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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
SpX CRS-18
Launched
July 25, 2019
Summary
SpX CRS-18 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 25, 2019. It was SpaceX's 82nd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,869th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 7th this year. Booster B1056 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of NARSScube-2, one of 8 catalogued objects, from August 13, 2019, was 477 × 492 km inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Dragon C108 (C108). 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1056 · flight 2 · Return to Launch Site at Landing Zone 1 · landed53/54 landed here · 82 days after its previous flight, SpX CRS-17 · 9 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 7th this yearSpaceX's 82nd launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,869th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Dragon C108 (C108)
This capsule flew both CRS-6, CRS-13, and CRS-18 It is the first three time flown dragon capsule. As part of CRS-6 the robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, 21 May 2015. The CRS-13 mission was the first NASA to fly on a flight-proven Falcon 9. Now on display in Los Angeles, California at the California Science Center.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 32 days
- Docked July 27, 2019 at Harmony nadir
The Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NARSScube-2 · NORAD 44415 · 2019-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-022E
- Epoch
- 2019-08-13 14:30:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.29436607 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011203
- Inclination
- 51.6439°
- Ascending node
- 77.4732°
- Arg. of perigee
- 290.9931°
- Mean anomaly
- 68.985°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 97
- B*
- 0.000037096
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 5 payloads, 3 components
- NARSScube-2 · NORAD 44415 · re-entered April 1, 2024
- Quantum Radar 3 · NORAD 44416 · re-entered March 7, 2023
- RFTSat · NORAD 44417 · re-entered June 21, 2023
- ORCA-1 · NORAD 44418 · re-entered January 14, 2023
- Dragon CRS-18 · NORAD 44446
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft on their 18th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight was conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
99th launch from Space Launch Complex 40, 4th this year · 784th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
403 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SpX CRS-18 launch?
SpX CRS-18 launched on July 25, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SpX CRS-18?
Coverage: Watch the launch of Falcon 9 | CRS-18 carrying Dragon to the ISS!; SpaceX launch to the International Space Station; CRS-18 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SpX CRS-18?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did SpX CRS-18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1056 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Landing Zone 1.
What orbit did SpX CRS-18 reach?
The tracked orbit of NARSScube-2, one of 8 catalogued objects, from August 13, 2019, was 477 × 492 km inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did SpX CRS-18 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is SpX CRS-18 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services