SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near London

The next good transit near London is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:14:08.6 BST (13:14:08.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 26 km NE of central London, 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

DATEUK TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct14:14:08.6ISSSun26 km29° SSWGood 53CONFIRMED
Tue 13 Oct13:31:14.8ISSMoon140 km12° SSEPoor 1 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct12:42:02.7ISSSun129 km31° SGood 60PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:20:43.1EnvisatMoon60 km9° SSEPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct11:54:40.4ISSSun60 km28° SSEGood 53PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:25:00.4EnvisatSun105 km20° SWPoor 17 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct10:21:39.2ISSSun73 km21° SEFair 34PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

LondonStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 14:14:09 BST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in London

    When is the next ISS transit in London?

    The next good transit near London is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:14:08.6 BST (13:14:08.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 26 km NE of central London, 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 London?

    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 26 km from central London, so the strip's edge is 18 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.