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Sep 1, 2021
In order to form ballistic conditions before the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 manned transport spacecraft and the landing of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on September 11, 2021, the next correction of the orbital altitude of the International Space Station is planned.
International Space Station (ISS). Image Credit: ROSCOSMOS
According to preliminary data from the ballistic and navigation support service of the Flight Control Center TsNIIMash (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), at 21:54 Moscow time, a command will be issued to turn on the engines of the Zvezda service module of the ISS Russian segment, which will operate for 27 seconds. The impulse will be 0.37 m / s. After carrying out the corrective maneuver, the station's orbit height will increase by 650 meters.
ISS orbit parameters after the corrective maneuver:
- Circulation period: 92.93 min.
- Orbital inclination: 51.66 deg.
- Minimum orbit altitude: 419.27 km
- Maximum orbital altitude: 439.54 km.
Currently, the 65th expedition consisting of Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Peter Dubrov (Roscosmos), NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough and Megan MacArthur, astronaut of the Japan Aerospace Research Agency (JAXA) Akihiko Hoshide (station commander) and astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Pesquet.
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/32384/
TsNIIMash: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/cniimash/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/mks/
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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