2019 American resupply spaceflight to the ISS
SpaceX CRS-18 , also known asSpX-18 , wasSpaceX 's 18th flight to theInternational Space Station under theCommercial Resupply Services program forNASA . It was launched on 25 July 2019 aboard aFalcon 9 rocket.[ 6] [ 7]
The sameDragon capsule has previously flown to the ISS inApril 2015 andDecember 2017 .[ 8]
In February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 toCRS-20 ).[ 9]
NASA has contracted for the CRS-18 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, andorbital parameters for theDragon space 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 Starship spacecraft.[ 13]
^ 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 ^a b Live 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.com/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 .
Spacecraft Hardware Missions
Demo flights ISS logisticsCrewed missions
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SpaceX missions and payloads
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Demonstrations ISS logisticsCrewed Commercial SES-8 Thaicom 6 Orbcomm OG2 × 6 AsiaSat 8 AsiaSat 6 ABS-3A /Eutelsat 115 West B TürkmenÄlem 52°E Orbcomm OG2 × 11 SES-9 JCSAT-14 Thaicom 8 ABS-2A /Eutelsat 117 West B JCSAT-16 AMOS-6 †Iridium NEXT 1–10EchoStar 23 SES-10 Inmarsat-5 F4 BulgariaSat-1 Iridium NEXT 11–20 Intelsat 35e Iridium NEXT 21–30 SES-11 Koreasat 5A Iridium NEXT 31–40 Hispasat 30W-6 Iridium NEXT 41–50 Bangladesh Satellite-1 Iridium NEXT 51–55 SES-12 Telstar 19V Iridium NEXT 56–65 Telkom 4 (Merah Putih)Telstar 18V Es'hail 2 Iridium NEXT 66–75 Nusantara Satu /Beresheet Amos 17 JCSAT -18SXM 7Türksat 5A SXM 8 Türksat 5B Nilesat-301 SES-22 Galaxy33 ,34 Hotbird 13F Hotbird 13G Galaxy 31,32 Eutelsat 10BOneWeb #15O3b mPOWER 1,2OneWeb #16 Amazonas Nexus OneWeb #17 SES 18,19 Intelsat 40e O3b mPOWER 3,4 Iridium NEXT 76-80 and OneWeb #19 ArabSat 7B SATRIA Galaxy 37 O3b mPOWER 5,6 Ovzon -3Merah Putih 2 Eutelsat 36D Galileo FOC FM25,27 WorldView Legion 1,2 Astra 1P Türksat 6A ASBM 1,2 WorldView Legion 3,4 BlueBird Block 1 Galileo FOC FM26,32 OneWeb #20 Koreasat 6AOptus-X /TD7GSAT-20 SXM 9 O3b mPOWER 7,8 Astranis Thuraya 4-NGS WorldView Legion 5,6 Scientific Military Starlink Rideshares
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