LIVE: ISS TELEMETRY

Real-time tracking of the International Space Station. Orbiting Earth at roughly 28,000 km/h.

Acquiring signal...

Live telemetry

Orbital snapshot

Real-time orbital telemetry. Speed, altitude, coordinates, and visibility are rendered as luminous control tiles.

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Station archives

Expedition and structural records

Mission dossier. Structural history, module inventory, and crew records are arranged in color-coded cards.

Orbital structure

Assembled in orbital layers

Assembled in low Earth orbit over 136 consecutive space flights using both the US Space Shuttle and Russian Proton/Soyuz rockets. It began with the Zarya module in 1998 and has been continuously occupied since November 2000.

Construction OriginNovember 20, 1998

Member Nations15

Expedition DurationStandard expeditions last roughly 6 months (180 days). However, extended scientific missions studying the long-term effects of microgravity on the human body can last over a full year (e.g., Frank Rubio/Scott Kelly).

Core modules

Functional Cargo Block

Zarya

Original power & propulsion.

Roscosmos (Russia)

Connecting Node

Unity (Node 1)

First US segment, connecting nodes.

NASA (USA)

Service Module

Zvezda

Life support systems.

Roscosmos (Russia)

Laboratory Module

Destiny

Primary US research facility.

NASA (USA)

Science Laboratory

Columbus

Multidisciplinary scientific lab.

ESA (Europe)

Experiment Module

Kibo

Largest single module, specialized experiments.

JAXA (Japan)

Observatory

Cupola

7-window module for robotic ops and Earth watching.

ESA/NASA

Active crew manifest

Roscosmos · Commander

Oleg Kononenko

Roscosmos · Flight Engineer

Nikolai Chub

NASA · Flight Engineer

Tracy Caldwell Dyson

NASA · Flight Engineer

Matthew Dominick

NASA · Flight Engineer

Michael Barratt

NASA · Flight Engineer

Jeanette Epps

Roscosmos · Flight Engineer

Alexander Grebenkin

NASA · Commander (Starliner)

Butch Wilmore

NASA · Pilot (Starliner)

Sunita Williams

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