Orbit of the ISS raised 4 km

The height of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday morning was increased by about four kilometers, RIA Novosti told the Smennaya attendant ZUP.

"The operation, which began at 4:32 Moscow time, was regularly held. The station’s flight orbit was increased by about four kilometers," he said.

The planned correction of the ISS orbit was carried out using the engines of the spacecraft “M-50 Progress” spacecraft to it.

Recall that last Friday, August 20, an orbit was also corrected, during which an experiment was performed to clarify the mass of the ISS . "The tsupa ballistics have completed their task, now the case is for mathematicians of the RSC" Energia ", which will develop a methodology for calculating the station mass and publish their conclusions in a special report in about two months," the Central Department Store said. However, it is already clear that the updated data on the mass of the station "not too" will differ from the calculated 183 tons.