Record boost for ATV to raise ISS orbit

An animation by ESA produced Feb 2008 used recently in a news report
20th June 08

'For the second time since April, ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used to raise the orbit of the International Space Station yesterday. A record boost from the 20 minute burn of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's main engines successfully lifted the altitude of the 300-tonne Station by around 7 km to an altitude of around 345 km above the Earth's surface.'
News article & video Source- http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMALNRHKHF_index_0.html

'Animation of the ISS re-boost performed by Jules Verne ATV. The Station's altitude naturally decreases with atmospheric drag. Regular re-boosts push the Station back into a higher altitude. Re-boosts can be provided by the Russian Progress, the Space Shuttle, the ISS itself and the ATV.'

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• atv
• international
• space
• station
• orbit
• atmosphere
• Automated
• Transfer
• Vehicle
• iss

[Kedriik]

nice

[chanythechamp]

Awesome