SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near New York

The next good transit near New York is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:14:27.8 GMT-4 (19:14:27.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 77 km E of central New York, and the strip is 20 km wide. It is 31° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.84 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

DATENEW YORK TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct16:16:38.7ISSMoon45 km14° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: only 14° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct15:14:27.8EnvisatSun77 km31° SWFair 27LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:30:17.2ISSSun27 km29° SWGood 55LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:30:22.1ISSMoon123 km23° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Thu 15 Oct13:10:34.3ISSSun42 km40° SExcellent 84PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:22:53.6EnvisatSun64 km29° SWFair 25PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct22:15:12.7TiangongMoon143 km13° SWPoor 10 (hidden: only 13° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

New YorkStrip of the Envisat transit, Sat 10 Oct 15:14:28 GMT-4 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in New York

    When is the next ISS transit in New York?

    The next good transit near New York is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:14:27.8 GMT-4 (19:14:27.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 77 km E of central New York, and the strip is 20 km wide. It is 31° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.84 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from New York?

    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 77 km from central New York, so the strip's edge is 67 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.