The freighter Progress M-11M cosmic

The freighter Progress M-11M cosmic, now part of the International Space Station (ISS), undocked from the orbiting platform at 09:35 GMT to participate in a scientific experiment, after which it will be sunk in the Pacific Ocean .

Radar-Progress experiment, conducted with the cargo ship, is to determine the characteristics of the ionosphere during the operation of the engines of the ship. For nine days, the vehicle maneuvering the consequences will be registered with the help of a radar. The results of these tests provide the basis for several international research projects cosmic.

The cargo ship Progress M-11M docked with the ISS on June 23 in the automatic mode. The vehicle led to the orbiting laboratory food and water for the crew, books, gifts and sweets from relatives and friends of the astronauts, as well as fuel, medical equipment and devices for scientific experiments are conducted on the ISS. The total weight of the shipment was 2.673 tons.

Currently on the ISS cosmonauts are on duty from Andrei Borisenko Roscosmos, Alexander Volkov and Sergei Samokutiáyev, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and American astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan.

At this time carried out preparations for launching the freighter Progress M-12M at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Liftoff is scheduled for August 24 at 13:00 GMT, and docking with the ISS will be held on August 26 at 14:38 GMT.

The freighter Progress