Xining
When to see the ISS from Xining
The International Space Station’s next passes over Xining, worked out from its latest orbital elements when this page loads, in local time. At 36.6° N, it can pass straight overhead.
Next passes · worked out at
Next visible pass: tomorrow morning at 06:21.
It stays low: it rises in the north, reaches 10° and sets in the north 1 minute later, so look for a clear view that way.
There are 2 visible passes over Xining in the next three days.
- Wednesday, October 2106:21–06:22north to north, up to 10°
- Thursday, October 2205:32–05:35north-west to north, up to 13°
Times are Xining time (GMT+8). 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 Xining 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