SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Miami

The next good transit near Miami is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 15:49:06.5 GMT-4 (19:49:06.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 127 km W of central Miami, and the strip is 15 km wide. It is 40° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.43 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

DATEMIAMI TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct15:49:06.5EnvisatSun127 km40° SWFair 35LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct17:08:18.7ISSSun99 km24° WSWFair 41LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct17:08:28.6ISSMoon38 km20° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct07:53:26.5HubbleSun116 km7° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct15:33:38.8EnvisatMoon107 km41° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 5% lit)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:48:40.0ISSSun52 km48° SWExcellent 100PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct14:03:37.4ISSMoon131 km13° SEPoor 7 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct14:39:30.4EnvisatMoon157 km19° SEPoor 9 (hidden: it crosses the dark side of the Moon)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct15:43:04.4EnvisatSun62 km38° SWFair 33PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct20:36:29.0TiangongMoon109 km39° SSWGood 62PROVISIONAL

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

Where Friday’s transit can be seen

MiamiStrip of the Envisat transit, Fri 9 Oct 15:49:07 GMT-4 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Miami

    When is the next ISS transit in Miami?

    The next good transit near Miami is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Fri 9 Oct at 15:49:06.5 GMT-4 (19:49:06.5 UTC). Its centreline passes 127 km W of central Miami, and the strip is 15 km wide. It is 40° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.43 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Miami?

    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 127 km from central Miami, so the strip's edge is 120 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.