ISS - International Space Station patch.
25.06.2014
June 25 underwent elective correction orbit of the International Space Station.
According to calculations by the ballistic and navigation support Mission Control Center FSUE TsNIIMash today in 14 hours 41 minutes Moscow time included engines service module Zvezda, who worked 63.9 seconds. As a result, ISS received increment speed of 1 m/sec. The average height of the station's orbit increased by 1.8 km and reached 415.7 km.
International Space Station (ISS)
Orbit correction station flight was performed in order to create optimal conditions for docking with the ISS cargo spacecraft Progress M-24M, the launch of which is scheduled for July 24, 2014 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/20718/
Image, Text, Credits: Roscosmos press service / ROSCOSMOS / NASA / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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