To retry orbit correction specialists involved backup mode: of the eight engines of the ship, the lift station was attended by only four.br clear="all" />

the Orbit of the International space station (ISS) was raised only at the second attempt. For this purpose the specialists of the PMU has engaged docked space truck "Progress M-26M", writes RIA Novosti.

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according to the news Agency a source in the space industry, the operation to increase the orbit of the station was successful.

"the Engines were running at the estimated time and worked 30 minutes. The value of a pulse is 1.75 meters per second. As a result the average size of the orbit of the space station mission has increased by about three kilometers", - said the representative office.

the First attempt orbit correction was planned for the morning of 16 may. It was assumed that the engines pristykovavshegosya ship "Progress" will work for 901 and second, providing the impetus 1.64 meters per second, raise the ISS 2.8 kilometer. However, due to the emergency situation, the electronics of the truck blocked the start of the engines.

According to the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the ISS Vladimir Solovyov, the cause of the problem was established, and retry orbit correction specialists involved backup mode: of the eight engines of the ship, the lift station was attended by only four.br>
reboost was carried out to create optimal conditions for landing of the crew of the ISS on 11 June and the start of another cargo ship to the station in early July. the

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