SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Cairo

The next good transit near Cairo is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:22:04.6 EEST (13:22:04.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 118 km NE of central Cairo, and the strip is 19 km wide. It is 25° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.16 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

DATECAIRO TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct07:34:16.2HubbleMooninside12° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct07:35:01.5HubbleSun93 km8° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 8° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct16:22:04.6ISSSun118 km25° WSWFair 43CONFIRMED
Tue 13 Oct15:16:37.7EnvisatSun38 km37° SWFair 32PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:04:09.3ISSMoon84 km23° SSEPoor 15 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct13:18:07.9ISSMoon92 km9° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct15:25:04.5EnvisatSun143 km35° SWFair 31PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct12:28:40.8ISSSun9.1 km50° SExcellent 100PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

CairoStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 16:22:05 EEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Cairo

    When is the next ISS transit in Cairo?

    The next good transit near Cairo is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:22:04.6 EEST (13:22:04.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 118 km NE of central Cairo, and the strip is 19 km wide. It is 25° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.16 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Cairo?

    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 118 km from central Cairo, so the strip's edge is 108 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.