Space Station Altitude
Space station v was the largest orbital structure ever built as of 2001.
Space station altitude. It circles the globe every 90 minutes at a speed of about 17 500 mph 28 000 km h. For most of the last decade as astronauts and cosmonauts orbited the earth aboard the international space station they were circling the globe at an altitude of approximately 220 statute miles or about 350 kilometers. The iss circles the earth in roughly 93 minutes completing 15 5 orbits per day.
Although this high flying satellite can be seen from the ground it. In fact tiny particles of the exosphere the outermost layer of the atmosphere can be found 10 000 kilometers above the surface of earth. Particulars of the orbits depend on the exact altitude of the station and the exact altitude depends on the frequency that the station is reboosted to a higher orbit.
A howard johnson s restaurant. It featured an orbital hotel run by hilton hotels. The red sections mark when the iss is sunlit.
Each orbit takes 90 93 minutes depending on the exact altitude of the iss. The station was maintained at an orbit between 296 km 184 mi and 421 km 262 mi altitude and travelled at an average speed of 27 700 km h 17 200 mph completing 15 7 orbits per day. Fact 1 the station travels from west to east on an orbital inclination of 51 6 degrees.
Note that the atmosphere still exists beyond the karman line. The crosshair marks its current position. From that perspective the international space station which orbits at only 330 435 kilometers above the earth isn t even worthy of its name.
At an average altitude of 248 miles 400 kilometers above earth the space station is the third brightest object in the sky. It maintains an orbitwith an average altitude of 400 kilometres 250 mi by means of reboost manoeuvres using the engines of the zvezdaservice module or visiting spacecraft. It is a large international rotating wheel space station used as a transfer point from earth orbit to the moon and other planets.