# Elite Dangerous Elite Dangerous - Update 18.09 | 19 September

- Product: Elite Dangerous (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elite-dangerous)
- Vendor: Frontier Developments
- Date: 2024-09-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/359320/view/4701284372230383744
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/elite-dangerous/releases/2024-09-18-elite-dangerous-update-18.09-19-september

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- **changed** — Increased clearance for SRV's when deployed from the Type-8
- **changed** — Improved planetary landing checks for Type-8 allowing easier landing in both manual and auto-landing
- **fixed** — Fixed Mirrored Armour not showing in outfitting for Type-8
- **fixed** — Fixed outfitting and livery camera orientation for Type-8 in VR
- **fixed** — Fixed issues with orbit lines when toggling them off

Greetings Commanders,

This Thursday (19 September) we will be releasing Update 18.09 for Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 players on PC.

##### Release Schedule (All times in UTC)

-  07:00 - Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 servers offline

-  10:00 - Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 servers online and Update 18.09 available

##### Update Notes

**Bugs/Adjustments **

-  Increased clearance for SRV's when deployed from the Type-8

-  Improved planetary landing checks for Type-8 allowing easier landing in both manual and auto-landing

-  Fixed Mirrored Armour not showing in outfitting for Type-8

-  Fixed outfitting and livery camera orientation for Type-8 in VR

-  Fixed issues with orbit lines when toggling them off