COSPAR ID 1998-067A SATCAT no. 25544 Call sign Alpha, Station Crew Fully crewed: 6 Currently aboard: 5 (Expedition 63) Launch 20 November 1998; 21 years ago Launch pad Baikonur, Site 1/5 and Site 81/23 Kennedy, LC-39 and CCAFS SLC-41 (future) Mass 419,725 kg (925,335 lb.)[1] Length 73.0 m (239.4 ft)[1] Width 109.0 m (357.5 ft)[1] Pressurised volume 915.6 m3 (32,333 cu ft)[1] Atmospheric pressure 101.3 kPa (14.7 psi; 1.0 atm) oxygen 21%, nitrogen 79% Perigee altitude 408 km (253.5 mi) AMSL[2] Apogee altitude 410 km (254.8 mi) AMSL[2] Orbital inclination 51.64° [2] Orbital speed 7.66 km/s [2] (27,600 km/h; 17,100 mph) Orbital period 92.68 minutes [2] Orbits per day 15.54 [2] Orbit epoch 14 May 2019 13:09:29 UTC [2] Days in orbit 21 years, 7 months, 25 days (15 July 2020) Days occupied 19 years, 8 months, 13 days (15 July 2020) No. of orbits 116,178 as of May 2019[2]