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Oct. 17, 2022
On Monday, October 17, 2022, the International Space Station's orbit was adjusted to avoid collision with space debris.
The engines of the Progress MS-20 cargo spacecraft docked to the Zvezda service module of the ISS Russian Segment were turned on at 22:27 Moscow time. They worked for 630.8 seconds and gave out an impulse of 1 m/s.
International Space Station (ISS). Image Credit: ESA
According to preliminary data, after the maneuver, the average height of the station's orbit increased by 1.75 km and amounted to 417.9 km.
For the entire duration of the ISS flight, 327 corrections were made to its orbital altitude, including 176 with the help of Progress cargo spacecraft engines.
Currently, the crew of the 68th long-term expedition is working on board the ISS, consisting of cosmonauts of the State Corporation Roscosmos Sergey Prokopiev, Dmitry Petelin and Anna Kikina, NASA astronauts Francisco Rubio, Nicole Mann and Josh Kassada, as well as JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata.
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/38381/
Progress MS-20: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/progress-ms-20/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/mks/
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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