History

Aaron Bowman

@mr_bowman

Grabs

Hearts

Aaron Bowman

@mr_bowman

Comments

International Space Station (ISS)
Station statistics
Oblique underside view in November 2021
International Space Station programme emblem with flags of the original signatory states
COSPAR ID	1998-067A
SATCAT no.	25544
Call sign	Alpha, Station
Crew	Expedition Expedition: 72 Currently aboard: 7 (SpaceX Crew-9, Soyuz MS-26) Commander: Sunita Williams (NASA) Non-expedition Visitors: 0
Launch	20 November 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-11-20)
Launch pad	Baikonur, Sites 1/5, 31/6, 81/23 and 200/39 Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 Kennedy, LC‑39A and LC‑39B
Mass	450,000 kg (990,000 lb)^[1]
Length	109 m (358 ft) (overall), 94 m (310 ft) (truss)^[2]
Width	73 m (239 ft) (solar array)^[2]
Pressurised volume	1,005.0 m³ (35,491 cu ft)^[2]
Atmospheric pressure	1 atm (101.3 kPa; 14.7 psi) 79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen
Perigee altitude	413 km (256.6 mi) AMSL^[3]
Apogee altitude	422 km (262.2 mi) AMSL^[3]
Orbital inclination	51.64°^[3]
Orbital speed	7.67 km/s; 27,600 km/h; 17,100 mph^[4]
Orbital period	92.9 minutes^[5]
Orbits per day	15.5^[3]
Orbit epoch	16 August 16:19:30^[6]
Days in orbit	26 years, 1 day as of 21 November 2024
Days occupied	24 years, 19 days as of 21 November 2024
No. of orbits	141,117 as of August 2023^[update]^[6]
Orbital decay	2 km/month (1.2 mi/month)
Statistics as of 22 December 2022 (unless noted otherwise) References:^[2]^[3]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Configuration
Station elements as of December 2022 ^[update] ( exploded view)

International Space Station (ISS)
Station statistics
Oblique underside view in November 2021
International Space Station programme emblem with flags of the original signatory states
COSPAR ID	1998-067A
SATCAT no.	25544
Call sign	Alpha, Station
Crew	Expedition Expedition: 72 Currently aboard: 7 (SpaceX Crew-9, Soyuz MS-26) Commander: Sunita Williams (NASA) Non-expedition Visitors: 0
Launch	20 November 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-11-20)
Launch pad	Baikonur, Sites 1/5, 31/6, 81/23 and 200/39 Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 Kennedy, LC‑39A and LC‑39B
Mass	450,000 kg (990,000 lb)^[1]
Length	109 m (358 ft) (overall), 94 m (310 ft) (truss)^[2]
Width	73 m (239 ft) (solar array)^[2]
Pressurised volume	1,005.0 m³ (35,491 cu ft)^[2]
Atmospheric pressure	1 atm (101.3 kPa; 14.7 psi) 79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen
Perigee altitude	413 km (256.6 mi) AMSL^[3]
Apogee altitude	422 km (262.2 mi) AMSL^[3]
Orbital inclination	51.64°^[3]
Orbital speed	7.67 km/s; 27,600 km/h; 17,100 mph^[4]
Orbital period	92.9 minutes^[5]
Orbits per day	15.5^[3]
Orbit epoch	16 August 16:19:30^[6]
Days in orbit	26 years, 1 day as of 21 November 2024
Days occupied	24 years, 19 days as of 21 November 2024
No. of orbits	141,117 as of August 2023^[update]^[6]
Orbital decay	2 km/month (1.2 mi/month)
Statistics as of 22 December 2022 (unless noted otherwise) References:^[2]^[3]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Configuration
Station elements as of December 2022 ^[update] ( exploded view)