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When to see the ISS from Buenos Aires

The International Space Station’s next passes over Buenos Aires, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 34.6° S, it can pass straight overhead.

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Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 21:04.

It stays low: it rises in the south, reaches 12° and sets in the south-east 3 minutes later, so look for a clear view that way.

There are 3 visible passes over Buenos Aires in the next three days.

The highest is on Thursday, October 22 at 21:52, at 42°.

  • Wednesday, October 2121:04–21:07south to south-east, up to 12°
  • Thursday, October 2221:52–21:59south-west to east, up to 42°
  • Friday, October 2321:05–21:11south-west to east, up to 25°

Times are Buenos Aires time (GMT-3). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 20, 12:45 UTC. A pass needs a clear sky, and the times move when the station boosts its orbit.

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Good to know

  • A pass can be seen when the station is still in sunlight while the sky over Buenos Aires 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

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