ISS- Information

Identification
USSPACECOM Catalog No.:25544
International Designation Code:1998-067-A

Satellite Details

Orbit: 335 x 349 km, 51.6°
Category: Space Station
Country/Org. of Origin: USA/CIS/ESA/Japan/Canada
Mass: 90,000 kg
Dimensions: Length 12.5m, max. diameter 4.1m
Intrinsic brightness (Mag): -1.0 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Mag):-5.8 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC): 06:40, November 20, 1998
Launch site:Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan
Launch vehicle: Proton K

Description

The International Space Station

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Picture of satellite
Picture: NASA
 


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