Russia's Progress MS-22 resupply ship inserted into orbit

MOSCOW. Feb 9 (Interfax) - A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle has inserted the Progress MS-22 resupply ship into orbit, Russia's Roscosmos state corporation said in a stream.

The spaceship separated from the third stage at 9:25 a.m. and headed to the International Space Station (ISS). Its two-day journey will end at 11:47 a.m. on February 11 with docking to the Zvezda module.

The Soyuz-2.1a LV coupled with Progress MS-22 successfully blasted off Launch Pad 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday.

According to Roscosmos, the spaceship will spend about six and a half months in orbit.