ALMATY, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Sunday launched the Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The spacecraft, aboard a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, is delivering over 2.5 tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), including fuel, food, water, oxygen, scientific equipment and spacesuits.
The rocket lifted off at 1:22 a.m. Moscow time (2222 GMT Saturday). The spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket's third stage and was placed into the designated orbit, according to a live broadcast by Russia's state space corporation.
The spaceship is currently heading toward the ISS, with its flight expected to take about 49.5 hours. It is scheduled to dock with the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the ISS on Tuesday. ■