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Mission Data

25544

Latitude

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Longitude

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Altitude

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Orbit period

92min

Orbital Mechanics

ORB

Inclination

51.6°

Period (live)

92.00min

Δv to orbit

9.4km/s

Decay rate

~2km/mo

Decays from atmospheric drag — periodic reboosts from Progress / Cygnus thrusters maintain altitude.

Continuous Human Presence

LIVE

9,310

days uninterrupted

Since November 2, 2000 — 25.49 years. Humans have continuously lived off-planet ever since Expedition 1 docked.

Crew on Board

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Records & Milestones

1/8

371 days

Longest single ISS stay

Frank Rubio (NASA), Sep 2022 – Sep 2023

Active Research

340

Human research88

Bone loss, muscle atrophy, vision, immunology

Biology / biotech76

Cell behavior, plant growth, microbes in microgravity

Physical sciences54

Cold atom lab, fluids, combustion, materials

Earth & space42

Atmospheric monitoring, lightning, dark matter (AMS-02)

Technology demos61

Robotics, 3D printing, comms, life support tech

Education19

Student experiments, ham radio, outreach

Visiting Vehicles

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SpaceX Crew Dragon

SpaceX · USA · 4 crew

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SpaceX Cargo Dragon

SpaceX · USA · ~6,000 kg up & down

📦

Cygnus

Northrop · USA · ~3,800 kg up only

👥

Soyuz MS

Roscosmos · Russia · 3 crew

📦

Progress MS

Roscosmos · Russia · ~2,400 kg up only

📦

HTV-X

JAXA · Japan · ~5,800 kg up only

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Dream Chaser

Sierra · USA · ~5,000 kg up & down (upcoming)

Station Modules

ZAR

Zarya 1998

Functional Cargo Block — first module

Roscosmos

UNI

Unity 1998

Node 1 — first US connecting module

NASA

ZVE

Zvezda 2000

Service Module — life support, propulsion

Roscosmos

DES

Destiny 2001

US Laboratory — primary research lab

NASA

QST

Quest 2001

Joint Airlock — US EVA staging

NASA

End of Mission

2031

1,706

days until planned deorbit

Retire2030

DeorbitJan 2031 (planned)

VehicleSpaceX USDV (US Deorbit Vehicle)

SplashdownPoint Nemo, South Pacific

NASA awarded SpaceX an $843M contract in 2024 to build the USDV that will safely de-orbit the station after retirement.

Curiosities

REF

~$150B

Total cost

Most expensive object ever built

916 m³

Pressurized volume

About a Boeing 747 cabin

420,000 kg

Mass

~320 cars

2,500 m²

Solar arrays

Generates 84–120 kW

Crew capacity

Sleeps in private cabins

4,000+

Experiments

Run since 1998

270+

Spacewalks

Total EVAs since assembly

250+

Visiting craft

Crew + cargo dockings

4.7B km

Distance traveled

Equivalent to Neptune & back

28,000 km/h

Speed

Mach 23 — orbits in 92 min

93%

Drinking water

Recycled from sweat & urine

2 hours

Daily exercise

Combats bone & muscle loss

Quick Facts

REF

Speed7.66 km/s

Altitude~408 km

Orbit time~92 min

Orbits / day~15.5

Sunrises / day16

Operational sinceNov 1998

Length109 m