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    • International Space Station with the Earth behind it.
    Rights: Public domain Published 30 November 2011, Updated 28 April 2023 Size: 1.3 MB Referencing Hub media

    The International Space Station orbits the Earth at a height of about 360 km. It travels at 28,000 km/h and takes 90 minutes for each orbit.

    Image courtesy of NASA.

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