SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Santiago

The next good transit near Santiago is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Wed 14 Oct at 16:43:11.0 GMT-3 (19:43:11.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 124 km E of central Santiago, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 38° up in the WNW and the crossing lasts 1.56 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

DATESANTIAGO TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sun 11 Oct13:51:38.2TiangongMoon136 km71° NNEPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct19:20:04.7TiangongMoon85 km33° WPoor 1 (hidden: the Moon is only 6% lit)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct16:43:11.0EnvisatSun124 km38° WNWFair 33PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct18:56:51.3TiangongSun63 km11° WPoor 5 (hidden: only 11° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct11:31:43.2TiangongSun75 km54° NEExcellent 77PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct16:04:22.5EnvisatMoon84 km72° ENEPoor 17 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct17:58:59.9TiangongSun123 km23° WFair 28PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct17:01:13.3TiangongMoon20 km72° ENEGood 52PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct01:46:13.7ISSMoon102 km8° WSWPoor 0 (hidden: only 8° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct10:10:47.2TiangongSun29 km39° ENEGood 60PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct16:38:11.3TiangongSun57 km41° WNWGood 64PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct16:53:13.4ISSMoon49 km49° EExcellent 100PROVISIONAL

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

Where Wednesday’s transit can be seen

SantiagoStrip of the Envisat transit, Wed 14 Oct 16:43:11 GMT-3 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Santiago

    When is the next ISS transit in Santiago?

    The next good transit near Santiago is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Wed 14 Oct at 16:43:11.0 GMT-3 (19:43:11.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 124 km E of central Santiago, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 38° up in the WNW and the crossing lasts 1.56 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Santiago?

    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 124 km from central Santiago, so the strip's edge is 116 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.