The latest status report states that in fact there was a slight overburn resulting in the orbit being raised by 8.9 km: delta-V was 5.2 m/s instead of the projected 5.0 The purpose of the burn is to prepare for the next Progress, and the trajectory is reported to be nominal. I observed a pass shortly after the burn. , There appeared to be little or no deviation from the expected track post-burn so I was not surprised to learn that it had been successful. Has there been any major deviation, it would have been reported to the list immediately! Robert Wainuiomata New Zealand 41.261S 147.948E ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Thomson" <thomsona@flash.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:57 AM Subject: ISS altitude raised > > 15.1.2005 19:03 MSK > Russia raises International Space Station's orbit > > MOSCOW. Jan 16 (Interfax) - The Russian mission control on Saturday > raised the orbit of the International Space Station to enable the ISS to > dock with the next supply spaceship on February 28 and as part of > "preparations for accepting American shuttles," a mission control duty > officer said. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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