Mission type ISS resupply COSPAR ID 2013-007A Spacecraft type Progress-M 11F615A60 Inclination 51.6° Period 1.5 hours Rocket Soyuz-U | Operator Roskosmos SATCAT no. 39082 Launch site Baikonur Site 1/5 Inclination 51.6° Launch date 11 February 2013 | |
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Manufacturer S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia Similar Progress M‑19M, Progress M‑20M, Progress M‑16M, Progress M‑21M, Progress M‑15M | ||
Progress M-18M (Russian: Прогресс М-18М), identified by NASA as Progress 50 or 50P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2013. Progress M-18M was sent on a 4-Orbit rendezvous profile that was already demonstrated by the Progress M-16M and Progress M-17M spacecraft in 2012.
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Launch
The spacecraft was launched on time at 14:41 UTC on 11 February 2013 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Docking
Progress M-18M docked with the Pirs Docking Compartment 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 764 pounds (346 kilograms) of propellant, 110 pounds (50 kg) of oxygen and air, 926 pounds (420 kg) of water and about 3,000 pounds (1,360 kg) of spare parts, science gear and other supplies to the Space Station.
Undocking and Reentry
Progress M-18M undocked from the ISS July 25, 2013. The reentry procedure was scheduled to begin around 11:53 p.m. UTC.