December 21 will be the first launch of “Progress-MS» – RegNews

The launch of the first space cargo ship will take place from Baikonur

Approved the date of the first launch cargo spacecraft “Progress” new series “MS” and the schedule of launches to the ISS in 2016 , according to the website of Roskosmos.

Starting TGC “Progress-MS” will be held December 21, 2015 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Earlier RegNews wrote that the launch of the first space truck “Progress- MS “has been moved. The new date of sending the ship to the ISS is to be announced at a meeting of top experts from the Russian Federal Space Agency November 12 to 14.

The following year, from Baikonur will hold seven launches of manned and cargo space korabley.19 March will go into orbit a manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-20M. ” Three “truck”, “Progress-MS” will be launched on March 31 on July 4 and 20 oktyabrya.Esche three “transporter”, “Soyuz-MS” to be followed by crews to orbit June 21, September 23 and November 16, 2016.