Watch Principia live 15 December

Watch the launch of ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko to the International Space Station on 15 December at 11:03 GMT (12:03 CET).

Launch coverage starts at 10:00 GMT.

Docking of the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft with the Station is scheduled for 17:23 GMT with coverage resuming at 17:00 GMT.

Tune in again at 18:45 GMT for the hatch opening and press conference with the whole Space Station crew, including the new arrivals.

Follow the launch with via this blog and on Twitter via @esaoperations. A detailed timeline of launch can be found here.