Baubek Oralmagambetov also congratulated Russia and its state-run space corporation Roscosmos on the successful launch

According to the Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov, the high precision of payload delivery into near-Earth orbit is what makes the carrier rocket special, and its carrying capacity is 17 tons

The Games officially opened at Yasha Park where achievements in the hi-tech sphere were showcased alongside a cultural program, including a humanoid robot dance performance

The spacecraft carries about 2.5 tons of cargo

In April 2017, geomagnetic storms continued for 69 hours

The flight to the International Space Station will take approximately 49.5 hours

The next phase in the Angara-A5 modernization program involves adapting the rocket for launching manned spacecraft