MOSCOW. Nov 18 (Interfax-AVN) - Efforts to raise the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) have not been successful, Russian Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin told Interfax-Military News Agency.
"Maneuvers were conducted on Wednesday to raise the ISS orbit. A preliminary report suggests that the station's orbit did not reach its designated height," Lyndin said.
The ISS needs to rotate around the Earth three times to calculate its orbit's new parameters, after which "Mission Control experts will analyze this information and decide on further steps," the spokesman said.
"The ISS has a large amount of fuel, which will allow it to carry out any orbit adjustment," he said.
It is too early to speak about postponing the launch of a Progress-M51 cargo spaceship, which is scheduled for December, he said.
"It does not make sense to speak about it now. And setting the date for the ship's launch is a matter for the council of the senior designers," Lyndin said.