Roscosmos Launches Progress MS-19 to Resupply the ISS

Engines Lighted on Soyuz for Progress MS-19 | Credit: Roscosmos

On Monday, February 14 at 11:25pm ET (04:25 UTC on February 15), Roscosmos launched the Progress MS-19 (also called Progress 80P) resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress is a resupply spacecraft derived from the Soyuz crewed spacecraft originally developed by the Soviet Union to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. It was then used for Salyut 7, Mir, and now the International Space Station. Over the years, several versions were made, each with increasing capabilities. Each Progress spacecraft is launched on a Soyuz rocket, which also has been improved over time since the original 1967 Soyuz. The launch pad, Site 31/6, was originally used to launch the R7 missile (which Soyuz is derived from) in the 1960's. Progress MS-19 will dock to the ISS on Thursday, February 17 at 2:08am ET (07:08 UTC). This was the 15th orbital launch attempt of 2022 and the 59th Soyuz 2.1a launch.