Space station
International Space Station
NASA · Roscosmos · ESA · JAXA · CSA
Crewed continuously since November 2000.
Right now · as of
Earth orbit
About 428 km above the Earth, moving at 7.66 km/s
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Modular space station in low Earth orbit
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). It is the first space station built, maintained and crewed through international cooperation and the largest human spacecraft ever constructed.
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Facts
- What it is
- Space station
- Agency
- NASA · Roscosmos · ESA · JAXA · CSA
- International designator
- 1998-067A