SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Madrid

The next good transit near Madrid is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:51:30.6 CEST (14:51:30.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 43 km NE of central Madrid, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the SW 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

DATEMADRID TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:51:30.6ISSSun43 km28° SWGood 53CONFIRMED
Mon 12 Oct16:37:24.9EnvisatSuninside30° SWFair 26LIKELY
Thu 15 Oct14:31:48.8ISSSun103 km40° SExcellent 83PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:35:06.6ISSMoon104 km8° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 8° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct16:45:50.3EnvisatSun142 km28° SWPoor 24 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct12:58:17.5ISSSun44 km38° SSEExcellent 79PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

MadridStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 16:51:31 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Madrid

    When is the next ISS transit in Madrid?

    The next good transit near Madrid is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 16:51:30.6 CEST (14:51:30.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 43 km NE of central Madrid, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 28° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.04 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Madrid?

    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 43 km from central Madrid, so the strip's edge is 35 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.