Russia’s Mission Control set to raise ISS orbit by 3.2 km

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised on Wednesday by 3.2 km (2 miles) to 390 km (242 miles), a spokesman for Russia’s Mission Control said.

The orbit’s correction will be carried out with the use of thrusters of Russia’s Zvezda module, he said.

The thrusters will be switched on for 114 seconds to boost the station starting at 16:52 Moscow time (12:52 GMT).   More Read