SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Seattle

The next good transit near Seattle is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 14:00:46.0 GMT-7 (21:00:46.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 44 km SW of central Seattle, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 33° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.96 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

DATESEATTLE TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:35:39.0EnvisatMoon68 km20° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:36:02.6EnvisatSun49 km25° SWPoor 22 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct14:48:30.1ISSMoon153 km24° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 2% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct14:00:46.0ISSSun44 km33° SSWGood 66PROVISIONAL
Mon 12 Oct14:01:45.1ISSMoon96 km19° SPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 5% lit)PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:40:46.0EnvisatMoon156 km12° SSEPoor 1 (hidden: only 12° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct14:01:30.4EnvisatMooninside6° SEPoor 0 (hidden: only 6° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:44:27.8EnvisatSun154 km23° SWPoor 20 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct11:40:28.0ISSSun37 km30° SSEGood 58PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct15:30:00.1EnvisatSun157 km22° SWPoor 19 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Monday’s transit can be seen

SeattleStrip of the ISS transit, Mon 12 Oct 14:00:46 GMT-7 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Seattle

    When is the next ISS transit in Seattle?

    The next good transit near Seattle is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 14:00:46.0 GMT-7 (21:00:46.0 UTC). Its centreline passes 44 km SW of central Seattle, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 33° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.96 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Seattle?

    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 44 km from central Seattle, so the strip's edge is 38 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.