# Why the faster rendezvous time to the ISS?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-faster-rendezvous-time-to-the-iss/654445 "2013-03-31T17:45:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-faster-rendezvous-time-to-the-iss/654445/1 "2013-03-31T17:45:37Z")

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I’ve read a couple of places that the latest Soyuz capsule reached the International Space Station in only about six hours. What made a faster rendezvous possible?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-faster-rendezvous-time-to-the-iss/654445/2 "2013-03-31T17:54:57Z")

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We just did this:

> **[Faster trip to space station](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=686596)**
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> How can a Soyuz get to the space station in four orbits rather than the usual number?