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International Space Station

NASA

Median orbit
386 km · 51.6°
Active
22
Inactive
2
Decayed
140
On orbit
24
Total launched
164
Launches
157
Launched 30 d
0
Launched 365 d
13
First launch
20 Nov 1998
Last launch
14 Jul 2026
Activity scorederived
5.9
launch cadence index
Snapshot
12 Sept 2026 00:05 UTC

Deployment

Deployment timeline

Cumulative satellites launched

Cumulative satellites launched by month0501001501998201420172019202220242026

Launched per month

Satellites launched per month024681998-112014-072017-102019-112022-022024-032026-07

Orbits

Orbital shells

Perigee altitude · satellites per 25 km

Perigee altitude histogram0510300 km400 km500 km600 km700 km

Inclination · satellites per 5°

Inclination histogram05101545°50°55°60°

Largest shells (perigee × inclination)

PerigeeInclinationSatellites
420 km52.00°10
390 km41.00°5

Shells bucket current elements to 20 km × 1°. Orbit classes are derived.

Launches

Launch history · 157 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellitesActive
2026-16214 Jul 2026Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2026-11324 May 2026Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center11
2026-10715 May 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2026-10211 May 2026Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan11
2026-09325 Apr 2026Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)11
2026-07911 Apr 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2026-05822 Mar 2026Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2026-03113 Feb 2026Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida11
2025-27527 Nov 2025Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2025-24631 Oct 2025Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center11
2025-24126 Oct 2025Tanegashima Space Center10
2025-20814 Sept 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2025-20411 Sept 2025Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2025-18624 Aug 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2025-16601 Aug 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2025-14603 Jul 2025Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2025-08021 Apr 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2025-07208 Apr 2025Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2025-04914 Mar 2025Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2025-04127 Feb 2025Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2024-21521 Nov 2024Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2024-20005 Nov 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2024-17828 Sept 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2024-16211 Sept 2024Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2024-14515 Aug 2024Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2024-13904 Aug 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2024-10330 May 2024Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2024-05523 Mar 2024Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)10
2024-05421 Mar 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10
2024-04204 Mar 2024Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida10

Showing the 30 most recent launches.

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites in this constellation →
SatelliteNORADStatusLaunchedPerigeeApogeeIncl.
SOYUZ-MS 29100057Active14 Jul 2026416 km423 km51.63°
SHENZHOU-23 (SZ-23)69180Active24 May 2026386 km390 km41.47°
DRAGON CRS-3469103Decayed15 May 2026416 km422 km51.63°
TIANZHOU-1069049Active11 May 2026386 km390 km41.47°
PROGRESS-MS 3468837Active25 Apr 2026416 km423 km51.63°
CYGNUS NG-2468689Active11 Apr 2026416 km423 km51.63°
PROGRESS-MS 3368319Decayed22 Mar 2026416 km423 km51.63°
CREW DRAGON 1267796Active13 Feb 2026416 km423 km51.63°
SOYUZ-MS 2866664Decayed27 Nov 2025416 km423 km51.63°
SZ-21 MODULE66515Active31 Oct 2025309 km325 km41.47°
HTV-X166174Decayed26 Oct 2025368 km378 km51.64°
CYGNUS NG-2365616Decayed14 Sept 2025412 km422 km51.63°

Reentries

Decays by month

140 decays recorded · per month

Decayed satellites per month01232009-112016-062018-082020-072023-022025-022026-09

Timeline

Events

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