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Last Updated: Tuesday October 23 2001 15:45 GMT

Can I see the ISS from Earth?

The International Space Station
If you spot something large and bright moving across the night sky, it could be the space station.

The best time to view it is shortly before sunrise or after sunset. It orbits the Earth roughly every 90 minutes, about 16 times a day.

Wherever your location on Earth, you can use websites to help find the ISS in the sky.



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