Palmerston North

When to see the ISS from Palmerston North

The International Space Station’s next passes over Palmerston North, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 40.4° S, it can pass straight overhead.

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Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 20:45.

It stays low: it rises in the south-west, reaches 19° and sets in the south-east 5 minutes later, so look for a clear view that way.

There are 5 visible passes over Palmerston North in the next three days.

The highest is tomorrow evening at 22:22, at 84°.

  • Thursday, October 2220:45–20:50south-west to south-east, up to 19°
  • Thursday, October 2222:22–22:28south-west to north-east, up to 84°
  • Friday, October 2321:34–21:41south-west to east, up to 51°
  • Saturday, October 2420:47–20:53south-west to east, up to 33°
  • Saturday, October 2422:24–22:30west to north, up to 31°

Times are Palmerston North time (GMT+13). 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.

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Good to know

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