SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Barcelona

The next good transit near Barcelona is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:14:08.7 CEST (14:14:08.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 18 km W of central Barcelona, and the strip is 20 km wide. It is 30° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.86 s.

Orbit data age: ISS 0 h · Tiangong 27 h · Hubble 23 h · Envisat 19 h. Orbit data is checked every 10 minutes and a satellite’s paths are recomputed as soon as its orbit data changes. Last updated: .

Upcoming transits within 150 km

DATEBARCELONA TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:14:08.7EnvisatSun18 km30° SWFair 26LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct16:05:08.3ISSSun109 km32° SWGood 62LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct16:05:31.9ISSMoon18 km27° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Thu 15 Oct16:22:34.4EnvisatSun156 km28° SWPoor 24 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct13:45:11.1ISSSun12 km40° SExcellent 84PROVISIONAL

2 of these are hidden on the main finder by its quality filter (too low, a barely lit Moon, or a weak crossing). Times are Barcelona time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Barcelona.

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

BarcelonaStrip of the Envisat transit, Sat 10 Oct 16:14:09 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Barcelona

    When is the next ISS transit in Barcelona?

    The next good transit near Barcelona is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:14:08.7 CEST (14:14:08.7 UTC). Its centreline passes 18 km W of central Barcelona, and the strip is 20 km wide. It is 30° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.86 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Barcelona?

    Usually a short way. The strip where a transit is visible is only a few to around 20 km wide, so it rarely crosses your own street. The next good one passes 18 km from central Barcelona, so the strip's edge is 7.5 km away.

    Can I see a transit without a telescope?

    The crossing lasts about a second and the station appears tiny, so a telescope or a long lens on a camera is needed to see its shape. Never look at the Sun without a certified ISO 12312-2 solar filter.