The orbital altitude of the International Space Station on March 12, 2021 is planned to be increased by 450 meters using the engines of the Progress MS-14 transport cargo vehicle before the arrival of the crew of the 65th long-term expedition in April this year.
According to preliminary data from the ballistic and navigation support service of the Flight Control Center of TsNIIMash (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), at 22:09 Moscow time, a command will be issued and the engines of the Progress MS-14 spacecraft will be turned on, which will operate for 144 seconds … The average altitude of the station’s orbit will be about 419.7 km above the Earth’s surface.
The previous correction of the ISS orbit was performed on January 21, 2021 by the engines of the same Progress, with an increase in the average altitude of the station’s orbit by 1.25 kilometers. The launch of the Soyuz MS-18 manned transport vehicle by the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for April 9.