SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Seoul

The next good transit near Seoul is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:52:43.8 GMT+9 (05:52:43.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 22 km E of central Seoul, and the strip is 18 km wide. It is 33° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.72 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

DATESEOUL TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct14:52:43.8EnvisatSun22 km33° SWFair 29LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:22:24.6ISSMoon120 km26° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct14:35:05.1ISSSun91 km34° SWGood 68LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct14:35:35.8ISSMoon123 km30° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 3% lit)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct14:36:43.7EnvisatMoon119 km29° SPoor 1 (hidden: the Moon is only 7% lit)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:01:10.1EnvisatSun133 km31° SWFair 27PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct13:02:20.1ISSSun113 km43° SSWExcellent 94PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct21:23:12.6TiangongMoon60 km15° SWPoor 12 (hidden: only 15° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

SeoulStrip of the Envisat transit, Sat 10 Oct 14:52:44 GMT+9 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Seoul

    When is the next ISS transit in Seoul?

    The next good transit near Seoul is the Envisat crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 14:52:43.8 GMT+9 (05:52:43.8 UTC). Its centreline passes 22 km E of central Seoul, and the strip is 18 km wide. It is 33° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.72 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Seoul?

    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 22 km from central Seoul, so the strip's edge is 13 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.