Where is the ISS right now?
Live position of the International Space Station, when you can see it from where you are, who is on board, and NASA's live video.
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When you can see it next
Pick your location to see when the ISS passes over you.
On board now: 7 people
- Jessica WatkinsFlight Engineer · NASA · day 17 in space
- Joshua KutrykFlight Engineer · CSA · day 17 in space
- Anna KikinaFlight Engineer · RFSA · day 96 in space
- Pyotr DubrovCommander · RFSA · day 96 in space
- Luke DelaneyFlight Engineer · NASA · day 17 in space
- Anil MenonFlight Engineer · NASA · day 96 in space
- Sergey TeteryatnikovFlight Engineer · RFSA · day 17 in space
Live video from the ISS
NASA streams views of Earth from the station around the clock. The picture goes dark during orbital night and when the cameras switch.
Watch NASA's live streams ↗ISS at a glance
- Altitude: about 400–420 km (250–260 miles)
- Speed: about 7.7 km/s (27,600 km/h, 17,100 mph)
- One orbit: about 92 minutes, so about 16 sunrises a day
- Size: about 109 m across, the length of a football field
- Crewed without a break since November 2, 2000
- Run by NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA and the Canadian Space Agency
How to spot it
- Look in the hour or two after sunset or before sunrise: the sky is dark but sunlight still reaches the station.
- It looks like a very bright, steady star moving smoothly across the sky. No blinking, unlike a plane.
- A pass lasts up to about 6 minutes. It often fades out in mid-sky as it enters Earth's shadow.