MOSCOW. July 8 (Interfax) - The scheduled adjustment of the International Space Station (ISS)'s orbit will be performed on July 11, a spokesman for Roscosmos told Interfax.
"For the purpose of preparing the ISS' working orbit for the launch of the Progress MS-15 resupply ship and the Soyuz MS-17 manned space ship, there are plans to adjust the station orbit on July 11, 2020," the spokesman said.
According to the preliminary report of the ballistics and navigation support service of the Mission Control Center of Roscosmos' Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash), engines of the Progress MS-14resupply ship will be started at 10:15 p.m. Moscow time and run for 277 seconds until the station's average orbit is lowered by one kilometer to roughly 418 kilometers (estimated 417.9 kilometers) above the Earth.
A Souyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-15 resupply ship will blast off from Baikonur Launch Pad 31 on July 23, 2020. It will bring fuel, water, gas, utility equipment and life-sustenance means to ISS Expedition 63.