OREANDA-NEWS The launch vehicle Soyuz-2.1a put the Progress MS-26 transport cargo ship into orbit, follows from the Roscosmos broadcast.

The spacecraft separated from the third stage at 06:33 Moscow time and headed for the International Space Station (ISS). The flight of the ship will take place according to a two-day scheme.

Earlier on Thursday, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Progress MS-26 truck launched at 06:25 Moscow time from site No. 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

The materials of the state corporation for launch also note that during the flight Progress MS-26 will make 34 orbits around the Earth, the journey to the station will last 50 hours and 47 minutes.