Choice of the altitude strategy for the flight of the International Space Station with regard for the experience of control of Russian orbital stations

The problem of choice of the flight control for the International Space Station is considered on the basis of the minimization condition for necessary fuel consumption for performing dynamic operations and lit, support of the station complying all specified (and often contradictory) requirements, various conditions, and constraints. We propose an efficient approach for solving the problem, which is realizable in practice. This approach is found as a result of analysis and generalization of the experience of controlling the flight of Russian orbital stations.