Sizes / Space

How big is the International Space Station?

109 m wide · 358 ft

The main truss spans 109 meters end to end.

Compared with things you know

• The International Space Station is about 9.1× the length of a city bus City bus: 12 m
• The International Space Station is about 6.0× the length of a bowling lane Bowling lane: 18.3 m
• The International Space Station is about 4.6× the length of a tennis court Tennis court: 23.8 m
• The International Space Station is about 2.2× the length of an Olympic pool Olympic pool: 50 m

Similar space

1. Saturn V rocket 111 m tall 364 ft
2. Starship 121 m tall 397 ft
3. Falcon 9 rocket 70 m tall 230 ft
4. Space Shuttle orbiter 37.2 m long 122 ft
5. Asteroid Bennu 490 m across 1,608 ft
6. James Webb sunshield 21 m long 68.9 ft