Progress MS-27/88P: LIFTOFF! At 5:42:59am EDT (0942 UTC)
rogress MS-27/88P: Third stage engine ignition confirmed; good performance reported
Progress MS-27/88P: 3rd stage engine shutdown, Progress separation, solar array deploy confirmed; the cargo ship is safely in orbit and on the way to the International Space Station; the 1st in a series of rendezvous rocket firings is expected ~9:17am EDT (1317 UTC); we'll be back for docking coverage Saturday morning
The Progress 88 cargo craft is safely in orbit and headed to the station following launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:43am ET. Progress will spend two days in orbit before docking to the Poisk module at 7:47am Saturday, June 1. More… http://go.nasa.gov/4e49qog
Did anyone managed to catch the launcher serial number?