When to see the ISS from Fort William, United Kingdom

The International Space Station’s next passes over Fort William, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 56.8° N it never passes overhead: at most it climbs about 35° above the southern horizon.

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Next visible pass: tonight at 03:47.

It rises in the south-west, climbs to 34° and sets in the east 6 minutes later.

There are 5 visible passes over Fort William in the next three days.

  • Wednesday, October 2803:47–03:53south-west to east, up to 34°
  • Wednesday, October 2805:24–05:29west to south-east, up to 26°
  • Thursday, October 2904:36–04:42west to south-east, up to 29°
  • Thursday, October 2906:13–06:17south-west to south, up to 14°
  • Friday, October 3005:26–05:30west to south, up to 17°

Times are Fort William time (GMT). 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.

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Good to know

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