The Progress MS-28 transport cargo ship adjusted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) to avoid collision with space debris. The press service of the Roscosmos State Corporation reported this. telegram channel.
“The orbit of the International Space Station has been adjusted due to the threat of collision with space debris,” the release states.
Roscosmos added that the Progress engines were turned on at 12:49 Moscow time and operated for about three minutes. As a result, a pulse of 0.3 m/s was released. This made it possible to increase the station’s orbit by approximately 500 meters.
As stated in the government agency, after the evasive maneuver, the orbital period of the station was 92.85 minutes, the orbital inclination was 51.66°, the average orbital altitude was 416.99 kilometers, the minimum was 417.81 kilometers and the maximum was 430.40 kilometers.
November 22 Roscosmos Director General Yuri Borisov statedHe said that the International Space Station started as a project between Russia and the USA and its fate should be decided jointly. According to him, options for removing the station from orbit and subsequent ocean flooding are currently being discussed.
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Source: Gazeta
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