Progress MS-30 spacecraft steered the ISS away from a collision with space debris

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was increased with the help of the Progress MS-30 spacecraft due to the threat of a collision with space debris. This was announced on Thursday, May 1, by the state Corporation Roscosmos, with reference to the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (TsNIIMash).

"At 01:10 Moscow time, the engines of the Progress MS-30 spacecraft were turned on, which worked for 212.79 seconds and gave an impulse of 0.3 m/s, which increased the ISS orbit by about 540 m," Roscosmos said in a Telegram post.

They added that after the orbit change, the station's rotation period is 92.89 minutes.

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