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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 18
Launched
October 20, 1983 · 09:59 UTC
Summary
Progress 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 20, 1983 at 09:59 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,740th launch, 81st this year and humanity's 2,754th orbital launch attempt. It was the 345th Soyuz U flight and the 36th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-18, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 249 km orbit inclined 51.4°. The spacecraft was Progress 18 (Progress 18 (No.118)). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 345th Soyuz U flight · 36th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,740th launch81st this yearhumanity's 2,754th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 18 (Progress 18 (No.118))
Progress 18 (Russian: Прогресс 18), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 26 days
- Docked October 22, 1983 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-18 · NORAD 14422 · 1983-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 18
- Object ID
- 1983-106A
- Epoch
- 1983-10-20 12:45:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20672913 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037287
- Inclination
- 51.4196°
- Ascending node
- 187.3481°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.197°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.8771°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.00088634
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Progress-18 · NORAD 14422 · docked October 22, 1983
Soyuz-U No. 287 Blok-I · re-entered October 22, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 18 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 7 space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
266th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 690th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 20, 2:59 PM GMT+5, in daylight
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 18 launch?
Progress 18 launched on October 20, 1983 at 09:59 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 18?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 18 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Oct 20, 2:59 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 18 reach?
Progress-18, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 249 km orbit inclined 51.4°.