Watch live video from cameras on board the orbiting laboratory.

Sign up for this NASA service to be notified of when the Station will be visible overhead! Observe the Space Station's movements live on a world map. Here are some sites and Web applications that will help you track the Station or catch a glimpse of it.įind out when the Station will be passing over your area in the next two weeks. It is usually the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon-bright enough to be seen in urban areas even through all the light pollution. JDepending on your location on the Earth's surface, a spacecraft's position in orbit and the time of day, you may be able to see the International Space Station (ISS) or visiting vehicles as they orbit about 240 statute miles above the planet. To the naked eye, the Space Station looks like a big white dot that moves quickly across the sky without changing direction, unlike aircraft, for example.

(Credit: Andrew Yee)ĭid you know that you can see the International Space Station ( ISS) in the night sky as it passes over your area at a distance of approximately 400 km from Earth?

The ISS shoots over Toronto in this time-lapse photo taken on February 13, 2013.

Earth view from space station