Where Is the ISS Right Now?
The International Space Station is flying over the Earth somewhere at this exact moment. This page shows its live position on an interactive world map, together with its current latitude, longitude, altitude, and speed — recalculated from the latest orbital elements once per second.
Live position — updated every second
These are the station’s coordinates right now, its speed over the ground, and the part of the world it is currently crossing.
A live map of the ISS position
The map shows where the station is right now, its recent path (grey), the projected ground track ahead (blue), and the area of Earth currently in night. The glowing marker follows the station second by second.
Position computed with SGP4 orbital propagation from CelesTrak / NORAD two-line element data, the same method professional satellite-tracking software uses.
Why the answer changes every minute
The ISS completes an orbit of Earth roughly every 90 minutes, travelling at about 28,000 km/h (17,500 mph) at an altitude of around 400-420 km. Because the planet rotates beneath the orbit, each lap crosses a different band of longitude — the station never passes over the same spot again for another day or more. That is why "where is the ISS right now?" has a genuinely different answer every moment, and why a live tracker beats a static diagram.
The station’s ground track is diagonal, tilted about 51.6° to the equator, so it flies over most of the inhabited world between roughly 51° north and south latitude — including Europe, North America, much of Asia, and across the oceans in between. Every position above is recomputed each second from the latest orbital elements — if you want to know exactly how that works, see how ISS tracking works.
Want the full tracked experience? See the complete live map, visible passes, and on-screen AR sky finder.
Track the ISS LiveRelated guides
- Is the ISS visible tonight? — when to go outside and look up.
- ISS pass times — when the station will fly over your location.
- How to see the ISS — a simple, step-by-step spotting guide.
- How ISS tracking works — TLEs, SGP4, and pass prediction.
- How fast does the ISS orbit? — the numbers behind the speed on this page.
- How high is the ISS? — why it orbits where it does.
- The ISS orbit explained — path, inclination, and period.
