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ISS and satellite transits near Frankfurt

The next good transit near Frankfurt is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 14:28:32.3 CEST (12:28:32.3 UTC). Central Frankfurt is inside its visible strip. It is 30° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.00 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

DATEFRANKFURT TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:15:28.0ISSMoon34 km23° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)CONFIRMED
Sun 11 Oct14:28:32.3ISSSuninside30° SSWGood 58LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct16:00:56.1EnvisatSun147 km22° SWPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct12:56:11.6ISSSun155 km32° SGood 63PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct12:08:43.6ISSSun52 km29° SSEGood 55PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct15:46:27.8EnvisatSun154 km21° SWPoor 17 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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 Frankfurt time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Frankfurt.

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

FrankfurtStrip of the ISS transit, Sun 11 Oct 14:28:32 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Frankfurt

    When is the next ISS transit in Frankfurt?

    The next good transit near Frankfurt is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 14:28:32.3 CEST (12:28:32.3 UTC). Central Frankfurt is inside its visible strip. It is 30° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 1.00 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Frankfurt?

    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 over central Frankfurt itself.

    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.