When to see the ISS from Apia, Samoa
When the International Space Station next crosses the sky over Apia, in local time, from its latest orbital elements. At 13.8° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 20:11.
It rises in the south, climbs to 21° and sets in the east 5 minutes later.
There are 2 visible passes over Apia in the next three days.
- Thursday, October 2920:11–20:16south to east, up to 21°
- Friday, October 3019:25–19:26south-east to south-east, up to 10°
Times are Apia time (GMT+13). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 27, 04:14 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 Apia 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