When to see the ISS from Río Gallegos
The International Space Station’s next passes over Río Gallegos, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 51.6° S, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow evening at 21:48.
It rises in the west, climbs to 31° and sets in the north-east 6 minutes later.
There are 4 visible passes over Río Gallegos in the next three days.
The highest is on Friday, October 23 at 21:00, at 41°.
- Thursday, October 2221:48–21:54west to north-east, up to 31°
- Friday, October 2321:00–21:07west to north-east, up to 41°
- Friday, October 2322:39–22:41north-west to north-west, up to 11°
- Saturday, October 2421:50–21:55west to north, up to 16°
Times are Río Gallegos time (GMT-3). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 21, 01:08 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 Río Gallegos 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