San Rafael

When to see the ISS from San Rafael

The International Space Station’s next passes over San Rafael, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 34.6° S, it can pass straight overhead.

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Next visible pass: tonight at 22:38.

It rises in the south-west, climbs to 29° and sets in the east 6 minutes later.

There are 4 visible passes over San Rafael in the next three days.

The highest is on Friday, October 23 at 22:40, at 84°.

  • Wednesday, October 2122:38–22:44south-west to east, up to 29°
  • Thursday, October 2221:51–21:56south to east, up to 19°
  • Friday, October 2321:04–21:08south to south-east, up to 13°
  • Friday, October 2322:40–22:46south-west to north-east, up to 84°

Times are San Rafael time (GMT-3). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 20, 12:45 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 San Rafael 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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