In space
Where is the ISS now?
The International Space Station circles the Earth about every 92 minutes, some 400 km up. Open the map and it follows the station as it goes.
Right now · as of
At the ISS was over 46.4° S, 86.0° E, 432 km up, moving at about 7.7 km a second.
What you see
- The ISS on its orbit, followed by the map, over a globe lit for day and night.
- Its altitude, speed, orbital period and the point directly below it.
- Its next passes over where you are, so you know when to look up.
- Live video from the station, in the Space panel.
Where the data comes from
- CelesTrakThe station’s latest published orbital elements.
The orbital elements are refreshed every 2 hours, and the position is worked out in your browser for every moment in between.
Good to know
- The position is predicted from the latest elements. After the station boosts its orbit it can be off until new elements are published.
- A pass is only visible in a dark, clear sky; the pass times don’t account for cloud.
Goes well with
Satellite trackerAbout 18,000 satellites and pieces of debris on a live 3D globe, placed from CelesTrak orbital data: see what is overhead, its orbit and its next passes.
Upcoming rocket launchesUpcoming rocket launches worldwide on a map, from Launch Library 2: the next launch from each pad, with rocket, mission, time and live webcasts.
The Sun, Moon and planetsThe Sun, Moon, planets and brightest stars in their true places around a live 3D globe, from NASA JPL Horizons and the Yale Bright Star Catalogue.
Day and night, liveA live world map of day and night: the line between them moving with the Sun, so you can see where it is daytime, dusk or night anywhere on Earth.