The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was adjusted in the run-up to the arrival of the Soyuz MS-26 manned spacecraft and the departure of its predecessor, Soyuz MS-25, Russia’s state-run space corporation Roscosmos said.

"Today, the orbit of the International Space Station was adjusted to ensure the launch of the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and the landing of the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, scheduled to take place in September 2024," Roscosmos said in a statement.

Thrusters of the Progress MS-26 space freighter were turned on at 10:45 p.m. Moscow time (7:45 p.m. GMT) for 781.98 seconds. As a result, the station’s average altitude was raised by 2.48 km, to 420.69 km above the surface of the Earth.