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Progress M-15M cargo spaceship launched from Baikonur

A Soyuz-U rocket carrying Progress M-15M took off precisely on schedule, 4:50 p.m. Moscow time

MOSCOW, April 20 (Itar-Tass) —— The second launch of a Progress cargo spaceship of the year has been done from Baikonur.

“A Soyuz-U rocket carrying Progress M-15M took off precisely on schedule, 4:50 p.m. Moscow time,” the Russian mission control center told Itar-Tass.

In two days the spaceship will deliver about 2.4 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). The docking is planned for 6:41 p.m. Moscow time on April 22.