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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-18M (50P)
Launched
February 11, 2013
Summary
Progress M-18M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 11, 2013. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 221st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,276th orbital launch attempt. It was the 701st Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-18M, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 237 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-18M (Progress M-18M (No.418)). 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-18МРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 701st Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 221st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,276th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-18M (Progress M-18M (No.418))
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.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 164 days
- Docked February 12, 2013 at Pirs nadir
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-18M · NORAD 39082 · 2013-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2013-007A
- Epoch
- 2013-02-11 14:29:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.25399566 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003791
- Inclination
- 51.6488°
- Ascending node
- 12.1908°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.6713°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.5745°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 components
- Progress M-18M · NORAD 39082 · docked February 11, 2013
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 137 Blok-I · re-entered February 13, 2013
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-18M was an uncrewed Russian cargo ship delivering propellant, water and supplies to the International Space Station on a fast six-hour rendezvous.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
450th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 1,402nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Progress M-18M launch?
Progress M-18M launched on February 11, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-18M?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-18М. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress M-18M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-18M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-18M reach?
Progress M-18M, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 237 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-18M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station