This live stream combines external views of Earth with interior views from inside the International Space Station (ISS). When crew members are active, the feed may switch to show daily life inside the station’s pressurised modules, offering a rare look at work and movement in microgravity.

At other times, the camera displays real-time external footage of Earth, including cloud systems, oceans, continents, and the thin atmospheric layer surrounding the planet. The ISS orbits at an altitude of approximately 400 kilometres, travelling at speeds of around 28,000 kilometres per hour and completing an orbit roughly every 90-minutes.

Did You Know? The International Space Station is so bright that it can often be seen from Earth with the naked eye as it races across the night sky. Moving at about 28,000 km/h, astronauts aboard the station see around 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.

During communication handovers or signal loss, a placeholder screen may appear until the live feed resumes. From this live view, you can browse more space & astronomy cameras, explore scenic view cameras showing Earth from orbit, or use our live webcams interactive world map to track areas currently visible from space.