Overview
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. Its first component launched into orbit in 1998, and the ISS is now the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurised modules, external trusses, solar arrays, and other components. ISS components have been launched by Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets, and American Space Shuttles.
Station Statistics
COSPAR ID 1998-067A
SATCAT № 25544
Call sign ARISS,Alpha, Station
Crew Fully crewed: 6
Launch 20 November 1998
Launch pad
Baikonur 1/5 and 81/23
Kennedy LC-39
Mass ≈ 419,455 kg (924,740 lb)
Length 72.8 m (239 ft)
Width 108.5 m (356 ft)
Height ≈ 20 m (66 ft)
Pressurised volume 931.57 m3 (32,898 cu ft)
(28 May 2016)
Atmospheric pressure 101.3 kPa (29.9 inHg; 1.0 atm)
Perigee 400.2 km (248.7 mi)
Apogee 409.5 km (254.5 mi)
Orbital inclination 51.64 degrees
Orbital speed 7.67 km/s (27,600 km/h; 17,200 mph)
Orbital period 92.65 minutes
Orbits per day 15.54
Orbit epoch 30 September 2016, 18:10:52 UTC
Days in orbit 18 years, 7 months, 16 days
(6 July)
Days occupied 16 years, 8 months, 4 days
(6 July)
No. of orbits 101,081 as of July 2016
Orbital decay 2 km/month
Orbital Keplerian Parameters
epoch orbit: 2491
epoch year: 2017
epoch day: 188.54872024
raan: 296.8358°
inclination: 51.6424°
eccentricity: 0.0005125
arg of perigee: 5.6292°
mean anamoly: 354.4917°
mean motion: 15.54172114 rev/day
decay rate: 0.00016717 rev/day^2
Thu, 06 July 2017 15:18:00
Orbit #: 102478