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An ill-fated Phobos-Grunt spacecraft would repeat the fate of its predecessor - Mars-96 - decade and a half earlier. However that earlier failed mission could still provide engineering heritage for the future of the Russian planetary exploration program. Copyright © 2008 Anatoly Zak

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Russia sends a cargo ship to the station

Published: 2012 Jan. 26

In its first space launch of the year, Russia successfully sent a cargo ship to the International Space Station, ISS, Thursday.

The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Jan. 26, 2012, at 03:06:40 Moscow Time.

The launch vehicle successfully delivered the Progress M-14M spacecraft into its initial 190.97 by 261.92-kilometer orbit.

The cargo ship carried 2,669 kilograms of supplies to the station.

The docking of the vehicle with the station was scheduled for January 28, 2012, at 04:09 Moscow Time (00:09 GMT). The cargo ship was planned to berth at the Pirs docking compartment of the station.

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