International Space Station Changes Emergency Orbit

The International Space Station, which is the place where scientific studies are carried out in many areas in a non-gravity environment, has faced various dangers throughout its history. The most recent of these dangers was only announced today. According to the statement made by NASA, the station was to avoid colliding with space debris on November 11. immediate change in orbit had to do.

The origin of the space junk, which forced the Station, where the team of astronauts and cosmonauts is located, to change its orbit, dates back to 2007. China this year as part of an anti-satellite weapon test He destroyed his satellite, Fengyun-1C, with a missile. The satellite was broken into more than 3,500 pieces. Many of these fragments are still in orbit, and some have entered the Station’s orbital region.

The trajectory was changed thanks to the Russian spacecraft:

The maneuver to avoid colliding with the parts of the satellite called Fengyun-1C, Russian subordinate to the station. The cargo spacecraft named Progress accomplished thanks to The spacecraft fired its rockets for more than 6 minutes. Thus, the speed of the Station increased by 0.7 meters per second, and It rose 1.2 kilometers above its orbit.

The International Space Station, with space junk during its 23-year life Nearly 30 dangerous encounters lived. As space debris continues to be an increasingly serious threat, the Station’s contact with one of them could cause serious damage. 7.66 kilometers per second If the Station, moving in its orbit, hits even a small trash at this speed, the result can be quite serious. Of course, in this case, how fast and in which direction the garbage travels is also an important factor.