When to see the ISS from Melbourne
The International Space Station’s next passes over Melbourne, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 37.8° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tonight at 21:06.
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 6 visible passes over Melbourne in the next three days.
The highest is tonight at 22:41, at 50°.
- Wednesday, October 2121:06–21:09south to south-east, up to 12°
- Wednesday, October 2122:41–22:48south-west to north-east, up to 50°
- Thursday, October 2220:19–20:20south to south, up to 10°
- Thursday, October 2221:54–22:00south-west to east, up to 31°
- Friday, October 2321:07–21:12south-west to east, up to 22°
- Friday, October 2322:43–22:50south-west to north-east, up to 48°
Times are Melbourne time (GMT+11). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 20, 15:51 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 Melbourne 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