SpaceX CRS-18
Artist rendering of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft being berthed to ISS
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
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| Operator | SpaceX |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Dragon C20 |
| Spacecraft type | Dragon CRS |
| Manufacturer | SpaceX |
| Dry mass | 4,200 kg (9,300 lb) |
| Dimensions | Height: 6.1 m (20 ft) Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft) |
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| Launch date | Planned: December 2018 |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Epoch | Planned |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir or Unity nadir |
| RMS capture | Planned: December 2018 |
| Berthing date | Planned: December 2018 |
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SpaceX CRS-18, also known as SpX-18, is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station currently manifested to be launched on December 2018. The mission was contracted by NASA and is flown by SpaceX.
On February 2016, it was announced that NASA had awarded a contract extension to SpaceX for five CRS additional missions (CRS-16 to CRS-20). As of June 2016[update], a NASA Inspector General report had this mission manifested for December 2018.
NASA has contracted for the CRS-18 mission from SpaceX and therefore determines the primary payload, date/time of launch, and orbital parameters for the Dragon space capsule. According to a 2016 presentation, the external payload manifested for this flights is GEDI.
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