This footage shows the Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-19 propelling into the sky to carry out a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The launch took place this morning at the Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to Russia. It is the first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022.

Russian space agency Roscosmos said in a statement today: “On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 07:25:40 Moscow time, the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Progress MS-19 cargo spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

“After 8 minutes 48 seconds, the separation of the ship and the third stage of the carrier was recorded, and then the solar panels and antennas were opened. This launch was the 50th for the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle of stage 1a.

“The autonomous flight to the ISS will take place according to a two-day plan, and docking to the Poisk module of the Russian segment is scheduled for February 17, 2022 at 10:06 Moscow time.

“Docking is planned to be carried out automatically under the supervision of specialists from the TsNIIMash Mission Control Centre (part of Roscosmos) and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Petr Dubrov.

“About 1,600 kg of equipment and materials are placed in the cargo compartment of the ship, including resource equipment and maintenance equipment for onboard systems, medical supplies, and sanitary and hygienic products, clothing, food rations and fresh food for crew members of the 66th expedition.”

The space agency added: “In addition, in the cargo compartment there are six small spacecraft of the CubeSat class ‘YUZGU-55’ No. 5-10 developed by the Research Institute of Space Instrumentation (part of Roscosmos) and radio-electronic systems of the South-Western State University, designed to be launched from the ISS during the exit into outer space.”