mardi 1 septembre 2015

ROSCOSMOS: ISS orbit correction











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Sept. 1, 2015

August 31 at 9:00 54 minutes Moscow time adjustment took place the International Space Station's orbit to a working orbit for docking TPK Soyuz TMA-18M with ISS. Changing trajectory was powered by TGK Progress M-28M engines.

ISS altitude correction by Progress-M cargo

Flight altitude stations increased by 1 km and the average value should be around 401 km. The engines of the space truck worked 495 seconds.

Start TPK Soyuz TMA-18M to the ISS is scheduled for September 2, 2015 at 07:37 Moscow time.

ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/21689/

Image, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency/NASA/Orbiter.ch Aerospace.

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