The Proton-M launch vehicle with the Nauka module was launched from Baikonur

The broadcast on YouTube is conducted by Roskosmos.

The rocket was launched at 17:58:25 Moscow time.

With the help of the new Russian module, it will be possible to increase the technical and operational capabilities of the Russian segment of the ISS.

It will provide an opportunity for the implementation of a research program in the interests of fundamental science and the social sphere.

After the Nauka module is put into operation, the Russian segment will receive additional volumes for the arrangement of workplaces and storage of goods, placement of equipment for the regeneration of water and oxygen.

With this module, Russian cosmonauts should receive a second toilet, a cabin for a third crew member and a European manipulator ERA, which will allow them to perform some work without going into outer space.