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April 7, 2026
ISS to be deorbited as planned in 2030
Dmitry Bakanov said the Russian Orbital Station should be launched exactly at this time
TL;DR
- The International Space Station (ISS) deorbiting is scheduled to be completed in 2030.
- Russia's Roscosmos plans to launch its Russian Orbital Station (ROS) around the same time as the ISS deorbiting.
- The first module of the ROS will be deployed in 2028.
- The ROS will have an orbital inclination of 51.6 degrees, matching the ISS.
- The ROS is intended to be a fully independent national station for conducting experiments.
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