ISS pushed toward new orbit

Mar 25 2005 2:40PM
ISS pushed toward new orbit
MOSCOW. March 25 (Interfax) - The altitude of the International Space
Station has been increased by three kilometers, the optimal orbit for a
link-up with a Soyuz spaceship, a Russian Mission Control spokesman told
Interfax on Friday.
"[Russia's] Progress spaceship started its engines to boost the height
[of the ISS]. No incidents were reported during the operation," the
spokesman said.
The ISS's orbit was adjusted for a link-up with a Soyuz piloted
spaceship, which is expected to take off from the Baikonur launch pad on
April 15 carrying the eleventh ISS mission aboard. The maneuver will also
help a Soyuz TMA-5 spaceship undock from the ISS. The members of the tenth
ISS mission - Salizhan Sharipov and Leroy Chiao - will return to the Earth
on board the Soyuz TMA-5.