to the Space Station.

Undocking and reentry

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Progress_M-18M_undocks_from_the_ISS.jpg" caption="Progress M-18M departs the ISS on 25 July 2013."] ::

Progress M-18M undocked from the ISS on 25 July 2013. The re-entry procedure started around 23:53 UTC, on 25 July 2013. The destruction occurred at 00:42 UTC, on 26 July 2013 in the Pacific Ocean.

References

References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
  2. Pete Harding and William Graham. (11 February 2013). "Progress M-18M docks with ISS following same day launch". NASAspaceflight.com.
  3. (2013-02-11). "Progress M-18M Mission Updates". SPACEFLIGHT101.
  4. Tariq Malik. (11 February 2013). "Robotic Russian Supply Ship Docks With Space Station". SPACE.com.
  5. (July 26, 2013). "Russia's Progress Spacecraft Undocks From Space Station". RIA Novosti.

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