 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
|
|
. |
 by Staff Writers Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 21, 2011
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been raised by 3.1 km (1.9 miles), a spokesman for Russia's Mission Control said. The maneuver was carried out late on Wednesday using the engines of Russia's Zvezda module, which were switched on for 106 seconds. "As a result, the average orbit increased by 3.1 kilometers and reached 387.8 km," the official said. An additional readjustment will be carried out on October 26 to bring the ISS orbit to 390.3 km in order to ensure favorable conditions for the docking of Russia's Progress M-13M space freighter and the Soyuz TMA-22 piloted spacecraft with the orbital station. Corrections to the space station's orbit are conducted periodically to compensate for Earth's gravity, to safeguard successful dockings and landings of spacecraft, and to avoid potential collisions with space debris. Source: RIA Novosti
- Station at NASA Station and More at Roscosmos S.P. Korolev RSC Energia Watch NASA TV via Space.TV Space Station News at Space-Travel.Com
|
. |
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - Space Media Network. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
Google
