UK ISS Pass details for October 2015
The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during August 2015.
The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built, it can be spotted with the naked eye at certain times as it orbits Earth at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles.
Spotting the station is very easy and you don’t need any special equipment. You only need your eyes!
To see times and info
Check out the Beginners Guide to Seeing the ISS to learn how easy it is to spot sailing over and the Beginners Guide to Photographing the International Space Station (ISS).
You can also see this great guide on how to watch and photograph the ISS.
All you need to know is when and where the ISS will be passing over your location. Luckily the United Kingdom (British Isles) is small enough for most of us who live there to see the ISS at the same time. Neighboring countries can see the station pass over at roughly the same time also.
Only bright passes are included in the predictions and the fainter, less easy ones have been left out.
The table below gives approximate ISS pass times and basic information, this will help you spot the station as it passes over.
Only bright passes which can be seen from the UK are listed and the information is approximate. Timings may differ by a few seconds, dependent on observer’s location. Times may change at short notice if the Station performs an orbital boost and changes its orbit. All Timings are local time.
Passes listed in the table in white type will have alerts posted by @VirtualAstro on Twitter. Passes in blue type will not have alerts and are in the small hours.
Make sure you give yourself plenty of time, get your cameras ready and enjoy the ISS as it passes over in June and keep your eyes peeled for meteors, satellites and other objects too, they will be visible most nights!
Good luck and clear skies…..
ISS bright UK pass details for October 2015
Enjoy watching the ISS as it passes over.
Times may change at short notice so please check this page daily for accurate timings
| Date | Approximate Brightness of the ISS | ISS Rises 10° over the horizon (start time) | ISS Approaches From (start direction) | ISS Highest Point | ISS Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) | ISS Goes into Earths Shadow | Approximate ISS Pass Details |
| 30 May 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:17 | SW | 23:18 | SE | 23:21 | Medium Altitude Pass |
| 31 May 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 00:52 | W | 00:55 | E | 00:59 | Overhead Pass |
| 31 May 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 02:29 | W | 02:32 | E | 02:35 | Overhead Pass |
| 31 May 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 04:05 | W | 04:08 | SE | 04:11 | Medium Pass |
| 31 May 2015 | Very Bright | 22:24 | S | 22:26 | SE | 22:29 | Low Pass |
| 31 May 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:59 | WSW | 00:02 | E | 00:05 | Overhead Pass |
| 01 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 01:35 | W | 01:39 | E | 01:42 | Overhead Pass |
| 01 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 03:12 | W | 03:15 | SE | 03:18 | Medium Altitude Pass |
| 01 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:06 | SW | 23:09 | E | 23:12 | Medium Altitude Pass |
| 02 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 00:42 | W | 00:45 | E | 00:49 | Overhead Pass |
| 02 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 02:18 | W | 02:22 | SE | 02:25 | Overhead Pass |
| 02 June 2015 | Very Bright | 03:55 | SW | 03:58 | E | 04:00 | Low Pass |
| 02 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:13 | SW | 22:16 | E | 22:19 | Overhead Pass |
| 02 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:49 | SW | 23:52 | E | 23:55 | Overhead Pass |
| 03 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 01:25 | W | 01:28 | SE | 01:39 | Overhead Pass |
| 03 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 03:01 | W | 03:05 | SE | 03:08 | Medium Altitude Pass |
| 03 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:56 | WSW | 22:59 | E | 23:02 | Overhead Pass |
| 04 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 00:32 | W | 00:35 | E | 00:38 | Overhead Pass |
| 04 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 02:08 | W | 02:11 | SE | 02:15 | Overhead Pass |
| 04 June 2015 | Bright | 03:46 | SW | 03:47 | S | 03:48 | Low Pass |
| 04 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:02 | SW | 22:05 | E | 22:09 | Overhead Pass |
| 04 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:39 | W | 23:42 | E | 23:45 | Overhead Pass |
| 05 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 01:15 | W | 01:18 | SE | 01:20 | Overhead Pass |
| 05 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:45 | W | 22:48 | E | 22:52 | Overhead Pass |
| 06 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 00:22 | W | 00:25 | SE | 00:28 | Overhead Pass |
| 06 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:28 | W | 23:32 | E | 23:34 | Overhead Pass |
| 07 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 01:05 | W | 01:08 | SW | 01:08 | Overhead Pass Disappears Before Horizon |
| 07 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:35 | W | 22:38 | E | 22:41 | Overhead Pass |
| 08 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 00:11 | W | 00:15 | E | 00:16 | Overhead Pass |
| 08 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:18 | W | 23:21 | E | 23:24 | Overhead Pass |
| 09 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:25 | W | 22:28 | E | 22:31 | Overhead Pass |
| 10 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 00:01 | WSW | 00:04 | E | 00:05 | Medium Pass Disappears Before Horizon |
| 10 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 23:08 | W | 23:11 | SE | 23:13 | Overhead Pass |
| 11 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:14 | W | 22:17 | SE | 22:21 | Overhead Pass |
| 11 June 2015 | Bright | 23:51 | W | 23:54 | S | 23:54 | Low Pass Disappears Before Horizon |
| 12 June 2015 | Incredibly Bright | 22:57 | W | 23:00 | SE | 23:02 | Medium Altitude Pass |
| 14 June 2015 | Bright | 22:47 | W | 22:50 | S | 22:52 | Low Pass |
