When to see the ISS from Papeete, French Polynesia
When the International Space Station next crosses the sky over Papeete, in local time, from its latest orbital elements. At 17.5° S, it can pass straight overhead.
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Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 19:37.
It rises in the south, climbs to 26° and sets in the east 6 minutes later.
There are 2 visible passes over Papeete in the next three days.
- Wednesday, October 2819:37–19:42south to east, up to 26°
- Thursday, October 2918:50–18:54south to east, up to 13°
Times are Papeete time (GMT-10). 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.
Good to know
- A pass can be seen when the station is still in sunlight while the sky over Papeete 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.
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