7 minutes after launch, Bob Jones captured this STS-113 pass over the constellation of Orion from Hampton, VA

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International Space Station!

Revised 8/25/2008

Visible passes of ISS follow. Times of only visible passes for Hampton Roads for the ISS are listed below.

Three points define each pass:

Azimuth (Azm) is the direction along the horizon to look (0 = North, 45 = NE, 90 = East, 135 = SE, 180 = South, 225 = SW, 270 = West, 315 = NW).

Altitude (Alt) is the height above the horizon to look (0 = on the horizon, 90 = directly overhead on the zenith).

Note that it is generally best to face in the azimuth direction of the maximum altitude, and look up off the horizon at the altitude angle. ISS will be bright and stellar, outshining all visible stars as it moves across the sky.

 

How To Read The Visible Passes

37 06 MAR 02 05:31:42 232.1 05:36:47 72 318.7 05:41:53 47.9 0:10:11
--------VIS: 05:34:24 235.9 05:36:47 72 319.2 05:41:08 47.2 0:06:44

Example: The visible pass #37 of 06 MAR 02 will begin at 5:34 AM EST with the ISS climbing out of shadow in the SW (Azm of 235.9). It climbs to a maximum altitude of 72 degrees at 5:36 AM in the NW (Azm of 319.2) and sets below our horizon at 5:41 AM in the NE (Azm of 47.2).

STSORBIT PLUS Data Output to STSPLUS.LOG, Data = 19 
 
Location:          Chesapeake, VA
  Latitude:          36.8250 N
  Longitude:        -76.2833 W
  Elevation:        6 meters
Prepared:          24 AUG 2008  15:01:55 EDT
 
Satellite Name:    ISS Space Station
Catalog Number:    25544  98067A  
Pass Type:         Visible, MinAlt = 5 deg, MinHor = 3 deg
TLE Filename:      VISUAL.TXT
 
