Saturday, August 31, 2013

The European spacecraft will conduct three more correct ISS orbit - Interfax

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Zhukovsky (Moscow region). August 31. INTERFAX.RU – European Transfer Vehicle ATV-4 before undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) will hold three more altitude correction of its orbit, “Interfax-AVN” on Saturday in the representation of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Russia. “Correction of the altitude of the station still planned for September 13, 2 and 23 October,” – said the source. However, he pointed out, the exact number of corrections and date of the event – not final and are subject to change.

ATV Undocking from the ISS is scheduled for October 28. On Saturday, ATV-4 raised the ISS orbit by 0.8 km. “Everything went without any problems,” – said the representative of the ESA.

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