ISS
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The ISS (International Space Station) is a large, permanently crewed orbital laboratory and research outpost that serves as a multinational collaboration for scientific experiments and space exploration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Space Station | 0 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
space station ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyStartYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| communicationSystem | Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | modular assembly in orbit ⓘ |
| countryInvolvement |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple European countries ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | up to 7 people ⓘ |
| crewNationality |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ various ESA member states ⓘ |
| crewTransportVehicle |
Crew Dragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soyuz NERFINISHED ⓘ Starliner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | microgravity ⓘ |
| firstCrewArrivalDate | 2000-11-02 ⓘ |
| firstModuleLaunchDate | 1998-11-20 ⓘ |
| firstModuleName | Zarya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModule |
Columbus
NERFINISHED
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Cupola NERFINISHED ⓘ Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kibo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nauka NERFINISHED ⓘ Poisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rassvet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tranquility NERFINISHED ⓘ Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarya NERFINISHED ⓘ Zvezda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Proton rocket
NERFINISHED
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Soyuz rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
CSA
NERFINISHED
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ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA ⓘ Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 92 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | approximately 400 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | about 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitsPerDay | about 15.5 ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| ownership | multinational partnership ⓘ |
| partnerAgency |
CSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionCompletionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Earth and space observation
ⓘ
international cooperation in space ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| researchDiscipline |
Earth science
ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ biology ⓘ human physiology ⓘ materials science ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| resupplyVehicle |
ATV
NERFINISHED
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Cargo Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ HTV NERFINISHED ⓘ Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | inhabited continuously since 2000-11-02 ⓘ |
| typicalCrewSize | 6 to 7 ⓘ |
| typicalSpeed | about 7.66 kilometers per second ⓘ |
| visibleFromEarth | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.