| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | International Space Station (ISS [first element Zarya]) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Multinational |
| Operator/Owner | NASA/Multinational |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Science |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Intermediate |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 401 |
| Apogee (km) | 422 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015483300154833 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 51.6 |
| Period (minutes) | 92.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 20-11-1998 |
| Expected Lifetime | 30+ yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems (prime)/Multinational |
| Country of Contractor | Multinational |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Proton |
| COSPAR Number | 1998-067A |
| NORAD Number | 25544 |
| Comments | Final size of a Boeing 747; first component. |