MOSCOW (Sputnik) – As a result of the correction, the altitude of the ISS orbit will increase to 404,500 meters (251 miles).
"The maneuver to increase the height of the flight orbit [of the ISS] will start at 06:45 Moscow time [03:45 GMT]," the representative said.
The correction is necessary in order to create optimal conditions for the launch and docking of the new manned Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft, planned for April.
Last November, the orbital height of the International Space Station was increased by 2.45 kilometers (about 1.5 miles).
