Victory rocket with Progress MS-14 cargo ship launched to the ISS

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The International Space Station (ISS) programme successfully from the 31 launch site.

The purpose of the launch campaign is to send to the orbital complex of the cargo ship «Progress MS-14». It will deliver to the ISS more than two tons of different cargo. These include water, 650 kg of fuel and 46 kg of compressed gases. In addition, food containers, medicines, sanitary and hygienic materials for the crew, as well as consumables of the on-board ISS systems and instruments for scientific experiments are on board.

The ship has successfully berthed to the unit compartment of the module «Star», the time from the start to the docking was 3 hours 20 minutes, which makes it the most «fast» spacecraft in the history of flights to the ISS. The approach of the freighter to the ISS followed a two-turn «super-fast» pattern.

Soyuz “Victory Rocket” launches Progress MS-14, followed by docking to the ISS.

Berthing to the aggregate compartment of the module «Star» of the Russian segment of the station was carried out in automatic mode under the control of specialists of the Tsniimash Flight Control Center and Russian members of the ISS crew.

Today’s launch of the state corporation.

Roscosmos dedicated the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. In particular, the rocket-carrier "Soyuz-2.1a" is marked with specialized symbolism - the logo of the 75th anniversary of the Victory, images of the Georgian ribbon and orders of the Patriotic War», - notes Roscosmos.