International Space Station 2024 (24-hour live feed from the ISS)
Live stream from the International Space Station, with two simultaneous signals broadcasting 24 hours a day: image of the Earth seen from the Space Station.
International Space Station live (ISS cameras 24 hours a day)
*If the image is black, it is because the Station is flying over an area of the Earth where it is nighttime. If a text message appears, it is because the signal is not reaching Earth properly at that moment. You can watch the last 12 hours of broadcast by rewinding the video.
- LIVE STREAM 1 (high definition outdoor camera installed in the Node 2 module):
> VIEW FULL SCREEN
- LIVE STREAM 2 (outdoor camera):
> VIEW FULL SCREEN
- LIVE STREAM 1 (high definition outdoor camera installed in the Node 2 module):
> VIEW FULL SCREEN
- LIVE STREAM 2 (outdoor camera):
> VIEW FULL SCREEN
Current location of the International Space Station (real-time position and trajectory)
Images from the Space Station in 4K
- 4K cameras: british company Sen has placed three 4K cameras on the International Space Station, with which it records the Earth. It sometimes makes live broadcasts.
- Angles: one camera films the Earth's horizon, another looks directly at the Earth and the third focuses on the forward docking port of the ISS.
- Angles: one camera films the Earth's horizon, another looks directly at the Earth and the third focuses on the forward docking port of the ISS.
How to see the Space Station from Earth
- Conditions for seeing the station: the space station is visible because it reflects sunlight, the same reason we can see the Moon. However, unlike the Moon, the space station is not bright enough: it is only visible at dawn and dusk (when it is illuminated by the Sun but it is nighttime on Earth), and only when it is 40 degrees or more above the horizon.
- What equipment do you need to see the station?: none, as it will appear to the naked eye as if it were a bright star or a moving plane, with the difference that it will move faster than a plane (planes fly at 900 km/hour and the space station does so at 28,000 km/hour).
> VIDEO: THIS IS WHAT THE STATION LOOKS LIKE FROM EARTH
- What equipment do you need to see the station?: none, as it will appear to the naked eye as if it were a bright star or a moving plane, with the difference that it will move faster than a plane (planes fly at 900 km/hour and the space station does so at 28,000 km/hour).
> VIDEO: THIS IS WHAT THE STATION LOOKS LIKE FROM EARTH
When the Space Station passes over your location
- When will it be visible in your city: check this NASA link to find out when the Station will be visible from your location. Enter your city, tap on the icon, and click 'View sighting opportunities'.
- How often can I see it from my location: this can vary from several times a week to just once in a whole month. In any case, the chances are few since the passage through your location has to coincide with sunrise or sunset, as well as being at a certain altitude.
- How often can I see it from my location: this can vary from several times a week to just once in a whole month. In any case, the chances are few since the passage through your location has to coincide with sunrise or sunset, as well as being at a certain altitude.
The altitud at which the Space Station is
- Altitude: The International Space Station is actually very close to Earth, at an altitude of between 370 and 460 kilometres, depending on the orbit. For comparison, commercial aircraft fly at an altitude of 10-12 km, GPS satellites orbit at 20,000 km and the Meteosat weather satellite orbits at 36,000 kilometres. The Moon, on the other hand, is at an average distance of 384,402 km.
Walk around the International Space Station (December 2023)
Data from the International Space Station (ISS)
- Year of launch of the first module: 1998
- Creation of the ISS: The United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and several ESA Member States joined forces to build the Station.
- Russia and China: Russia has announced that it will continue as a partner of the Station until 2028, when it plans to begin construction of its own. The first modules of the Russian station will be launched between 2027 and 2030. China, for its part, began construction of its own in 2021.
- Presence of astronauts: uninterrupted since 2000, over numerous expeditions.
- Circumnavigation of the Earth: it takes 90 minutes to complete one full orbit of the Earth (the crew members currently present see 16 sunrises or sunsets each day).
- Speed: 28.000 km/h
- Creation of the ISS: The United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and several ESA Member States joined forces to build the Station.
- Russia and China: Russia has announced that it will continue as a partner of the Station until 2028, when it plans to begin construction of its own. The first modules of the Russian station will be launched between 2027 and 2030. China, for its part, began construction of its own in 2021.
- Presence of astronauts: uninterrupted since 2000, over numerous expeditions.
- Circumnavigation of the Earth: it takes 90 minutes to complete one full orbit of the Earth (the crew members currently present see 16 sunrises or sunsets each day).
- Speed: 28.000 km/h
Más información
- Official website of the International Space Station (NASA)
- News blog of the International Space Station (NASA)
- ISS. Eyes on the Solar System (NASA)
- International Space Station National Laboratory (NASA)
- X (Twitter)* of the International Space Station (NASA)
- X (Twitter)* of research and science of the International Space Station (NASA)
- X (Twitter)* of the International Space Station National Laboratory (NASA)
*Tweets are only updated when logged in
- News blog of the International Space Station (NASA)
- ISS. Eyes on the Solar System (NASA)
- International Space Station National Laboratory (NASA)
- X (Twitter)* of the International Space Station (NASA)
- X (Twitter)* of research and science of the International Space Station (NASA)
- X (Twitter)* of the International Space Station National Laboratory (NASA)
*Tweets are only updated when logged in
