The International Space Station has traveled 6.4 billion kilometers around Earth

Since its inception, the International Space Station has orbited Earth 150,000 times, covering a total of 6.4 billion kilometers.

Roscosmos notes: "This is 30 times farther than the average distance between Earth and Mars, four times farther than the distance between Earth and Saturn, and roughly equivalent to the orbit of Pluto."

The station's jubilee orbit, from the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the Indian Ocean on March 11, 2025, lasted from 1:32 PM to 1:05 PM Moscow time. The ISS orbits Earth on average 16 times per day. The ISS's birth date is November 20, 1998, the date of the launch of the first module of the future ISS into low-Earth orbit. This was the Russian Zarya module.

It's worth noting that the International Space Station currently weighs more than 440 tons, and its living space measures 388 cubic meters. Fourteen countries contributed to its construction, at a cost of more than $150 billion. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is considered the most expensive project ever undertaken by humans.

The station's solar panels currently cover more than 2,500 square meters, equivalent to half the area of ​​a football field. The International Space Station has become the brightest star in the sky, surpassing even Venus in this regard.