International Space Station pass times and details for the UK – November/ December 2020
International Space Station UK Pass Times – The International Space Station – ISS is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during November 2020.
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 November 2020.
How To Watch The Space Station
Check out the Beginners Guide to Seeing the ISS to learn how easy it is to spot sailing over and the 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…..
International Space Station – ISS bright UK pass times for November/ December 2020
Times may differ slightly to other sources and can change at short notice, so please check this page daily for accurate timings.
Don’t forget to check the times for Santa’s Practice runs this year. Find out more here
| Date | Brightness | Rises 10° over the horizon (start time) | Approaches From (start direction) | Highest Point This Pass | Sets/ Goes into Earths Shadow (direction) | Goes into Earths Shadow | Approximate ISS Pass Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December 2020 | Bright | 16:32 | W | 16:35 | SE | 16:38 | Medium Altitude Pass |
| 10 December 2020 | Faint | 17:22 | WSW | 17:24 | SSE | 17:25 | Passes low by Jupiter and Saturn |
| 11 December 2020 | Faint | 16:34 | W | 16:36 | S | 16:38 | Passes low by Jupiter and Saturn |
THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES JANUARY 2021
Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.
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Thanks for all this information. I’ve followed your ISS sightings for a few years now and love to watch it pass over on a clear night.
I hope we can get out of shielding and lockdown soon as I’d love to attend the Liverpool Night Sky event.
Stay safe.
I saw, what I thought was ISS @ 17.15 tonight, it wasn’t very bright but was roughly on same track, 5 minutes later ISS came over, very bright & unmistakable, what else did I see?
Love this. The kids have been talking about how they remember seeing Santa on his sleigh in the sky last Christmas Eve. We will be watching ??? Keep the magic alive ??
Can you please do a printable version of the table?
Unfortunately, that is not possible due to the times constantly changing. The times can ch nge at very short notice if the station performs an orbital manoeuvre and change regularly as it’s orbit is boosted.
After the ISS passes the UK will it pass over the Canary Islands later that night?
The Canaries are much further south so they will eventually.