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October 29, 2014
Image above: The ISS Progress 57 space freighter launches on time from Kazakhstan for a six-hour trip to the International Space Station.
Carrying more than 5,700 pounds of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 57 cargo craft launched at 3:09 a.m. EDT (1:09 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Liftoff Soyuz 2.1a with Progress M-25M
At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 261 miles over southern Russia, just north of the border with Kazakhstan.
Less than 10 minutes after launch, the resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned. The Russian cargo craft will make four orbits of Earth during the next six hours before docking to the orbiting laboratory at 9:09 a.m.
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., NASA Television will provide live coverage of Progress 57′s arrival to the space station’s Pirs Docking Compartment. Watch live on NASA TV and online at http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
To join the online conversation about the International Space Station and Progress 57 on Twitter, follow the hashtags #ISS and #ISScargo.
For more information about the International Space Station (ISS), visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Image, Video, Text, Credits: NASA / Roscosmos TV.
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