When to see the ISS from Altai, Mongolia
When the International Space Station next crosses the sky over Altai, in local time, from its latest orbital elements. At 46.4° N, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: this morning at 05:26.
It rises in the north-west, climbs to 50° and sets in the east 7 minutes later.
There are 4 visible passes over Altai in the next three days.
The highest is on Saturday, October 31 at 05:28, at 86°.
- Thursday, October 2905:26–05:33north-west to east, up to 50°
- Friday, October 3004:39–04:45north-west to east, up to 40°
- Friday, October 3006:15–06:22west to south-east, up to 57°
- Saturday, October 3105:28–05:35north-west to south-east, up to 86°
Times are Altai time (GMT+7). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 28, 11:12 UTC. A pass needs a clear sky, and the times move when the station boosts its orbit.
Good to know
- A pass can be seen when the station is still in sunlight while the sky over Altai is dark, in the hours after sunset or before dawn. It looks like a bright, steady star crossing the sky in a few minutes.
- The times are predicted from the latest published orbital elements, not observed, and cloud isn’t taken into account.
- Passes are counted from 10° above the horizon, where buildings and haze stop hiding them.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Where is the ISS now?, Satellite tracker, Day and night, live