When to see the ISS from Jamestown, Saint Helena, St. Helena
The International Space Station’s next passes over Jamestown, Saint Helena, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 15.9° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tonight at 19:33.
It stays low: it rises in the south, reaches 14° and sets in the east 4 minutes later, so look for a clear view that way.
There are 3 visible passes over Jamestown, Saint Helena in the next three days.
The highest is on Saturday, October 31 at 19:34, at 65°.
- Thursday, October 2919:33–19:37south to east, up to 14°
- Friday, October 3020:21–20:28south-west to north-east, up to 50°
- Saturday, October 3119:34–19:40south-west to north-east, up to 65°
Times are Jamestown, Saint Helena time (GMT). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 28, 11:12 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 Jamestown, Saint Helena 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