When to see the ISS from Ficksburg, South Africa

The International Space Station’s next passes over Ficksburg, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 28.9° S, it can pass straight overhead.

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Next visible pass: tonight at 19:09.

It rises in the south, climbs to 28° and sets in the east 6 minutes later.

There are 4 visible passes over Ficksburg in the next three days.

The highest is on Friday, October 30 at 19:10, at 72°.

  • Wednesday, October 2819:09–19:15south to east, up to 28°
  • Wednesday, October 2820:46–20:51west to north, up to 17°
  • Thursday, October 2919:58–20:04south-west to north, up to 33°
  • Friday, October 3019:10–19:17south-west to north-east, up to 72°

Times are Ficksburg time (GMT+2). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 27, 19:43 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 Ficksburg 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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