How high does the International Space Station orbit?
400 kmAbout 248.5 miles · Land-sized
About 400 km up, circling Earth every 90 minutes.
A red kangaroo would need about 50,000 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
🛰️400 km
🪂Baumgartner's jump
To scale: the ISS's height is about 10× bigger than Baumgartner's jump.
Things about the same size
- How far is it from New York to Boston in a straight line?306 km
- How far is Singapore from Kuala Lumpur?316 km
- How far is it from London to Paris in a straight line?344 km
- How long is the River Thames?346 km
- How long is the Grand Canyon?446 km
- How far is Rome from Milan in a straight line?477 km
- How far is Los Angeles from San Francisco in a straight line?559 km
- How long is Lake Baikal?636 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].