With each orbit taking 90-93 minutes, there are approximately 16 orbits per day (24 hours). The exact number of orbits per day is usually less than 16 (generally 15.5 to 15.9 orbits/day) depending on the altitude of the ISS. Track the location of the International Space Station in real-time. See the plotted paths of past, present and future orbits all from a single page. Due to the Station's orbit it appears to travel from west to east over our planet, and due to Earth's own rotation the Space Station's moves 2200 km to the west on each orbit. You can see the International Space Station with your own eyes from here by looking up at the right time. Versatile permanently inhabited research institute in Low Earth Orbit. The International Space Station is a versatile research institute and a large observation platform in outer space for scientific research and applications. It also serves as a test centre to introduce new technologies.

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2 days ago  The crew for the second long-duration SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, NASA's SpaceX Crew-2, are pictured during a.

Life in orbit: the International Space Station

Launched in 1998, the International Space Station continues to fascinate us today. A prime example of a successful multinational collaborative effort, its five participating space agencies are NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). Are you as intrigued as ever? Then browse the following gallery and take a closer look at this marvel of orbiting engineering.

It takes the International Space Station (ISS) about 90 minutes to orbit the earth, meaning that it makes the journey around the planet about 16 times each day. As of July 2012, the ISS had traveled more than 1.75 billion miles (2.8 billion km). The voyage from Earth to the ISS takes about two days, partly because of the time that it takes to inspect a space shuttle prior to letting it dock onto the ISS.

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• The International Space Station's orbiting speed is 17,239 miles per hour (27,743 km/h).


• Several websites allow viewers to track the International Space Station's orbit.


• Crews have occupied the ISS continuously since 2 November 2000.