Liftoff of a Soyuz 2-1A Rocket carrying the improved Progress MS spacecraft on is debut flight to ISS
The first modernized Progress MS cargo vessel has been launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station, a Roscosmos spokesman said Monday.
“The launch was performed at the scheduled time. The separation from the third stage of the Soyuz [carrier rocket] from the cargo vessel is expected at 11:55 Moscow time [08:55 GMT],” the spokesman told RIA Novosti.
The Progress-MS cargo ship was created after modernization of the Progress M series. The vessel will deliver around 2,500 tonnes of goods to the ISS, including fuel, water and compressed oxygen.
Initially, the launch of the spaceship was scheduled for November 21, but the experts insisted on conducting additional checks.