American cargo spacecraft Cygnus arrives at the ISS

"The hitch!" Cosmonauts Christina Cook and Jessica Meir with the ISS hooked the Cygnus cargo ship at 4:10 ET (12:10 Moscow time - RT ), which successfully delivered 8.2 thousand pounds (3719 kg) of scientific equipment, gear and equipment to the orbital laboratory ” , - the department said on Twitter.

Captured! @Astro_Christina and @Astro_Jessica captured @ NorthropGrumman's #Cygnus cargo spacecraft at 4:10 am ET at the @Space_Station, successfully delivering ~ 8,200 pounds of research, supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory: pic.twitter.com/MoDC2MJGLK

Earlier it became known that Cygnus, after separation from the second stage of the Antares launch vehicle, was successfully launched into orbit.

The docking of the Cygnus spacecraft with the ISS is scheduled for November 4.