UK ISS Pass details for Autumn 2018

The International Space Station (ISS) is back over UK skies with some great evening passes during Autumn 2018.

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! Read the rest of this post to find out when and how you can spot the station this autumn.

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 Beginners Guide to Photographing the International Space Station.

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 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 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.

When To Watch The Space Station

The table below gives approximate 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.



Make sure you give yourself plenty of time, get your cameras ready and enjoy the ISS as it passes over in Summer 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 Autumn 2018

Pass times listed in white text are evening passes. Passes listed in grey are after midnight/ before dawn.

Times may differ slightly to other sources and can change at short notice, so please check this page daily for accurate timings.

THE ISS WILL RETURN TO UK EVENING SKIES LATE NOVEMBER 2018 – SEE TIMES HERE

Data obtained using NORAD Two Line Elements. Table information created manually with with in-house satellite prediction software.

Live Video of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS)

Black Image = International Space Station (ISS) is on the night side of the Earth.

Gray Image = Switching between cameras, or communications with the ISS is not available.