Progress M-18M

Progress M-18M (russian: Прогресс М-18М, italic=yes), identified by NASA as Progress 50P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2013. Progress M-18M was sent on a four-orbit rendezvous profile that was already demonstrated by the Progress M-16M and Progress M-17M spacecraft in 2012.

Launch

The spacecraft was launched on time at 14:41:46 UTC on 11 February 2013 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Docking

Progress M-18M docked with the Pirs 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 of propellant, of oxygen and air, of water and about of spare parts, science gear and other supplies (dry cargo) to the Space Station.

Undocking and reentry

Progress M-18M undocked from the ISS on 25 July 2013. The re-entry procedure started around 23:53 UTC, on 25 July 2013. The destruction occurred at 00:42 UTC, on 26 July 2013 in the Pacific Ocean.

References

{{Orbital launches in 2013

Progress (spacecraft) missions
Spacecraft launched in 2013
Spacecraft which reentered in 2013
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
Supply vehicles for the International Space Station