SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Los Angeles

The next good transit near Los Angeles is the ISS crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 16:24:40.3 GMT-7 (23:24:40.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 28 km NE of central Los Angeles, and the strip is 22 km wide. It is 23° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.22 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

DATELOS ANGELES TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct16:24:40.3ISSSun28 km23° WSWFair 39CONFIRMED
Tue 13 Oct15:18:11.0EnvisatSun57 km34° SWFair 30PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:05:17.5ISSSun32 km43° SSWExcellent 92PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:07:01.7ISSMoon136 km24° SSEPoor 11 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:38:39.0EnvisatMoon64 km26° SSEPoor 6 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct13:20:33.8ISSMoon84 km12° SEPoor 3 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct21:41:51.5TiangongMoon105 km15° SWPoor 11 (hidden: only 15° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct12:31:49.7ISSSun127 km47° 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 Los Angeles time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Los Angeles.

Where Friday’s transit can be seen

Los AngelesStrip of the ISS transit, Fri 9 Oct 16:24:40 GMT-7 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Los Angeles

    When is the next ISS transit in Los Angeles?

    The next good transit near Los Angeles is the ISS crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 16:24:40.3 GMT-7 (23:24:40.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 28 km NE of central Los Angeles, and the strip is 22 km wide. It is 23° up in the WSW and the crossing lasts 1.22 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Los Angeles?

    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 28 km from central Los Angeles, so the strip's edge is 17 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.