According to Roscosmos, the next pulses for further alignment of the orbit are scheduled for July 24
MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. Specialists of the Mission Control Center (MCC) on Friday carried out a double correction of the orbit of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science". The corresponding statement was published on the Roscosmos website on Saturday.
"On Friday, July 23, 2021, specialists of the mission control group of the multi-purpose module "Science "at the Mission Control Center of TsNIIMash (part of the state Corporation Roscosmos) conducted two corrective maneuvers of the module launched on Wednesday to the International Space Station," the message says.
As specified in the state corporation, the next pulses for further alignment of the orbit are scheduled for July 24.
The Proton-M rocket with the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) Nauka was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on July 21 at 17: 58 Moscow time. The module is currently in low-Earth orbit. As the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin reported, during the withdrawal, the Barnaul station temporarily did not receive telemetry. It was also reported that a test activation of the Nauka engines was carried out, two orbit corrections were carried out.
The module "Science" is intended for the implementation of the Russian program of scientific and applied research and experiments. After the MLM is put into operation, the Russian segment will receive additional volumes for the arrangement of workplaces and cargo storage, the placement of equipment for the regeneration of water and oxygen. With Nauka, Russian cosmonauts should get a second toilet, a cabin for a third crew member, as well as a European ERA manipulator, which will allow them to perform some work without going into outer space. Nauka will deliver water containers, handrails, fans, cables and other cargo to the ISS.
