When to see the ISS from Piton Saint-Leu, Réunion
The International Space Station’s next passes over Piton Saint-Leu, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 21.2° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 20:27.
It rises in the south-west, climbs to 48° and sets in the north-east 6 minutes later.
There are 4 visible passes over Piton Saint-Leu in the next three days.
The highest is on Friday, October 30 at 19:40, at 71°.
- Thursday, October 2920:27–20:34south-west to north-east, up to 48°
- Friday, October 3019:40–19:46south-west to north-east, up to 71°
- Saturday, October 3118:52–18:59south to north-east, up to 32°
- Saturday, October 3120:31–20:33west to north-west, up to 11°
Times are Piton Saint-Leu time (GMT+4). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 27, 19:43 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 Piton Saint-Leu 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