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[b]Progress MS-19 launches to space station[/b] The 80th Progress cargo spacecraft to head for the International Space Station, Progress MS-19, is now on its way, having launched on Monday (Feb. 14) at 11:25 p.m. EST (0425 GMT or 9:25 a.m. on Feb. 15 local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached its preliminary orbit and deployed solar arrays and navigational antennas as it began its two-day rendezvous. After circling Earth 34 times, the Progress will dock to the space station's Poisk mini research module at 2:06 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 17 (0706 GMT). On board, the Progress is carrying 3,598 pounds (1,632 kg) of dry supplies, 950 lbs (431 kg) of propellant, 926 lbs (420 kg) of water and 88 lbs (40 kg) of nitrogen.
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