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International Space Station (ISS)
Station statistics
Oblique underside view in November 2021
International Space Station program insignia, with flags of the original signatory states.
COSPAR ID	1998-067A
SATCAT no.	25544
Call sign	Alpha, Station
Crew	Expedition Expedition: 71^[1] Maximum: 8 Currently aboard: 8 (Soyuz MS-24, Soyuz MS-25, Crew-8^[2]^[1]) Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos)^[1] Non-expedition Visitors: 0^[1]
Launch	20 November 1998 (25 years ago) (1998-11-20)
Launch pad	Baikonur, Site 1/5, Site 200/39, Site 31/6 and Site 81/23 Kennedy, LC-39 and CCSFS, SLC-40
Mass	450,000 kg (990,000 lb)^[3]
Length	109 m (358 ft) (overall length), 94 m (310 ft) (truss length)^[4]
Width	73 m (239 ft) (solar array length)^[4]
Pressurised volume	1,005.0 m³ (35,491 cu ft)^[4]
Atmospheric pressure	101.3 kPa (14.7 psi; 1.0 atm) 79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen
Perigee altitude	413 km (256.6 mi) AMSL^[5]
Apogee altitude	422 km (262.2 mi) AMSL^[5]
Orbital inclination	51.64°^[5]
Orbital speed	7.66 km/s^[5]^{[failed verification]} 27,600 km/h; 17,100 mph
Orbital period	92.9 minutes^[6]
Orbits per day	15.5^[5]
Orbit epoch	16 August 16:19:30^[7]
Days in orbit	25 years, 4 months, 26 days (15 April 2024)
Days occupied	23 years, 5 months, 13 days (15 April 2024)
No. of orbits	141,117 as of August 2023^[update]^[7]
Orbital decay	2 km/month
Statistics as of 22 December 2022 (unless noted otherwise) References:^[4]^[5]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Configuration
Station elements as of December 2022 ^[update] ( exploded view)

International Space Station (ISS)
Station statistics
Oblique underside view in November 2021
International Space Station program insignia, with flags of the original signatory states.
COSPAR ID	1998-067A
SATCAT no.	25544
Call sign	Alpha, Station
Crew	Expedition Expedition: 71^[1] Maximum: 8 Currently aboard: 8 (Soyuz MS-24, Soyuz MS-25, Crew-8^[2]^[1]) Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Roscosmos)^[1] Non-expedition Visitors: 0^[1]
Launch	20 November 1998 (25 years ago) (1998-11-20)
Launch pad	Baikonur, Site 1/5, Site 200/39, Site 31/6 and Site 81/23 Kennedy, LC-39 and CCSFS, SLC-40
Mass	450,000 kg (990,000 lb)^[3]
Length	109 m (358 ft) (overall length), 94 m (310 ft) (truss length)^[4]
Width	73 m (239 ft) (solar array length)^[4]
Pressurised volume	1,005.0 m³ (35,491 cu ft)^[4]
Atmospheric pressure	101.3 kPa (14.7 psi; 1.0 atm) 79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen
Perigee altitude	413 km (256.6 mi) AMSL^[5]
Apogee altitude	422 km (262.2 mi) AMSL^[5]
Orbital inclination	51.64°^[5]
Orbital speed	7.66 km/s^[5]^{[failed verification]} 27,600 km/h; 17,100 mph
Orbital period	92.9 minutes^[6]
Orbits per day	15.5^[5]
Orbit epoch	16 August 16:19:30^[7]
Days in orbit	25 years, 4 months, 26 days (15 April 2024)
Days occupied	23 years, 5 months, 13 days (15 April 2024)
No. of orbits	141,117 as of August 2023^[update]^[7]
Orbital decay	2 km/month
Statistics as of 22 December 2022 (unless noted otherwise) References:^[4]^[5]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Configuration
Station elements as of December 2022 ^[update] ( exploded view)