Russian cargo spaceship undocks ISS

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Russian cargo space vehicle Progress- M-20M was undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), the Mission Control said Monday.

According to the Mission Control website, the undocking from the Pirs module has been executed at 20:21 Moscow time (1621 GMT).

The Progress will continue its autonomous flight until Feb. 11 when it will be drowned in the Pacific Ocean.

According to calculations, that will happen at 18:59 Moscow time (1459 GMT) that day.

On Feb. 8-10, the spaceship will be used for the experiment to test new guiding and orientation equipment.

On Feb. 5, Russia plans to launch another resupplying vehicle, Progress-M-22M, which will dock the ISS six hours later. Endite

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