SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Brussels

The next good transit near Brussels is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:14:50.5 CEST (13:14:50.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 83 km SW of central Brussels, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 29° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.04 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

DATEBRUSSELS TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:14:47.6ISSMoon78 km23° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct15:14:50.5ISSSun83 km29° SSWGood 54CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct16:15:52.7EnvisatMoon129 km17° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct16:16:00.2EnvisatSun130 km23° SWPoor 19 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:27:49.3ISSSun98 km30° SSWGood 57LIKELY
Wed 14 Oct13:46:36.4ISSMoon153 km6° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct12:55:26.6ISSSun46 km30° SGood 58PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct12:07:57.8ISSSun144 km27° SSEFair 49PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct16:09:56.3EnvisatSun83 km20° SWPoor 16 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

BrusselsStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 15:14:50 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Brussels

    When is the next ISS transit in Brussels?

    The next good transit near Brussels is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:14:50.5 CEST (13:14:50.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 83 km SW of central Brussels, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 29° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.04 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Brussels?

    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 83 km from central Brussels, so the strip's edge is 75 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.