When to see the ISS from Sŏnbong, North Korea

The International Space Station’s next passes over Sŏnbong, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 42.4° N, it can pass straight overhead.

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Next visible pass: this morning at 05:07.

It rises in the north-west, climbs to 20° and sets in the north-east 5 minutes later.

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

The highest is tomorrow morning at 05:56, at 43°.

  • Wednesday, October 2805:07–05:12north-west to north-east, up to 20°
  • Thursday, October 2904:19–04:24north-west to north-east, up to 18°
  • Thursday, October 2905:56–06:02north-west to east, up to 43°
  • Friday, October 3005:08–05:14north-west to east, up to 31°

Times are Sŏnbong time (GMT+9). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 27, 04:14 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 Sŏnbong 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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