When to see the ISS from Tacheng
The International Space Station’s next passes over Tacheng, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 46.7° N, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow morning at 04:16.
It rises in the south-west, climbs to 56° and sets in the east 7 minutes later.
There are 5 visible passes over Tacheng in the next three days.
The highest is on Friday, October 23 at 04:18, at 69°.
- Wednesday, October 2104:16–04:22south-west to east, up to 56°
- Wednesday, October 2105:53–05:59west to north-east, up to 42°
- Thursday, October 2205:05–05:12west to north-east, up to 52°
- Friday, October 2304:18–04:24west to north-east, up to 69°
- Friday, October 2305:55–06:01west to north-east, up to 34°
Times are Tacheng time (GMT+6). Predicted from the orbital elements of Oct 20, 03:28 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 Tacheng 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