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How Big Is the International Space Station?

The International Space Station is about 358 ft (109 m) long. That is about 64 times as long as the average man is tall. The space station orbiting Earth since 1998.

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How big is the International Space Station compared to the average man?

The International Space Station is about 64 times as long as the average man is tall. The International Space Station is 63.7× the size of the average man: about 64 average men lined up would match it.

International Space Station size facts

The ISS is about 109 meters (356 ft) across, about the size of a football field.
It circles Earth about every 90 minutes.

How does the International Space Station compare to other things?

The International Space Station next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to International Space Station
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	12.8 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	117,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	81.2× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	3× bigger
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	272 ft (83 m) bigger
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	246 ft (75 m) bigger
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	208 ft (63.5 m) bigger
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	197 ft (60 m) bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	97 ft (29.5 m) bigger
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	85 ft (26 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	39 ft (12 m) bigger
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	23 ft (7 m) bigger
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) bigger
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	43 ft (13 m) smaller
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	52 ft (16 m) smaller
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	82 ft (25 m) smaller
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	118 ft (36 m) smaller
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	119 ft (36.3 m) smaller
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	126 ft (38.3 m) smaller
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	128 ft (39 m) smaller
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	144 ft (44 m) smaller
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	174 ft (52.9 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	8.9× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	63.7× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	68.6× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.