mardi 23 novembre 2021

Fragment of Falcon 9 rocket will approach the ISS at a distance of 5.5 km

 







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Nov. 23, 2021

According to the Central Information and Analytical Center of the Automated System for Warning of Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space TsNIIMash (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), on November 25, 2021 at 07:18 Moscow time, a fragment of an American launch vehicle is expected to approach the International Space Station, a Falcon 9 uper stage launched in 2019.

Space debris

According to Russian experts, the minimum distance between the station and this facility will be almost 5.5 km. The situation is under the control of the ISS Russian Segment Main Operations Group. The ISS-66 Expedition crew is working as usual.

Related links:

Roscomos Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/33435/

TsNIIMash: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/cniimash/

MCC: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/cup/

International Space Station (ISS): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/mks/

Image, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/TsNIIMash/MCC/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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