Orbit Altitude: ~ 350 Km
Orbit Inclination: 51.6°
Period: 92.0 minutes
Perigee: 384.0 km
Apogee: 396.0 km

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The International Space Station is the largest and most complex international scientific project in history. The station represents a move of unprecedented scale off the home planet. Led by the United ... States, the International Space Station draws upon the scientific and technological resources of 16 nations: Canada, Japan, Russia, 11 nations of the European Space Agency and Brazil.

The goals of the International Space Station are:

1. Find solutions to crucial problems in medicine, ecology and other areas of science.

2. Lay the foundation for developing space-based commerce and enterprise.

3. Create greater worldwide demand for space-related education at all levels by cultivating the excitement, wonder and discovery that the ISS symbolizes.

4. Foster world peace through high-profile, long-term international cooperation in space.

[Summary provided by Boeing and NASA]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station