[Satellite TODAY 04-24-13] Arianespace has announced the successful 1803^rd flight of the Soyuz launch vehicle. The launch was performed on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

 

    The company reported that the Russian Progress cargo spacecraft was accurately placed on the target orbit for another mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. This was the fifth Soyuz family mission in 2013.