Experts conducted a planned operation, during which will be adjusted to the height of the orbit of the International Space Station. ISS raised by 2.8 kilometers and is now the height of the orbit of the station averages 405 km.
Normally it necessary to provide thrust engines docked to the ISS cargo ships. At the current time, after the failure of the launch of “truck”, “Progress M-27 M” provides the necessary force only “Progress M-26M”.
Instead of eight engines worked only four, so the time of the operation for raising orbit has increased, explained in the Mission Control Center. The engines of the ship worked 32 minutes, betrays Tass.
Recall, on Friday, May 16, attempting to adjust the height of the orbit ended in failure due to the failure of engines included. Later, the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov said the Mission Control Center specialists to understand the causes abnormal situation.
Correction of the height of the orbit done to create optimal conditions for the landing of the crew of the ISS on June 11 and run to the ISS next cargo ship early July.
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