NASA will broadcast the launch and docking of a Russian resupply spacecraft carrying three tons of supplies to the International Space Station.

NASA is scheduled to provide live coverage of the launch and docking of the unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo spacecraft. The mission will deliver approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the crew currently aboard the International Space Station.

Launch and Docking Schedule

The Progress 96 spacecraft is set to launch on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 9. NASA’s live coverage of the launch begins at 12 p.m. Following a two-day transit, the spacecraft will dock autonomously to the Poisk module’s space-facing port at 2:37 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, with arrival coverage starting at 1:45 p.m.

Mission Duration and Deorbit

Once docked, the Progress 96 spacecraft will remain at the orbiting laboratory for approximately five months. At the end of its mission, it will depart the station to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, where it is expected to burn up over the Pacific Ocean. Separately, the Progress 94 spacecraft is scheduled to undock and depart the station on Monday, Sept. 7, at approximately 11:18 a.m. for a planned destructive re-entry.