Progress 18

Progress 18
A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft
Mission typeSalyut 7 resupply
COSPAR ID1983-106A
SATCAT no.14422
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress (No.118)
Spacecraft typeProgress 7K-TG
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Start of mission
Launch date20 October 1983, 09:59:05 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date16 November 1983, 04:18 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude185 km
Apogee altitude242 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.8 minutes
Epoch20 October 1983
Docking with Salyut 7
Docking portAft
Docking date22 October 1983, 11:34 UTC
Undocking date13 November 1983, 03:08 UTC

Progress 18 (Russian: Прогресс 18) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in October 1983 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station.