SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Houston

The next good transit near Houston is the ISS crossing the Sun on Tue 13 Oct at 15:20:22.5 GMT-5 (20:20:22.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 32 km NE of central Houston, and the strip is 9.2 km wide. It is 40° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 0.81 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

DATEHOUSTON TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct07:48:06.7TiangongMoon159 km6° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:51:31.7EnvisatMoon127 km34° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct15:20:22.5ISSSun32 km40° SWExcellent 86PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct15:21:24.1ISSMoon94 km35° SPoor 9 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct13:47:08.4ISSSun153 km51° SSWExcellent 100PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct15:45:45.2EnvisatSuninside35° SWFair 31PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct21:10:46.5TiangongMoon62 km33° SSWFair 48PROVISIONAL

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

Where Tuesday’s transit can be seen

HoustonStrip of the ISS transit, Tue 13 Oct 15:20:22 GMT-5 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Houston

    When is the next ISS transit in Houston?

    The next good transit near Houston is the ISS crossing the Sun on Tue 13 Oct at 15:20:22.5 GMT-5 (20:20:22.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 32 km NE of central Houston, and the strip is 9.2 km wide. It is 40° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 0.81 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Houston?

    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 32 km from central Houston, so the strip's edge is 27 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.