International Space Station

The International Space Station is a large space station that was assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors:... Wikipedia

  • Call sign:  Alpha, Station
  • Launch:  November 20, 1998
  • Mass:  450,000 kg (992,080.18 lb)
  • Length:  358 ft (109.12 m) (overall), 310 ft (94.49 m) (truss)
  • Width:  239 ft (72.85 m) (solar array)
  • Pressurised volume:  35,491 cu ft (1,004.99 m³)
  • Atmospheric pressure:  1 atm 79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen
  • Perigee:  413 km (256.63 mi) AMSL
  • Apogee:  422 km (262.22 mi) AMSL
  • Orbital inclination:  51.64°
  • Orbital speed:  27,600 km/h
  • Orbital period:  92.9 minutes
  • Orbits per day:  15.5
  • Orbit epoch:  16 August 16:19:30
  • Days in orbit:  show
  • Days occupied:  show
  • Number of orbits:  141,117
  • Orbital decay:  2 km/month
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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