Orbital altitude408,000 m
81.6 billionSpider silk threads
17 billionthsVoyager 1 distances
204 billionE. coli bacteria
408 km above Earth
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ISS Orbit (Single Revolution)
A 90-minute trip around the entire planet/Deep Space
The International Space Station orbits Earth at an altitude of about 408 km, completing one full orbit every 92 minutes at a speed of 7.66 km/s. The crew sees 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day. Each orbit covers a ground track of about 40,000 km. Because of its speed, astronauts age very slightly slower than people on the ground due to time dilation.
Measurements
Orbital velocity7,660 m/s
109Golf ball drives
171Sneeze velocities
1.9 hundredthsSolar winds
27,576 km/h
Orbital period5,520 s
5.8 tenthsTitanic sinkings
11,040Sneeze durations
92 minutes
Distance per orbit42.3 million m
4,780Mount Everests
6 quadrillionChip transistor gates
About 42,300 km
Daily distance675 million m
4.4 quintillionCarbon atoms
369 millionStep ladder heights
844 millionFolding chair heights
About 675,000 km per day