Russia's Mission Control has adjusted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) by raising it 900 meters (2,950 ft), a spokesman for the control center said Thursday, RIA Novosti reported.
He added that the ISS orbit was raised to about 353 km (219.3 miles).
Corrections to the space station's orbit have been conducted periodically before launches of Russian cargo ships and U.S. shuttles to compensate for the Earth's gravity and to safeguard successful dockings.