Russian flight control center announced on the 16th

MOSCOW, July 16 (Xinhua Nie Yunpeng) Russian flight control center announced on the 16th, the day of the International Space Station orbits the successful upgrade of 3.7 kilometers, the Russian cargo spacecraft docked with the space station to create the conditions.

Russian flight control center said the day orbit raising from Moscow time 11:42 (GMT 15:42), the docking at the International Space Station, "Stars" was the service module on the "Progress M-06M" 8 cargo spaceship one engine is started, and continued to work 1064 seconds, so the space station's orbit raised an average of 3.7 kilometers, and finally to about 355.2 km from the Earth's orbit.

Russian flight control center that the whole orbit adjustment process is completed in the automatic mode, the international space station astronauts to live and work in have not been affected. The center also said the reason for orbit adjustment is due to the gravitational influence of the space station will orbit about 100 meters a day rate of decline. The orbit adjustment will be Russian "Progress M-07M" cargo spacecraft docked with the space station to create the best conditions.

According to plan, "Progress M-07M" cargo spacecraft will be launched on September 8 this year.