Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-18 will ensure that the International Space Station (ISS) will not collide with space debris, the Russian state space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.
“Roscosmos will ensure that the ISS dodges space debris. The engines of the Progress MS-18 ship will be turned on at 16:25 Moscow time [13:25 GMT] and will provide an impetus to the station, allowing it to increase its altitude up to 1 .8 kilometers [1.1 miles]. After maneuvering the station’s lower altitude will amount to 413.91 kilometers, the highest to 437.54 [kilometers],” the agency pointed out in a statement.
The Russian segment of the ISS will ensure the adjustment of the station’s orbit, which on average is conducted 11 times throughout a year, the agency noted, adding that the adjustments are necessary, in particular, for the ISS to evade space debris.
“After the flights of American shuttles and European AVT [Automated Transfer Vehicles] were terminated, the Russian engines became the sole regular tool for maintaining the station’s altitude,” Roscosmos said.
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