Follow the major mission events from the Progress cargo freighter's launch to its docking with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station.

Date	Mission Time (DD:HH:MM)	Event	EDT	GMT
Aug. 6	00:00:00	Launch of Progress 251/1P cargo ship	2:27 p.m.	1827 GMT
	00:03:35	Orbital adjustment burn	6:02 p.m.	2202 GMT
	00:04:14	Orbital adjustment burn	6:41 p.m.	2241 GMT
Aug. 7	01:01:03	Orbital adjustment burn	3:30 p.m.	1930 GMT
Aug. 8	01:12:36	Rendezvous rocket firing	3:03 a.m.	0703 GMT
	01:23:03	Space station maneuvers to docking attitude	1:30 p.m.	1730 GMT
	01:23:15	Space station in docking orientation	1:42 p.m.	1742 GMT
	01:23:16	Begin automated rendezvous sequence	1:43 p.m.	1743 GMT
	01:23:58	Rendezvous rocket firing	2:25 p.m.	1825 GMT
	02:00:01	Orbital sunset	2:28 p.m.	1828 GMT
	02:00:02	KURS-A rendezvous system activation	2:29 p.m.	1829 GMT
	02:00:03	Russian ground station acquisition of signal	2:30 p.m.	1830 GMT
	02:00:17	Orbital sunrise	2:44 p.m.	1844 GMT
	02:00:22	Russian ground station loss of signal	2:49 p.m.	1849 GMT
	02:00:23	Rendezvous rocket firing	2:50 p.m.	1850 GMT
	02:01:04	Rendezvous rocket firing	3:31 p.m.	1931 GMT
	02:01:06	Rendezvous system ballistic targeting point	3:33 p.m.	1933 GMT
	02:01:11	Rendezvous rocket firing	3:38 p.m.	1938 GMT
	02:01:13	Rendezvous rocket firing	3:40 p.m.	1940 GMT
	02:01:15	Begin Progress 251/1P flyaround	3:42 p.m.	1942 GMT
	02:01:24	Progress 251/1P in stationkeeping mode	3:51 p.m.	1951 GMT
	02:01:32	Orbital sunset	3:59 p.m.	1959 GMT
	02:01:35	Russian ground station acquisition of signal	4:02 p.m.	2002 GMT
	02:01:39	Begin final approach	4:06 p.m.	2006 GMT
	02:01:45	NASA TDRS-W acquisition of signal	4:12 p.m.	2012 GMT
	02:01:48	Progress 251/1P docks with space station	4:15 p.m.	2015 GMT
	02:01:49	Orbital sunrise	4:16 p.m.	2016 GMT
	02:01:51	Last Russian ground station contact	4:18 p.m.	2018 GMT