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DID YOU KNOW?The InternationalSpace Station circlesEarth about every 90minutes.SPACEsomanyfacts.com

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The International Space Station circles Earth about every 90 minutes.

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The ISS travels at about 28,000 km/h, roughly 7.7 km every second, completing about 15 or 16 orbits a day. You can often see it from the ground as a bright, fast-moving dot.

Source: International Space Station (Wikipedia)

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