By NASA
February 16, 2022
Russias Progress 80 resupply ship blasted off on February 14 at 11:25 p.m. EST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA TV
The uncrewed Russian Progress 80 is securely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 11:25 p.m. EST (9:25 a.m. on February 15 Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar selections and navigational antennas as intended on its method to meet the orbiting laboratory and its Expedition 66 crew members.
After making 34 orbits of Earth on its journey, Progress will dock to the stations Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Russian sector at 2:06 a.m. Thursday, February 17. Live coverage on NASA TV of rendezvous and docking will start at 1:30 a.m.
Progress will deliver almost three loads of food, fuel and products to the International Space Station. The Russian area company Roscosmos will identify a departure date for Progress 80.