International Space Station Orbit
Get the latest news images videos and more from humanity s home in orbit the international space station.
International space station orbit. The crosshair marks its current position. Several times a week mission control at nasa s johnson space center in houston tx determines sighting opportunities for over 6 700 locations worldwide. The iss is maintained in a nearly circular orbit with a minimum mean altitude of 330 km 205 mi and a maximum of 410 km 255 mi in the centre of the thermosphere at an inclinationof 51 6 degrees to earth s equator.
The blue sections of the iss track indicate when the space station is in the earth s shadow. Earth is not shown. Spot the station will give you a list of upcoming space station sighting opportunities for your location.
Nasa s kate rubins along with sergey ryzhikov and sergey kud sverchkov of the russian space agency.