Earth View - International Space Station

Oceans, deserts, cloud bands and city lights roll past below in this live view of Earth from the International Space Station, as cameras on the outside of the station look down on the planet from orbit.

The station flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth at around 17,100 mph (27,600 km/h). At that speed it circles the planet roughly every 93 minutes, about 15 and a half times a day.

Because it moves so fast, the view switches from day to night and back many times a day. When the station is over the dark side of the planet, the screen goes black or shows the glow of cities, lightning storms and sometimes the aurora below.

Did You Know? The crew on board see around 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day.

See more live space cams, explore the Sky collection, or explore our Live Webcam Map.

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