Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Russian Progress 96 Delivers Supplies to International Space Station
A Russian robot spacecraft called Progress 96 brought supplies to astronauts in space.
It carried food, fuel and other important items.
The spacecraft launched on September 16 from Kazakhstan.
It traveled for three days to reach the International Space Station.
On September 19, it connected to the station automatically.
It docked with a part called the Poisk module.
The spacecraft and station were about 418 kilometers above the Black Sea.
The delivery helps provide supplies for the people living and working aboard the station.
Progress 96 docked successfully with the International Space Station on September 19.
The spacecraft delivered about three tonnes of food, fuel and other supplies.
It launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 16.
The robotic spacecraft spent three days traveling through orbit to reach the ISS.
It docked automatically with the space-facing Poisk module about 418 kilometers above the Black Sea.
- Who
- Russia’s Progress 96 cargo spacecraft delivered supplies to astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station.
- What
- The robotic spacecraft successfully docked with the ISS after delivering about three tonnes of food, fuel and other supplies.
- When
- Progress 96 launched on September 16 and docked on September 19 at 9:44 a.m. EDT, or 7:14 p.m. IST.
- Where
- It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docked with the ISS’s Poisk module about 418 kilometers above the Black Sea.
- Why
- It delivered food, fuel and other supplies for the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the orbiting laboratory.
- Spacecraft
- Progress 96
- Cargo
- About three tonnes of food, fuel and other supplies
- Launch date
- September 16
- Docking date
- September 19
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz rocket
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
- Docking location
- Poisk module on the International Space Station
- Altitude at docking
- About 418 kilometers above the Black Sea