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Satellite

International Space Station

The largest structure ever built in space, inhabited without interruption since November 2000 by crews from the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. It circles Earth every 93 minutes at about 420 km.

Catalogue name
ISS (ZARYA)
NORAD ID
25544
Owner
International Space Station partners
Launched
November 20, 1998
Altitude (perigee – apogee)
422 – 432 km
Orbital period
93 min
Inclination
51.6°

Track it live on the 3D Earth