SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Osaka

The next good transit near Osaka is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 14:13:52.3 GMT+9 (05:13:52.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 144 km E of central Osaka, and the strip is 18 km wide. It is 34° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.65 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

DATEOSAKA TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sun 11 Oct14:13:27.5EnvisatMoon131 km31° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:13:52.3EnvisatSun144 km34° SWFair 30LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct13:49:38.4ISSSun78 km38° SWExcellent 78PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct13:50:28.0ISSMoon29 km32° SPoor 2 (hidden: the Moon is only 7% lit)PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct14:22:19.0EnvisatSun22 km33° SWFair 28PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct12:16:36.5ISSSun111 km46° SExcellent 99PROVISIONAL

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

Where Sunday’s transit can be seen

OsakaStrip of the Envisat transit, Sun 11 Oct 14:13:52 GMT+9 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Osaka

    When is the next ISS transit in Osaka?

    The next good transit near Osaka is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sun 11 Oct at 14:13:52.3 GMT+9 (05:13:52.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 144 km E of central Osaka, and the strip is 18 km wide. It is 34° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.65 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Osaka?

    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 144 km from central Osaka, so the strip's edge is 135 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.