The Shuttle's thrusters were used to maintain the Station's orientation when the navigation computer malfunctioned http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts117/070612cmgs/ Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerhard HOLTKAMP" <grd.holtkamp@t-online.de> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 7:00 AM Subject: ISS Altitude Increase > > The ISS seems to have gained a few hundred meters in altitude over the > past > few days. As there were no ISS maneuvers scheduled we are probably seeing > the > *involuntary* effect of Shuttle thruster activity that we have seen on > previous Shuttle docking missions. > > Gerhard HOLTKAMP > Darmstadt, Germany > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > __________ NOD32 2334 (20070615) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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