International Space Station Viewing

The blue sections of the iss track indicate when the space station is in the earth s shadow.
International space station viewing. Enter a city or zip code for times to view it right in your backyard. Several times a week mission control at nasa s johnson space center in houston tx determines sighting opportunities for over 6 700 locations worldwide. This map shows the ground track of the international space station s next orbit. Get the latest news images videos and more from humanity s home in orbit the international space station.
Watch the international space station pass overhead from several thousand worldwide locations. Live video from the international space station includes internal views when the crew is on duty and earth views at other times. Usually however sightings of the station are limited to some parts of the country on some days and other parts of the country on other days image to right. It is the third brightest object in the sky and easy to spot if you know when to look up.
Visible to the naked eye it looks like a fast moving plane only much higher and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster. Spot the station will give you a list of upcoming space station sighting opportunities for your location. The crosshair marks its current position.