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Views of Planet Earth, Live Webcam

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  • Location: International Space Station
  • Source: afarTV
  • Info: Live streaming webcam showing views of planet earth as seen from the Nassa International Space Station (ISS). Watch the incredible view from 260 miles (420 km) above the planet. It takes 90 minutes for the ISS to complete one orbit around the earth. Wgen it passes into the dark side of the earth, you will be able to view lightning storms and the light from towns and cities.


More info: The International Space Station (ISS) circles the earth at around 240 miles above the planet, on the edge of space in low earth orbit.

These are REAL images of Earth as seen from the ISS. This is a mix of live and pre-recorded footage. When the images are live you will see 'LIVE NOW' on the top left of the video. As the Space Station passes into a period of night every 45 mins the live view is unavailable - during this time, and other breaks in transmission, recorded footage is shown .

The bottom left of the screen shows images taken by astronauts on ISS. Bottom middle is the live ISS tracker. Bottom right is the second feed, it shows pre recorded footage and live images when the big screen is live.