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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress MS-18 (79P)
Launched
October 28, 2021
Summary
Progress MS-18 (79P) launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 28, 2021. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 298th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,143rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress MS-18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress MS-18 (MS-18 (No.447)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 28th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 298th launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,143rd orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress MS-18 (MS-18 (No.447))
Progress MS-18 is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 216 days
- Docked October 30, 2021 at Zvezda aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress MS-18 · NORAD 49379 · 2021-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-098A
- Epoch
- 2021-10-28 00:29:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24332898 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028499
- Inclination
- 51.6254°
- Ascending node
- 46.5046°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.4814°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.2249°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress MS-18 · NORAD 49379 · docked October 30, 2021
Soyuz-2-1a No. 049 Blok-I · re-entered October 30, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Progress MS-18 spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
396th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 1,525th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Progress spacecraft has been successfully launched into rendezvous orbit with ISS
Show 2 earlier updates
Liftoff
SwGustav · 10/28/2021
Updated launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/8/2021 · source
Questions
When did Progress MS-18 (79P) launch?
Progress MS-18 (79P) launched on October 28, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress MS-18 (79P)?
Coverage: Soyuz Progress MS-18; Пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1a» с грузовым кораблём «Прогресс МС-18» с космодрома Байконур. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress MS-18 (79P)?
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet
Where did Progress MS-18 (79P) launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress MS-18 (79P) reach?
Progress MS-18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress MS-18 (79P) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station