When to see the ISS from Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana

The International Space Station’s next passes over Selebi-Phikwe, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 22° S, it can pass straight overhead.

Open the live map

Next passes · worked out at

Next visible pass: tonight at 19:12.

It stays low: it rises in the south, reaches 12° and sets in the east 3 minutes later, so look for a clear view that way.

There are 3 visible passes over Selebi-Phikwe in the next three days.

The highest is tomorrow evening at 19:59, at 78°.

  • Wednesday, October 2819:12–19:15south to east, up to 12°
  • Thursday, October 2919:59–20:06south-west to north-east, up to 78°
  • Friday, October 3019:12–19:18south-west to north-east, up to 45°

Times are Selebi-Phikwe time (GMT+2). 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.

Live
Open the live map

Good to know

  • A pass can be seen when the station is still in sunlight while the sky over Selebi-Phikwe 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

Other places nearby