SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Vancouver

The next good transit near Vancouver is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 14:00:28.3 GMT-7 (21:00:28.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 154 km SW of central Vancouver, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 33° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.97 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

DATEVANCOUVER TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Fri 9 Oct08:19:53.8ISSSun182 km7° ESEPoor 0 (hidden: only 7° above the horizon)CONFIRMED
Sat 10 Oct15:36:05.4EnvisatMoon150 km19° SWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 0% lit)LIKELY
Sat 10 Oct15:36:29.1EnvisatSun22 km24° SWPoor 21 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct14:00:28.3ISSSun154 km33° SSWGood 65PROVISIONAL
Mon 12 Oct14:01:35.4ISSMoon10 km18° SPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 5% lit)PROVISIONAL
Tue 13 Oct13:13:13.2ISSSun61 km32° SGood 63PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct14:40:56.9EnvisatMoon159 km10° SSEPoor 1 (hidden: only 10° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct15:44:54.3EnvisatSun74 km22° SWPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sat 17 Oct11:40:19.5ISSSun79 km29° SSEGood 55PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct10:52:40.7ISSSun126 km24° SSEFair 43PROVISIONAL

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

Where Monday’s transit can be seen

VancouverStrip of the ISS transit, Mon 12 Oct 14:00:28 GMT-7 at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Vancouver

    When is the next ISS transit in Vancouver?

    The next good transit near Vancouver is the ISS crossing the Sun on Mon 12 Oct at 14:00:28.3 GMT-7 (21:00:28.3 UTC). Its centreline passes 154 km SW of central Vancouver, and the strip is 12 km wide. It is 33° up in the SSW and the crossing lasts 0.97 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Vancouver?

    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 154 km from central Vancouver, so the strip's edge is 147 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.