Progress 18

 1983-106A

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Progress (7K-TG) No. 118 (Progress-18) was launched on 1983 Oct 20, a month after Progress-17 was deorbited. It carried the third Model VLF antenna.

Progress-18
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1983 Oct 20	0959:05	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
	1200		88.85 193 x 242 x 51.6
	2130		89.96 240 x 306 x 51.61
1983 Oct 21	1700		90.17 260 x 306 x 51.62
1983 Oct 22	1134	Docked with Salyut-7
	1243		91.29 318 x 357 x 51.59
1983 Oct 23	0531		91.29 329 x 347 x 51.63
1983 Nov 13			91.17 324 x 339 x 51.63
	0308	Undocked from Salyut-7
1983 Nov 14			91.16 324 x 339 x 51.6
1983 Nov 15			90.93 314 x 327 x 51.6
			91.32 316 x 364 x 51.6
1983 Nov 16			91.07 315 x 339 x 51.6
	0400?	Model'-VLF ejected
	0418	Pass over KB
	0423	Deorbited
	0455?	Entry over Pacific