MOSCOW, December 1The Soyuz-2.1a rocket, launched from Baikonur, launched the Progress MS-25 truck into low-Earth orbit, the ship will dock with the International Space Station in two days, broadcast The launch is being conducted by Roscosmos.
““There is a shutdown of the third stage engine. There is a compartment of the Progress MS-25 transport cargo ship No. 455. The Progress MS-25 transport cargo ship has been launched into orbit of an artificial Earth satellite,” said the launch commentator.
Later, Roscosmos clarified that “the launch of the spacecraft into a given orbit, its separation from the third stage of the rocket, the deployment of antennas and solar panels went as expected.”
The rocket launched at 12.25 Moscow time from 31st site of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The ship's docking with the station is scheduled for 14.15 Moscow time on December 3. It is expected that Progress MS-25 will spend 179 days in orbit.
The truck is carrying more than 2.5 tons of cargo to the ISS.