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Further re-boost of ISS orbit carried out by Progress M-11M cargo spacecraft

Moscow, Russia - Today at 12:00 GMT

It's scheduled for today at 16:00 Moscow time or 12:00 GMT a further re-boost of the ISS, International Space Station, orbit by the spacecraft Progress M-11M. The re-boost will be of 3.6 km until 388.3 km. Since its arrival on the ISS on June 23, the cargo ship has repeatedly supported this operation, carried out periodically to compensate Earth's gravity and performed before the launch of Russian...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1131573
Rome, Italy, 07/01/2011 13:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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