May 24, 2007. S.P.Korolev RSC Energia – MCC-M,
Korolev, Moscow Region
On May 24, 2007 at 3:30 Moscow Time the reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) was performed.
The purpose of the reboost operation is to hold the ISS attitude, establish orbital conditions for the US Space Shuttle docking scheduled on June 8, 2007.
The ISS reboost was performed using the approach and attitude control thrusters of Progress M-60 transport cargo vehicle being in a mated flight with the ISS, per command from the Mission Control Center in Moscow Region (MCC-M). To accomplish this, propellant from Progress M-60 integrated propulsion system tanks was used.
Following the scheduled burn, the ISS achieved the following orbital parameters: minimum altitude of 333.9 km, maximum altitude of 349.7 km, period of revolution of 91.2 min, inclination of 51.6 deg.
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RSC Energia is a prime company for development and operation of the ISS Russian Segment and its modules Zvezda and Pirs, as well as vehicles Soyuz TMA and Progress M/M1.
The flight of the ISS Russian Segment and vehicles is commanded by the Lead Operational Control Team (LOCT) in the Moscow Mission Control Center. The Flight Director is V.A. Soloviev, Vice-President of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Deputy General Designer, Pilot-Cosmonaut.
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