International Space Station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "ISS" redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station The International Space Station as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-122. ISS Insignia Station statistics Call sign: Alpha Crew: 3 Launch: 1998-Present Launch pad: Kennedy Space Center Mass: 245,735 kg (540, 617lb) (2008-02-15) 471,736 kg (1,040,000 lb) upon completion [1] Lengt ...