Baikonur: The Russian Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft has successfully entered its designated orbit after separating from its Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, Russia's Roscosmos space agency announced today.

According to Oman News Agency, the rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the early hours, delivering the Progress MS-34 into orbit, Roscosmos said in a statement.

The spacecraft is now heading for the International Space Station (ISS) on a flight expected to take about 49.5 hours. Docking with the Zvezda module on the Russian segment of the ISS is scheduled for the early hours of 28 April 2026.

The Progress MS-34 weighs 7.4 tonnes and carries a payload of some 2.5 tonnes, including fuel for the station, drinking water, oxygen and various equipment.