Recent content by M.S.

I don't know the parameters of the new orbit either, but the boost increased the total (kinetic+potential) energy of the the ISS. Since the total energy is determined by the semi-major axis of the orbit, higher total energy means larger semi-major axis, which in turn means lower average speed...

"The International Space Station is going a just tiny bit faster today, after receiving an orbital boost from SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft." I believe the ISS will l be actually going a just tiny bit slower today, as the purpose of the orbital boost was to rise the ISS into a bit higher orbit...