It had the following improvements:[2][3][4] Progress MS-06 launched on 14 June 2017 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, at 09:20:13 UTC.

However, due to the repetitive delays with the Nauka module the plan was postponed to Progress MS-09.

[7] The Progress MS-06 spacecraft delivered 2,450 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station for the six-person crew.

[citation needed] Progress MS-06 undocked on 28 December 2017 and re-entered the atmosphere at 04:43 UTC.

[7] The strap-on boosters ignited dry grass on impact 600 kilometers downrange from the Baikonur Cosmodrome causing a fire 15 km across.