Progress 86 Spacecraft Launches with Supplies for ISS

Scheduled to Dock on Sunday, Replacing Previous Supply Spacecraft

The Russian Progress 86 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station (ISS).
The spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the ISS's Poisk module on Sunday, with NASA coverage of the docking beginning at about 5 a.m.
The Progress 86 will replace the Progress 84/MS-23, which undocked from the ISS on Wednesday and reentered the atmosphere where it burned up.
While awaiting the cargo, ISS astronauts have been conducting research in areas such as robotics, physics, and space biology.
The Progress 86 resupply mission is part of ongoing efforts to support the ISS and its crew, with regular deliveries of essential supplies.