   -----------AOS-----------  --MAX VISIBILITY--  ------LOS------
 #    EDT Date   Time    Azm  EDT Time Alt   Azm  EDT Time    Azm Duration 
 1 25 AUG 08 05:01:25  169.8  05:04:47   6 125.8  05:08:12   81.4  0:06:47  
      VIS:   05:02:33  158.4  05:04:47   6 126.0  05:07:02   93.2  0:04:29
 2 26 AUG 08 05:27:17  204.9  05:31:57  26 132.5  05:36:38   60.3  0:09:21  
      VIS:   05:29:27  191.9  05:31:57  26 132.7  05:35:52   63.5  0:06:25
 3 27 AUG 08 04:20:41  175.9  04:24:21   8 126.9  04:28:04   77.3  0:07:23  
      VIS:   04:24:39  121.6  04:24:39   8 121.6  04:27:02   86.8  0:02:23
 4 27 AUG 08 05:54:25  233.6  05:59:20  66 321.4  06:04:15   47.4  0:09:50  
      VIS:   05:56:18  236.4  05:59:19  66 320.0  06:03:30   46.5  0:07:12
 5 28 AUG 08 04:46:46  209.4  04:51:31  32 133.7  04:56:17   58.0  0:09:31  
      VIS:   04:51:24  139.1  04:51:31  32 133.6  04:55:31   60.6  0:04:07
 6 28 AUG 08 06:22:23  260.3  06:26:57  20 329.0  06:31:34   38.5  0:09:11  
      VIS:   06:23:11  264.8  06:25:54  17 299.8  06:25:54  299.8  0:02:43
 7 29 AUG 08 03:39:56  181.5  03:43:52  10 127.8  03:47:49   73.7  0:07:53  
      VIS:   03:46:24   86.5  03:46:24   5  86.5  03:46:53   81.4  0:00:29
 8 29 AUG 08 05:14:01  237.6  05:18:54  53 321.1  05:23:48   45.8  0:09:47  
      VIS:   05:18:04  267.1  05:18:54  53 322.0  05:23:03   44.4  0:04:59
 9 30 AUG 08 04:06:13  213.7  04:11:01  40 135.0  04:15:51   56.0  0:09:38  
      VIS:   04:12:58   70.3  04:12:58  17  70.3  04:15:06   57.8  0:02:08
10 30 AUG 08 05:42:02  264.1  05:46:32  17 330.4  05:51:03   37.4  0:09:01  
      VIS:   05:44:37  287.6  05:46:32  17 330.7  05:50:12   32.2  0:05:35
11 31 AUG 08 04:33:34  241.6  04:38:25  43 323.2  04:43:18   44.4  0:09:44  
      VIS:   04:39:28   14.6  04:39:28  29  14.6  04:42:32   42.4  0:03:04
12 31 AUG 08 06:10:36  289.1  06:14:25   8 340.6  06:18:17   32.5  0:07:41  
      VIS:   06:11:40  298.9  06:14:26   8 340.8  06:17:12   22.6  0:05:32
13 01 SEP 08 03:25:38  217.9  03:30:29  50 135.8  03:35:22   54.0  0:09:44  
      VIS:   03:34:15   56.1  03:34:15   5  56.1  03:34:37   55.3  0:00:22
14 01 SEP 08 05:01:39  267.8  05:06:04  15 332.0  05:10:30   36.4  0:08:51  
      VIS:   05:05:53  327.4  05:06:04  15 332.0  05:09:38   30.7  0:03:45
15 02 SEP 08 03:53:04  245.4  03:57:53  36 324.0  04:02:43   43.0  0:09:39  
      VIS:   04:00:36   33.5  04:00:36  10  33.5  04:01:57   40.6  0:01:21
16 02 SEP 08 05:30:14  292.6  05:33:57   8 342.1  05:37:42   32.1  0:07:28  
      VIS:   05:32:14  314.3  05:33:57   8 342.1  05:36:34   21.3  0:04:20
17 03 SEP 08 04:21:13  271.6  04:25:32  14 333.3  04:29:53   35.6  0:08:40  
      VIS:   04:26:55    3.1  04:26:55  11   3.1  04:28:59   29.2  0:02:04
18 04 SEP 08 04:49:49  295.9  04:53:26   7 343.8  04:57:05   31.8  0:07:16  
      VIS:   04:53:12  339.6  04:53:26   7 343.6  04:55:55   20.4  0:02:43
19 05 SEP 08 03:40:43  275.1  03:44:57  12 334.9  03:49:12   34.7  0:08:29  
      VIS:   03:47:49   23.4  03:47:49   5  23.4  03:48:16   27.7  0:00:27
