Re: ISS Reboost Terminates at 22% Desired delta-V

The Russians prefer to do the reboost when they have a ground pass -
so the preference is to do it in the first couple of orbits of each
day.

Also, they will have to build, test, and uplink a new cyclogram.



On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:52:03 -0500, John Doe <jdoe@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Oberg wrote:
Gerst says the Russians can try again on Friday.

What is/are the reason(s) for them waiting a few days instead of trying 90
minutes later when the ISS is in the same orbital period ?

Is it just to have time to investigate the problem, or are there mechanical
requirements or orbital physics issues that requir such a time period
between two firings ?

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