SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Dallas

The next good transit near Dallas is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:52:36.0 GMT-5 (20:52:36.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 78 km W of central Dallas, and the strip is 17 km wide. It is 36° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.59 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

DATEDALLAS TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:52:20.4EnvisatMooninside32° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:52:36.0EnvisatSun78 km36° SWFair 31LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct15:19:37.0ISSSun81 km40° SWExcellent 85PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:33:38.3ISSMoon118 km24° SSEPoor 11 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct22:09:15.7TiangongMoon102 km16° SWPoor 13 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct12:58:42.3ISSSun119 km47° SExcellent 100PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct15:46:34.4EnvisatSun113 km33° SWFair 29PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

DallasStrip of the Envisat transit, Sat 10 Oct 15:52:36 GMT-5 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Dallas

    When is the next ISS transit in Dallas?

    The next good transit near Dallas is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:52:36.0 GMT-5 (20:52:36.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 78 km W of central Dallas, and the strip is 17 km wide. It is 36° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.59 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Dallas?

    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 78 km from central Dallas, so the strip's edge is 69 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.