At exactly 11:35:00 UTC on June 20, we had a beautiful view of the #RemoveDEBRIS satellite being released from our #Kaber deployer. Thank you @astro_ricky for capturing such beautiful photos of this historic moment on @Space_Station!
Our #Kaber deployer released #RemoveDEBRIS last week - the largest satellite ever deployed from @Space_Station. Here's a first look at the coverage - thanks for the great filming @astro_ricky!
In accordance with the program of the International Space Station (ISS) flight, on June 23, 2018, ISS scheduled orbit correction was carried out.To perform the maneuver at 11:15 Moscow time, the engines of Progress MG-08 TGK docked to the International Space Station were switched on. The operating time of the engines was 208 seconds. As a result, the station received a speed increment of 0.42 m / s.In accordance with the calculated data of the ballistic-navigation support service of the Flight Control Center (MCC), the orbital parameters of the ISS after the maneuver were:the minimum height above the Earth's surface is 403.7 km,the maximum height above the Earth's surface is 421.2 km,the circulation period is 92.60 minutes.the inclination of the orbit is 51.66 degrees.