A Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo spacecraft launched at 9:33 a.m. EDT on Sept. 16, 2026, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket, NASA reported that day. The unpiloted craft was described as safely in orbit and headed for the International Space Station to resupply the Expedition 75 crew.

The report said Progress 96 was carrying about three tons of food, fuel and supplies. Docking was planned autonomously for approximately 9:46 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Poisk module's space-facing port; NASA said at the time that it would stream the arrival live through several platforms.