NASA reported on Sept. 16, 2026, that the unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 96 resupply spacecraft was scheduled to launch that day at 9:33 a.m. EDT (6:33 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying about three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station.

According to the report, the spacecraft was planned to take a three-day trip and dock autonomously to the Poisk module's space-facing port at 9:46 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. NASA said it would keep the spacecraft at the station for about five months before departure, when it would re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up harmlessly over the Pacific Ocean.

The agency's coverage plans at that date included launch coverage beginning at 9:15 a.m., with arrival coverage starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 19. These were planned schedule details reported on Sept. 16, 2026, not confirmation that the launch or docking took place.