20 06 SEP 08 04:09:19  299.0  04:12:51   6 345.2  04:16:24   31.8  0:07:05  
      VIS:   04:14:04    4.6  04:14:04   5   4.6  04:15:10   19.3  0:01:06
21 07 SEP 08 06:13:57  328.0  06:17:41   7  17.5  06:21:21   66.3  0:07:24  
      VIS:   06:15:07  339.2  06:17:40   7  17.3  06:20:14   55.6  0:05:07
22 09 SEP 08 05:33:10  327.6  05:36:59   8  18.9  05:40:46   69.5  0:07:36  
      VIS:   05:34:17  338.0  05:36:59   8  18.7  05:39:43   59.8  0:05:26
23 10 SEP 08 06:00:14  323.0  06:04:44  17  29.1  06:09:11   94.5  0:08:57  
      VIS:   06:01:07  328.6  06:04:44  17  29.1  06:08:22   89.4  0:07:15
24 11 SEP 08 04:52:19  327.3  04:56:14   9  20.2  05:00:07   72.9  0:07:48  
      VIS:   04:54:12  346.5  04:56:14   9  20.3  04:59:06   63.8  0:04:54
25 11 SEP 08 06:27:18  314.8  06:32:11  48  37.4  06:37:03  120.8  0:09:45  
      VIS:   06:28:04  316.4  06:32:11  48  37.7  06:36:21  119.4  0:08:17
26 12 SEP 08 03:44:12  327.9  03:47:33   5  11.0  03:50:52   53.8  0:06:40  
      VIS:   03:49:10   34.9  03:49:10   4  34.9  03:49:31   39.4  0:00:21
27 12 SEP 08 05:19:20  322.0  05:23:54  19  30.2  05:28:26   98.0  0:09:06  
      VIS:   05:20:51  332.1  05:23:54  19  30.1  05:27:38   93.4  0:06:47
28 13 SEP 08 04:11:23  326.7  04:15:24  10  21.6  04:19:23   76.3  0:08:00  
      VIS:   04:16:01   33.4  04:16:01   9  33.4  04:18:24   67.8  0:02:23
29 13 SEP 08 05:46:23  313.4  05:51:18  60  38.9  05:56:11  124.6  0:09:48  
      VIS:   05:47:42  315.6  05:51:18  60  39.4  05:55:29  123.6  0:07:47
30 14 SEP 08 04:38:22  321.0  04:43:02  21  31.7  04:47:37  101.6  0:09:15  
      VIS:   04:43:06   34.2  04:43:06  21  34.2  04:46:51   97.6  0:03:45
31 14 SEP 08 06:13:41  300.8  06:18:25  29 226.7  06:23:06  153.0  0:09:25  
      VIS:   06:14:49  296.2  06:18:25  29 226.5  06:22:23  155.7  0:07:34
32 15 SEP 08 05:05:25  311.9  05:10:21  74  41.1  05:15:14  128.3  0:09:49  
      VIS:   05:10:29   71.0  05:10:29  72  71.0  05:14:33  127.8  0:04:04
33 16 SEP 08 05:32:45  298.6  05:37:23  24 227.8  05:41:59  157.2  0:09:14  
      VIS:   05:38:06  203.8  05:38:06  21 203.8  05:41:15  160.5  0:03:09
34 16 SEP 08 20:24:25  195.9  20:28:54  18 130.8  20:33:24   65.1  0:08:59  
      VIS:   20:25:12  191.4  20:26:40   9 177.8  20:26:40  177.8  0:01:28
35 17 SEP 08 06:00:55  276.7  06:04:11   5 234.4  06:07:24  192.9  0:06:29  
      VIS:   06:05:56  208.8  06:05:56   4 208.8  06:06:12  205.5  0:00:16
36 17 SEP 08 20:50:55  225.3  20:55:52  78 136.4  21:00:49   50.7  0:09:54  
      VIS:   20:51:37  225.1  20:54:13  24 221.7  20:54:13  221.7  0:02:36
37 18 SEP 08 19:43:11  200.2  19:47:47  21 131.5  19:52:25   62.7  0:09:14  
      VIS:   19:43:57  196.4  19:47:48  21 131.4  19:49:47   83.6  0:05:50
38 18 SEP 08 21:18:18  252.1  21:23:03  27 326.1  21:27:51   40.9  0:09:33  
      VIS:   21:19:04  255.4  21:21:29  17 278.6  21:21:29  278.6  0:02:25
39 19 SEP 08 20:09:47  229.0  20:14:45  85 314.4  20:19:43   49.2  0:09:56  
      VIS:   20:10:30  229.3  20:14:45  85 320.4  20:16:44   47.5  0:06:14
