SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Paris

The next good transit near Paris is the ISS crossing the Sun on Wed 14 Oct at 13:42:35.2 CEST (11:42:35.2 UTC). Its centreline passes 11 km NE of central Paris, and the strip is 11 km wide. It is 33° up in the S and the crossing lasts 1.03 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

DATEPARIS TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct16:15:45.6EnvisatSuninside25° SWPoor 21 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct14:31:35.1ISSMoon82 km15° SSEPoor 1 (hidden: the Moon is only 9% lit)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:42:35.2ISSSun11 km33° SGood 64PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:44:54.0ISSMoon149 km6° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct15:20:26.7EnvisatMoon23 km12° SSEPoor 1 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct16:24:10.8EnvisatSun107 km22° SWPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct12:09:34.2ISSSun130 km29° SSEGood 55PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct11:21:53.9ISSSun81 km24° SEFair 41PROVISIONAL

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

Where Wednesday’s transit can be seen

ParisStrip of the ISS transit, Wed 14 Oct 13:42:35 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Paris

    When is the next ISS transit in Paris?

    The next good transit near Paris is the ISS crossing the Sun on Wed 14 Oct at 13:42:35.2 CEST (11:42:35.2 UTC). Its centreline passes 11 km NE of central Paris, and the strip is 11 km wide. It is 33° up in the S and the crossing lasts 1.03 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Paris?

    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 11 km from central Paris, so the strip's edge is 5.3 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.