International Space Station pass times and details for the UK – May 2024
International Space Station UK Pass Times – The International Space Station – ISS is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during May 2024.
Scroll down past the times to see dates for the epic Night Sky Show and to find out more about how to see the Space Station.
International Space Station – ISS bright UK pass times for May 2024
UK ISS Pass Times may differ slightly compared to other sources and can change at short notice, so please check this page daily for accurate timings.
The below table is still under development and may appear difficult to read on some devices. This will be updated soon
Don’t forget to get your copy of The Secret World of Stargazing and tickets for the Night Sky Show (SEE BELOW) when you have watched the ISS fly over.
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES JULY 2024
2024 SHOWS
JUN 22
NOTTINGHAM
ROYAL CONCERT HALL
JUN 30
CANTERBURY
MARLOWE THEATRE
SEP 8
ISLE OF WIGHT
QUAY ARTS
SEP 14
OXFORD
NEW THEATRE
SEP 22
WOKING
NEW VICTORIA THEATRE
OCT 27
INVERNESS
EDEN COURT
NOV 3
GLASGOW
ROYAL CONCERT HALL
NOV 9
WARRINGTON
PARR HALL
NOV 16
HALIFAX
VICTORIA THEATRE
NOV 23
NORTHAMPTON
DERNGATE THEATRE
NOV 30
STOCKTON
STOCKTON GLOBE
Visit The Night Sky Show website for more dates in 2025, planned shows and information.
The ISS is the largest Space Station/ laboratory ever built! it can certainly be spotted with the naked eye at certain times as it orbits Earth at 17500mph at an altitude of roughly 200 miles.
Spotting the space station is especially easy and you don’t need any special equipment. You only need your eyes! Read the rest of this post to find out when and how you can spot the space station in May 2024.
How To Watch The Space Station
Check out the Beginners Guide to Seeing the ISS and learn how easy it is to spot sailing over and Photographing the International Space Station.
You can also see this great guide on how to photograph the ISS with your iPhone.
All you need to know is when and where the International space station 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. Neighbouring countries can see the space station pass over at roughly the same time also.
Only bright passes are included in the predictions and the fainter, as a result, less easy ones have been left out.
When To Watch The Space Station
The table below gives approximate pass times and basic information, this will help you spot the ISS as it passes over.
Only bright passes which can be seen from the UK are listed and the information is approximate. Therefore, UK Pass Times may differ by a few seconds, dependent on the observer’s location. Consequently, UK pass times may change at short notice if the International Space Station performs an orbital boost and changes its orbit. All Timings are local time.
Make sure you give yourself plenty of time, get your cameras ready and enjoy the ISS as it passes over and keep your eyes peeled for meteors, satellites and other objects too, they will be visible most nights!
Good luck and clear skies…..
Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.