"Progress M-18M" sunk in the Pacific Ocean - BFM.Ru

space truck “Progress” sunk in the Pacific, told the Roscosmos, said Russian news service.

According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, coving ship from orbit for further flooding began at 03:53. Vody have reached only the high-melting the elements of, do not burnt-out during the passage of of dense layers of of the atmosphere.

The transport cargo ship of «Progress» undocked, from a docking compartment cover «Pearce» of the Russian segment the ISS in 00:44. Launch of the “Progress M-18M” to the ISS using the carrier rocket “Soyuz-U” was carried out on February 11 of this year. Six hours later, the ship docked to the station. He delivered to the ISS more than 2,600 pounds of cargo. In the a part of station the cosmic truck spent five months of, and 14 days.

July 28 to replace the “Progress M-18M” from Baikonur launched a new cargo ship – “Progress M-20M».