ISS - International Space Station patch.
24.10.2013
According to the International Space Station (ISS) October 24, the correction of its orbit.
According to calculations by the service ballistic and navigation support the Mission Control Center FSUE TsNIIMash propulsion system (control) cargo spacecraft ATV- 4 was included in the 15.03 Moscow time. Orbit correction was in normal mode. According to the duration of the telemetry control amounted to 256.6 seconds. As a result, ISS has received the increment speed of 0.62 m / s.
ISS re-boost by ATV
The purpose of the operation - the formation of a working orbit before docking station with transport manned spacecraft (WPK) Soyuz TMA -11M.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/19929/
Image, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency / ESA / D. Ducros / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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