40 19 SEP 08 21:46:19  277.6  21:50:31  12 335.7  21:54:44   34.4  0:08:25  
      VIS:   21:47:15  284.9  21:48:25   7 297.8  21:48:25  297.8  0:01:10
41 20 SEP 08 19:01:54  204.4  19:06:37  26 132.3  19:11:20   60.5  0:09:26  
      VIS:   19:05:36  165.9  19:06:37  26 132.4  19:10:33   63.8  0:04:57
42 20 SEP 08 20:37:14  255.6  20:41:58  24 327.7  20:46:40   39.8  0:09:26  
      VIS:   20:38:01  259.3  20:41:57  24 327.6  20:43:25    9.6  0:05:24
43 21 SEP 08 19:28:38  232.7  19:33:35  70 320.7  19:38:33   47.7  0:09:55  
      VIS:   19:29:20  233.4  19:33:35  70 319.9  19:37:48   47.0  0:08:28
44 21 SEP 08 21:05:18  280.9  21:09:25  11 337.2  21:13:32   33.8  0:08:14  
      VIS:   21:06:16  288.8  21:09:25  11 337.3  21:09:52  346.2  0:03:36
45 22 SEP 08 19:56:08  259.0  20:00:48  21 328.9  20:05:27   38.8  0:09:19  
      VIS:   19:56:56  263.2  20:00:47  21 328.5  20:04:30   33.6  0:07:34
46 22 SEP 08 21:33:39  303.6  21:37:06   6 347.9  21:40:32   32.2  0:06:53  
      VIS:   21:34:58  317.2  21:36:08   5 333.0  21:36:08  333.0  0:01:10
47 23 SEP 08 20:24:14  284.1  20:28:15  10 338.5  20:32:17   33.3  0:08:03  
      VIS:   20:25:14  292.6  20:28:15  10 338.5  20:30:38   17.6  0:05:24
48 24 SEP 08 19:14:59  262.4  19:19:33  19 329.8  19:24:10   37.9  0:09:11  
      VIS:   19:15:48  267.1  19:19:34  19 329.8  19:23:20   33.1  0:07:32
49 24 SEP 08 20:52:34  306.3  20:55:55   5 349.2  20:59:18   32.5  0:06:44  
      VIS:   20:53:55  320.5  20:55:55   5 349.1  20:56:39    0.4  0:02:44
50 25 SEP 08 19:43:05  287.1  19:47:01   9 339.7  19:50:59   33.0  0:07:54  
      VIS:   19:44:08  296.4  19:47:01   9 339.7  19:49:55   23.5  0:05:47
51 26 SEP 08 20:11:24  308.7  20:14:42   5 350.7  20:18:01   33.0  0:06:37  
      VIS:   20:12:49  323.9  20:14:42   5 350.7  20:16:36   17.8  0:03:47
52 27 SEP 08 19:01:54  290.2  19:05:45   8 341.2  19:09:37   32.7  0:07:43  
      VIS:   19:02:59  300.1  19:05:45   8 341.2  19:08:32   22.7  0:05:33
53 28 SEP 08 21:06:40  327.7  21:10:11   6  13.1  21:13:40   58.3  0:07:00  
      VIS:   21:07:58  340.9  21:08:28   4 347.2  21:08:28  347.2  0:00:30
54 30 SEP 08 20:25:13  327.7  20:28:50   6  14.6  20:32:24   61.2  0:07:11  
      VIS:   20:26:28  340.1  20:28:25   6   7.8  20:28:25    7.8  0:01:57
55 01 OCT 08 20:52:01  325.0  20:56:19  12  25.1  21:00:33   84.6  0:08:32  
      VIS:   20:52:59  332.2  20:54:12   7 345.6  20:54:12  345.6  0:01:13
56 02 OCT 08 19:43:42  327.6  19:47:24   7  16.0  19:51:03   63.9  0:07:21  
      VIS:   19:44:54  339.2  19:47:24   7  15.9  19:48:24   32.4  0:03:30
57 02 OCT 08 21:18:43  318.3  21:23:32  30  34.6  21:28:18  110.2  0:09:35  
      VIS:   21:19:31  321.4  21:20:00   5 323.9  21:20:00  323.9  0:00:29
58 03 OCT 08 20:10:27  324.3  20:14:49  14  26.3  20:19:09   87.8  0:08:42  
      VIS:   20:11:22  330.8  20:14:14  13  12.7  20:14:14   12.7  0:02:52
59 04 OCT 08 19:02:07  327.5  19:05:54   8  17.3  19:09:39   66.9  0:07:32  
      VIS:   19:03:16  338.3  19:05:54   8  17.3  19:08:30   55.9  0:05:14
