Cargo spacecraft "Dragon CRS-18" (SpX-18, Dragon C108-F3)

SpaceX / US

Spacecraft nº:

SpaceX spacecraft nº:

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	44446 / 19044A
Launch date - time	25 July 2019 - 22:01 UT
Launch site	CC, SLC40
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2
Capsule nº
Mass (kg)	kg
Total cargo mass (kg)
Earth orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	203 x 386 km
- Eccentricity
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period	min

Berthed date - time	27 July 2019 - 13:11 UT
Target spacecraft/port	ISS/Harmony nadir port at 16:01 UT
Docking orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	km
- Inclination	°
- Period	min
Unberthed date - time	27 Aug 2019
Released into orbit date	27 Aug 2019 - 14:59 UTC
Recovery date - time	27 Aug 2019 - 20:21 UTC
Landing location	about 123.6W 32.5N
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min)
Nbr orbits

Description:

DRAGON CRS-18 is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, contracted to NASA. It is the X flight?? for SpaceX′s uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the ten?? SpaceX operational mission contracted to NASA under a Commercial Resupply Services contract. The mission brings equipment and supplies to the space station.

Mission details:

Cargo ship Dragon CRS-18 was launched on Jul 25, 2019. The Falcon 9 stage 1 landed back at Cape Canaveral′s LZ1.
Dragon was grappled by the Canadarm-2 at 1311 UTC Jul 27 and berthed on the Harmony nadir port by 1601 UTC Jul 27.
On Aug 19, 2019 the Dextre arm unberthed the IDA-3 docking adapter from Dragon CRS-18′s trunk. On Aug 21 at about 1100 UTC Dextre soft docked IDA-3 to the PMA-3 docking port. Then, at 1219 UTC, the Quest airlock was depressurised and astronauts Hague and Morgan began spacewalk ISS EVA-55, with spacesuits 3006 and 3008 and SAFER backpack units 18 and 13 respectively. The hatch was open at 1226 UTC and the astronauts went to battery power a minute later. They connected cables to IDA-3 and activated it; IDA-3 was firmlymated to PMA3 between 1443 and 1500 UTC.
At 1614 UTC Dextre released the IDA and at 1641 UTC the astronauts removed its thermal cover (which was stuffed in a bag and returned to the airlock). Two ‘hemi reflectors′ were installed and after some final connections the astronauts returned to the Quest airlock, with hatch close at 1855 UTC and repressurization at 1859 UTC.
The PMA-3 port with its APAS adapter was designed for Shuttle dockings; the IDA-3 converts it to be suitable for Crew Dragon and Starliner dockings.
On Aug 27, 2019 the Canadarm-2 unberthed Dragon CRS-18 from the Harmony nadir port and released it into orbit at 1459 UTC. Dragon fired its Draco thrusters for a 12m53s deorbit burn at 1922 UTC and splashed down at about 123.6W 32.5N at 2021 UTC.

External links:

Wikipedia: Dragon CRS-18 mission

Astrophilately covers:

Splashdown cancel Houston. Credit: #411

Ref.: #7(JR767-768), #411 - update: 26.12.2025

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