(European Space Agency) 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-ton station by around 7 km to an altitude of around 345 km above the Earth's surface.
altitudeRecord boost for ATV to raise ISS orbitEurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences Thu, 06/19/2008 - 23:00
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