International space station

             INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 

International space station

             

The international space station (ISS) is the biggest ever space station. ISS is a space station (habitable artificial satellite) in low Earth orbit. The ISS programme is a joint project between five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). The ownership and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements.

The first module was launched in 1998 and the space station's parts are being built by 16 countries.

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Mass -419,725 kg

Length -73.0 m

Width -109.0 m 

Perigee altitude -408km

Apogee altitude -410km

Orbital inclination - 51.64°

Orbital speed - 7.66 km/s

Orbital period - 92.68 minutes