When to see the ISS from Saint Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

The International Space Station’s next passes over Saint Andrews, Scotland, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 56.3° N it never passes overhead: at most it climbs about 38° above the southern horizon.

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Next visible pass: this morning at 06:14.

It stays low: it rises in the south-west, reaches 13° and sets in the south 3 minutes later, so look for a clear view that way.

There are 4 visible passes over Saint Andrews, Scotland in the next three days.

The highest is tomorrow morning at 03:49, at 34°.

  • Thursday, October 2906:14–06:17south-west to south, up to 13°
  • Friday, October 3003:49–03:55west to south-east, up to 34°
  • Friday, October 3005:26–05:31west to south, up to 17°
  • Saturday, October 3104:38–04:44west to south-east, up to 21°

Times are Saint Andrews, Scotland time (GMT). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 28, 11:12 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 Saint Andrews, Scotland 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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