The Greater Tokyo Area in Japan pictured from the International Space Station
iss074e0170877 (Jan. 3, 2026) --- The Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, one of the most populous metropolitan areas on Earth with about 37 million residents, is pictured at approximately 4:31 a.m. local time from the International Space Station. A partially obscured SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (left) is docked to the Harmony module's forward port as both spacecraft soared 265 miles above Earth into an orbital sunrise.
- Date
- Jan 3, 2026
- Center
- JSC
- NASA ID
- iss074e0170877
Tags
Tokyo
night photography
SpaceX
Dragon
International Space Station
Expedition 74
Earth
Japan