Yes, it's Mars. Mars is in the eastern sky and is a distinct orange.
Venus would be more south south west and visible close to sunset.
The easiest way to tell the difference between a star and a planet visibly is if it twinkles. Stars twinkle, planets for the most part do not.
The Space Station orbits very quickly so you would see it move against the field of stars, moving across the sky in a few minutes.
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