Rocket coupled with Progress MS-27 resupply ship installed on Baikonur launch pad - Roscosmos

MOSCOW. May 27 (Interfax) - A Soyuz-2.1a rocket coupled with the Progress MS-27 resupply ship, which is due to be launched on May 30, has been installed on a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Roscosmos said on Monday.

"Earlier today, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Progress MS-27 resupply ship was transported to a launch pad in Baikonur's Area 31," the statement said.

The rocket was installed in a vertical position, and specialists continued preparations for launch, it said.

The Soyuz-2.1a rocket is due to launch Progress MS-27 to the International Space Station (ISS) at 12:42:59 on May 30. The ship will deliver over 2.5 tonnes of cargo to the station.