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Watch: Russia launches supply rocket for International Space Station

Watch: Russia launches supply rocket for International Space Station
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By Mark Armstrong with Associated Press
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A Russian rocket has been successfully launched and is on its way to the International Space Station

A rocket carrying cargo for the International Space Station has been launched from Kazakhstan in central Asia.

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The Progress MS-11 space freight carrier was mounted on to a Soyuz-2.1 rocket, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.

Russian media reported that the rocket reached its preliminary orbit successfully with no technical problems.

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