INTERNATIONAL - An unmanned cargo spacecraft are sent to the international space station (ISS), burned in the atmosphere shortly after launch on Thursday (12/01/2016).
"Based on preliminary information, the vessel was on fire because the situation was not normal. The ship was lost about 190 kilometers above the remote region in the mountains of uninhabited region of Tuva, Russia," he disclosed the Roscosmos, in a statement.
Roscosmos is a state company that is responsible for overseeing and implementing a comprehensive reform of the Russian space industry.
"Most parts of the plane caught fire in the dense layers of the atmosphere," the statement quoted by AFP.
Initially, Roscosmos mention has lost contact with the spacecraft was named the Progress MS-04 383, a few seconds after the launch.
The launch space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
Nevertheless, inquiry into the launch failure is still under investigation.
The agency said that this loss will not affect the normal operation of ISS and the condition of the crew on ISS.
Meanwhile, the US space agency (NASA) said that the supply of laboratory space is still in a good level.
Rides cargo was scheduled to land at the ISS on Saturday, carrying 2.4 tons of fuel, food and other supplies. Thus exposed Roscosmos.
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, sent a vehicle to the ISS for six-month mission last November, also gives the certainty that the ISS crew in stable condition with a supply of necessities of life is maintained.
"We can survive for at least another month without additional supplies, as much as possible we recycle what can be recycled, so there are a lot of reserves," wrote Pesquet on his Facebook account.
"Spaceflight is an international team and a number of surprises certainly always be a common thing," he said again.
Pesquet also mentioned, vehicle cargo from Japan's space exploration agency sidah scheduled to land on December 9.