60 04 OCT 08 20:37:06  317.2  20:41:59  34  35.7  20:46:47  113.6  0:09:41  
      VIS:   20:37:54  319.9  20:40:06  17 336.1  20:40:06  336.1  0:02:12
61 05 OCT 08 19:28:48  323.6  19:33:15  15  27.3  19:37:40   91.0  0:08:52  
      VIS:   19:29:42  329.6  19:33:15  15  27.3  19:34:26   54.5  0:04:44
62 05 OCT 08 21:03:55  306.7  21:08:51  55 223.1  21:13:43  140.7  0:09:48  
      VIS:   21:04:40  305.6  21:06:04  11 302.0  21:06:04  302.0  0:01:24
63 06 OCT 08 19:55:27  316.1  20:00:20  40  36.1  20:05:12  116.9  0:09:45  
      VIS:   19:56:14  318.3  20:00:21  40  36.4  20:00:29   44.6  0:04:15
64 07 OCT 08 18:47:05  322.8  18:51:38  17  28.7  18:56:07   94.2  0:09:02  
      VIS:   18:47:58  328.3  18:51:38  17  28.8  18:55:00   86.8  0:07:02
65 07 OCT 08 20:22:15  305.1  20:27:09  45 225.0  20:31:59  144.3  0:09:44  
      VIS:   20:23:01  303.5  20:26:38  39 257.5  20:26:38  257.5  0:03:37
66 08 OCT 08 19:13:42  314.9  19:18:40  47  38.3  19:23:32  120.2  0:09:50  
      VIS:   19:14:29  316.6  19:18:39  47  37.6  19:21:18  112.9  0:06:49
67 08 OCT 08 20:49:34  288.4  20:53:41  11 231.9  20:57:44  175.6  0:08:10  
      VIS:   20:50:29  281.3  20:52:57  11 246.7  20:52:57  246.7  0:02:28
68 09 OCT 08 19:40:32  303.4  19:45:23  37 226.0  19:50:11  147.9  0:09:39  
      VIS:   19:41:18  301.3  19:45:23  37 225.7  19:47:47  158.8  0:06:29
69 10 OCT 08 18:31:56  313.7  18:36:54  57  39.5  18:41:49  123.5  0:09:53  
      VIS:   18:36:17  349.0  18:36:54  57  38.5  18:41:07  122.4  0:04:50
70 10 OCT 08 20:07:56  285.6  20:11:52  10 232.5  20:15:45  179.9  0:07:49  
      VIS:   20:08:55  277.3  20:11:52  10 232.6  20:14:31  191.0  0:05:36
71 11 OCT 08 18:58:46  301.7  19:03:34  31 226.4  19:08:19  151.5  0:09:33  
      VIS:   18:59:33  299.0  19:03:34  31 226.8  19:07:37  153.9  0:08:04
72 12 OCT 08 19:26:15  282.7  19:29:59   8 233.5  19:33:40  184.5  0:07:25  
      VIS:   19:27:18  273.1  19:29:59   8 233.4  19:32:41  193.5  0:05:23
73 14 OCT 08 18:44:32  279.5  18:48:02   6 234.2  18:51:29  189.3  0:06:57  
      VIS:   18:45:42  268.0  18:48:02   6 234.2  18:50:23  200.2  0:04:41
74 19 OCT 08 06:37:02  170.4  06:40:29   6 125.7  06:43:58   80.7  0:06:56  
      VIS:   06:38:08  159.5  06:40:28   6 125.9  06:42:49   92.0  0:04:41
75 20 OCT 08 07:02:03  204.6  07:06:44  26 132.7  07:11:29   60.3  0:09:26  
      VIS:   07:02:47  201.6  07:06:44  26 132.7  07:09:59   67.6  0:07:12
76 21 OCT 08 05:54:39  175.0  05:58:20   8 126.4  06:02:03   77.5  0:07:24  
      VIS:   05:55:39  165.8  05:58:19   8 126.5  06:01:00   87.0  0:05:21
77 22 OCT 08 06:19:50  208.1  06:24:35  30 133.5  06:29:24   58.5  0:09:34  
      VIS:   06:20:33  205.5  06:24:35  30 133.4  06:28:38   61.2  0:08:05
78 23 OCT 08 05:12:14  179.5  05:16:07   9 127.2  05:20:02   74.7  0:07:48  
      VIS:   05:15:14  143.4  05:16:07   9 127.2  05:19:04   82.9  0:03:50
79 23 OCT 08 06:46:08  235.9  06:51:04  58 321.5  06:56:03   46.5  0:09:55  
      VIS:   06:46:55  237.1  06:51:04  58 321.0  06:55:18   45.4  0:08:23
