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Russian Cargo Spaceship Prevents Collision of ISS With Space Debris

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Russian Progress MS-24 cargo spacecraft prevented the collision of the International Space Station (ISS) with space debris, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said on Friday.
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"The Progress MS-24 spacecraft prevented the collision of the ISS with space debris. Today, at 18:07 Moscow time [15:07 GMT], the ship's engines turned on, worked for 316,5 seconds... As a result, the average altitude of the ISS orbit was increased by 900 meters [2,952 feet]," Roscosmos said on Telegram.
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