Its height has decreased by 1.2 km
MOSCOW, September 24. /TASS/. The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was lowered in connection with the upcoming arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft with a movie crew on October 5 and further undocking for sending the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to Earth. This is stated in a message on the Roscosmos website.
"The height of the orbit of the International Space Station was adjusted in preparation for the arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 transport manned spacecraft and the return of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft, "the message says. "According to preliminary data, after the corrective maneuver, the height of the station's orbit decreased by 1.2 km."
According to the information on the Roscosmos website, after the descent, the ISS's rotation period will be 92.91 minutes, the orbit inclination will be 51.62 degrees, the minimum altitude is 417.49 km, the maximum altitude is 438.83 km, the average orbit height will be 419.98 km.
The launch of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft is scheduled for October 5. The main crew includes cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, the backup crew includes cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, actress Alyona Mordovina and cameraman Alexey Dudin. The participants of the flight will shoot the first feature film on the ISS. The return to Earth is scheduled for October 17 on the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft.