When to see the ISS from Grootfontein, Namibia
When the International Space Station next crosses the sky over Grootfontein, in local time, from its latest orbital elements. At 19.6° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 20:46.
It rises in the south-west, climbs to 44° and sets in the north-east 6 minutes later.
There are 2 visible passes over Grootfontein in the next three days.
- Wednesday, October 2820:46–20:52south-west to north-east, up to 44°
- Thursday, October 2919:59–20:04south to east, up to 22°
Times are Grootfontein time (GMT+2). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 26, 14:18 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 Grootfontein 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