ISS is raised 3 km

The International Space Station (ISS) was upgraded to 3 km on April 4 to ensure optimal assembly conditions for cargo ships Progress M-57, notice of the Russian Flight Control Center.

Progressive cargo ship M-57 is expected to be launched on ISS on June 28. " The adjustment of the ISS trajectory takes place in accordance with the standard, " said Flight Control Center spokesman Valery Lyndin.

The height adjustment process of the ISS took place as planned, thanks to the Progress M-56, launched on April 24 from Baikonur space airport in Kazakhstan, assembled with ISS.

According to calculations by experts, after being raised to 3 km, ISS is at an altitude of about 365 km above the ground.

According to the Russian Space Agency, the Progress M-57 was taken to Baikonur Airport on May 2-5. The preparation for the launch of the ship - carrying nearly 2.5 tons of cargo - to the ISS was started on April 4-5.

Also yesterday, the US Space Agency (NASA) announced the list of 14th crew to be working on the ISS in the near future, including astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, NASA's Sunita Williams and non Mikhail Tyurin (Russian)

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