An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have blasted off to the International Space Station.

The trio lifted off at 7:10 pm local time from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, using a new model of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

The model features new guidance, navigation, control and data processing systems, and an improved cooling device for the electronics.

The three astronauts are set to take up long-term posts as members of the station's Expedition 25 crew. They are set to dock at the orbiting outpost's rooftop Poisk module on Saturday.

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