ORBITING STATION " MIR " WILL BE DETRUITE ABOUT MARCH 10








KOROLEV / Area of Moscow /, March 1.  / Corr.  RIA " Novosti " Edouard
Pouzyrev /. the Russian orbiting station " Mir " will be noyee in the
Pacific about March 10, has one indicates Thursday has RIA " Novosti "
in the Center of control of the space missions (TSOUP), while being
referant has calculations preliminaires.  To proceed has the operation
of destruction of the station in the ocean, one needs that it drops by
orbit has 250 km, still has one indicates to the TSOUP.  Currently, "
Mir " flies has an altitude of 267 km.




According to the TSOUP, the control of the systems of edge of the
station east mene 24 hours a day.  The computer of central edge works
at a normal rate prevu, by maintaining the temperature in its
compartments has 22-24C.  The modules of " Mir " did not lose
anything of their sealing.




Friday, the station, whose weight is 130 tons, will carry out its 86
000e revolution around the Earth.  It is the absolute record of an
artificial work turning in circumterrestrial Space, has one indicates
to the TSOUP.  " Mir " is in orbit during 15 years and 10 days.