February 17, 2015
Categories: Baikonur spaceport, ISS, MCC, Progress, Russia, Soyuz, Space
Progress M-26M Launched to the ISS

Today on February 17, 2015, at 14:00:17, Moscow time, Roscosmos launching crews successfully launched Soyuz-U booster with Progress M-26M cargo vehicle from #1 launchpad of Baikonur spaceport.

The vehicle has already separated from the booster and was inserted into the intended orbit.

According to MCC ballistics and navigational support service calculations Progress M-26M is to dock with the ISS approximately 6 hours after the launch, thus at 19.58, Moscow time, (± 3 minutes) the vehicle will dock with the Zvezda service module.

More from this category:
August 20, 2014
ISS-41/42 Mission Russian Crew Members Approved for the Space Flight

The meeting of State Commission held today in GCTC analyzed the medical data of main and ISS-41/42 mission  main and back-up crew Russian cosmonauts. The…

full story
August 22, 2016
Roscosmos To Develop New Super-heavy Rocket

Roscosmos started developing new super-heavy booster, – mass media representatives reported with reference to RSC Energia Director General Vladimir Solntsev. “Together with Roscosmos rocket complex…

full story
August 26, 2019
“Soyuz MS-13” successfully redocked

On August 26, the “Soyuz MS-13” spacecraft was successfully redocked from the “Zvezda” service module to the “Poisk” small research module of the Russian segment…

full story
July 9, 2019
“Progress MS-12” solar batteries checks

Planned preparations for the launch of the “Progress MS-12” cargo spaceship are continuing at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Yesterday, on July 8, 2019, the specialists of…

full story
February 16, 2021
Progress MS-16 spacecraft on the way to the ISS

In accordance with the flight program to the International Space Station, today, on February 15, 2021, at 03:45:05 UTC, the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the…

full story
September 26, 2013
Soyuz TMA-10M Launched from Baikonur

Soyuz-FG booster with new ISS crew onboard Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft was launched from №1 launchpad (“Gagarin launch”) of Baikonur spaceport. The crew consists of Roscosmos…

full story
April 8, 2014
The Expert: Mars Flight is Only Possible Under Conditions of International Cooperation

At the present time there is no country in the world able to send an expedition to Mars by itself but the entire humankind masters…

full story
April 28, 2015
Valery Polyakov Celebrated His Birthday

Hero of Soviet union, Hero of the Russian Federation USSR pilot and cosmonaut Valery Polyakov celebrated his Birthday yesterday, on April 27. Valery Polyakov set…

full story