SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Zurich

The next good transit near Zurich is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:15:53.6 CEST (13:15:53.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 51 km NE of central Zurich, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 29° up in the SW 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

DATEZURICH TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sat 10 Oct15:15:53.6ISSSun51 km29° SWGood 54CONFIRMED
Wed 14 Oct13:43:43.3ISSSun143 km35° SExcellent 71PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct13:46:28.3ISSMoon92 km9° SSEPoor 0 (hidden: only 9° above the horizon)PROVISIONAL
Thu 15 Oct12:56:17.5ISSSun95 km33° SGood 66PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct15:45:53.3EnvisatSun139 km23° SWPoor 19 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct11:23:01.0ISSSun48 km28° SSEGood 52PROVISIONAL

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

Where Saturday’s transit can be seen

ZurichStrip of the ISS transit, Sat 10 Oct 15:15:54 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Zurich

    When is the next ISS transit in Zurich?

    The next good transit near Zurich is the ISS crossing the Sun on Sat 10 Oct at 15:15:53.6 CEST (13:15:53.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 51 km NE of central Zurich, and the strip is 16 km wide. It is 29° up in the SW and the crossing lasts 1.03 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Zurich?

    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 51 km from central Zurich, so the strip's edge is 43 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.