The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular space station (habitable artificial satellite) in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). The ISS is suited for testing the spacecraft systems and equipment required for possible future long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.

Station statistics

 

Launch — 20 November 1998

Launch pad — Baikonur, Site 1/5 and Site 81/23

Kennedy, LC-39 and CCAFS SLC-41 (future)

Days occupied — 20 years, 1 month, 1 day

(3 December 2020)

Specifications

 

Mass — 419,725 kg (925,335 lb)

Length — 73.0 m (239.4 ft)

Width — 109.0 m (357.5 ft)

Pressurised volume — 915.6 m3 (32,333 cu ft)

Atmospheric pressure — 101.3 kPa

oxygen 21%, nitrogen 79%

Perigee altitude — 418 km (259.7 mi) AMSL

 

 

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