80 24 OCT 08 05:37:33  211.5  05:42:22  36 133.8  05:47:13   56.9  0:09:40  
      VIS:   05:41:51  159.6  05:42:22  36 133.8  05:46:28   59.0  0:04:37
81 25 OCT 08 04:29:48  183.6  04:33:50  11 127.9  04:37:56   72.1  0:08:08  
      VIS:   04:36:33   83.9  04:36:33   5  83.9  04:37:01   79.3  0:00:28
82 25 OCT 08 06:03:56  239.0  06:08:50  49 321.5  06:13:48   45.4  0:09:52  
      VIS:   06:08:11  277.8  06:08:51  49 322.6  06:13:03   43.8  0:04:52
83 26 OCT 08 04:55:14  214.7  05:00:05  42 134.9  05:04:59   55.4  0:09:45  
      VIS:   05:02:40   63.5  05:02:40  12  63.5  05:04:14   57.0  0:01:34
84 26 OCT 08 06:31:02  264.8  06:35:33  17 330.9  06:40:08   37.5  0:09:06  
      VIS:   06:34:18  300.3  06:35:33  17 330.9  06:39:16   32.3  0:04:58
85 27 OCT 08 05:21:41  242.0  05:26:33  42 322.9  05:31:29   44.3  0:09:48  
      VIS:   05:28:38   31.0  05:28:38  16  31.0  05:30:43   42.3  0:02:05
86 27 OCT 08 06:58:39  289.2  07:02:32   8 341.0  07:06:27   33.0  0:07:48  
      VIS:   07:00:15  304.9  07:02:32   8 341.0  07:05:22   23.3  0:05:07
87 28 OCT 08 05:48:49  267.7  05:53:16  16 332.0  05:57:46   36.7  0:08:57  
      VIS:   05:54:26  359.4  05:54:26  13 359.4  05:56:53   31.0  0:02:27
88 29 OCT 08 06:16:27  291.8  06:20:14   8 342.1  06:24:05   32.8  0:07:38  
      VIS:   06:20:08  340.3  06:20:14   8 342.0  06:22:58   22.5  0:02:50
89 30 OCT 08 05:06:33  270.5  05:10:56  14 333.3  05:15:21   36.1  0:08:48  
      VIS:   05:14:08   27.2  05:14:08   4  27.2  05:14:27   29.9  0:00:19
90 31 OCT 08 05:34:10  294.4  05:37:53   7 343.4  05:41:38   32.5  0:07:28  
      VIS:   05:39:40   11.6  05:39:40   5  11.6  05:40:29   21.6  0:00:49
91 03 NOV 08 06:55:34  327.6  06:59:18   7  16.4  07:02:59   64.6  0:07:25  
      VIS:   06:56:45  339.0  06:59:17   7  16.2  07:01:51   53.7  0:05:06
92 04 NOV 08 07:21:47  324.3  07:26:12  14  26.5  07:30:33   88.2  0:08:46  
      VIS:   07:22:42  330.7  07:24:30  10 351.9  07:24:30  351.9  0:01:48
93 05 NOV 08 06:12:59  327.5  06:16:46   8  17.5  06:20:32   66.9  0:07:33  
      VIS:   06:15:17  353.1  06:16:46   8  17.3  06:19:26   56.6  0:04:09
94 06 NOV 08 06:39:10  323.7  06:43:37  15  27.7  06:48:03   90.8  0:08:53  
      VIS:   06:40:44  335.8  06:43:37  15  27.4  06:47:12   85.1  0:06:28
95 07 NOV 08 05:30:20  327.4  05:34:11   8  18.6  05:38:01   69.3  0:07:41  
      VIS:   05:34:37   26.1  05:34:37   8  26.1  05:36:57   59.6  0:02:20
96 07 NOV 08 07:05:16  316.3  07:10:11  39  36.6  07:15:04  116.3  0:09:48  
      VIS:   07:06:13  319.2  07:10:11  39  36.8  07:14:21  114.3  0:08:08
97 08 NOV 08 05:56:27  323.1  06:00:58  16  28.6  06:05:27   93.4  0:09:00  
      VIS:   06:00:09    8.3  06:00:58  16  28.6  06:04:38   88.3  0:04:29
98 09 NOV 08 04:47:36  327.1  04:51:32   9  19.6  04:55:26   71.8  0:07:50  
      VIS:   04:54:08   59.7  04:54:08   4  59.7  04:54:23   62.4  0:00:15
99 09 NOV 08 06:22:33  315.4  06:27:28  44  37.4  06:32:23  119.1  0:09:50  
      VIS:   06:25:45  331.9  06:27:29  44  37.9  06:31:41  117.4  0:05:56