Space Station's orbit adjusted Wednesday

Space Station's orbit adjusted Wednesday
by Staff Writers
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2016

File image.

A planned change of the orbital altitude at the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on Wednesday as a preparation to an upcoming Soyuz spaceflight, the Russian mission control center said.

"The maneuver is to increase the ISS orbital altitude is scheduled for August 24... In accordance with the ballistics' estimates, the average altitude will increase by approximately 2.3 kilometers [1.4 miles] and will amount to around 404 kilometers [251 miles]," a source in the control center told RIA Novosti.

According to him, the maneuver will be carried out in order to provide for optimal conditions for the launch and docking of the the new series of the Soyuz MS-02 manned transport spacecraft with crew aboard.

The Soyuz MS-02 mission is scheduled for September 2016. The crew will consist of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an US flight engineer.

Source: Sputnik News

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks

del.icio.us

Digg

Google

Previous Report

Astronauts Relaxing Before Pair of Spaceships Leave
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 24, 2016
Three astronauts are relaxing after a spacewalk on Friday and weekend cleanup work. Meanwhile, a pair of spacecraft will be departing the International Space Station over the next two weeks. NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins successfully installed a new international docking adapter Friday morning during a five hour and 58-minute spacewalk. Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi assi ... read more

Drawing out children's trauma in quake-hit Italy

Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces test at ethnic peace conference

Obama defends Louisiana flood response

Canada to US tourists: please leave your guns at home

Positioning exact to the millimeter

India to Provide Cost Incentives to Use Homemade Version of GPS

Existing navigation data can help pilots avoid turbulence

Raytheon gets $52 million Miniature Airborne GPS task order

Scientists think human ancestor Lucy fell from a tree

The Anthropocene is here: scientists

PRB projects world population rising 33 percent by 2050 to nearly 10 billion

Chimpanzees choose cooperation over competition

Analog DNA circuit does math in a test tube

Whiskers help animals sense the direction of the wind

Myanmar's peacock: a national symbol dying off in the wild

Cyclops beetles hint at answer to chicken-and-egg problem

Hong Kong reports first case of Zika virus

Scientists explain why Russian tuberculosis is the most infectious

Common cold viruses originated in camels

Miami residents fret over pesticide used to fight Zika

UN expert slams China on human rights

Protest over election ban on Hong Kong pro-independence activists

Concrete beach lures Chinese to world's largest building

Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders escape jail on protest charges

Aluminium giant Rusal reports 70% net profit plunge

China retail sales growth slows in July, misses expectations

IMF warns on China's mid-term economic stability

China's trade performance disappoints in July

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news 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. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. 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. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.