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ISS tracker: where the space station is right now
At 14:21 UTC, 15 November 2026, the ISS was over Libya (23.2° N, 20.4° E), 414 km (257 miles) up, moving at 27,608 km/h (17,155 mph).
Next visible passes from major US cities
| City | Next visible pass | Highest | Appears in the | Disappears in the | Lasts | Later, 10 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 73° | WSW (239°) | NE (51°) | 7 min | 7 more | |
| Los Angeles | 21° | W (275°) | NNE (18°) | 5 min | — | |
| Chicago | 40° | W (260°) | NE (44°) | 6 min | 7 more | |
| Houston | none visible in the next 10 days | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phoenix | 13° | WNW (302°) | N (360°) | 3 min | — | |
| Philadelphia | 72° | WSW (238°) | NE (49°) | 7 min | 7 more | |
| Dallas | none visible in the next 10 days | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miami | none visible in the next 10 days | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atlanta | 10° | NW (325°) | NNW (343°) | 1 min | 1 more | |
| Washington, D.C. | 15° | WNW (303°) | NNE (19°) | 4 min | 3 more | |
| Boston | 75° | WSW (241°) | NE (53°) | 7 min | 7 more | |
| San Francisco | 12° | NW (318°) | N (6°) | 3 min | 1 more | |
| Seattle | 34° | SSW (210°) | ENE (78°) | 6 min | 7 more | |
| Denver | 21° | WNW (286°) | NNE (29°) | 5 min | 7 more | |
| Minneapolis | 78° | SW (234°) | ENE (62°) | 7 min | 7 more |
Local times for each city. A pass starts when the station climbs 10° above the horizon. Computed 12:06 UTC, 15 November 2026 from orbit data of 13:33 UTC, 15 November 2026; passes can move by a minute or so as the orbit is updated, so check again on the day.
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Where is the ISS right now?
The box at the top shows the station's position, computed from the latest public orbit data, and the marker moves along its path while the page is open. The ISS circles the Earth about every 90 minutes, so it can be over the Pacific one minute and over Africa half an hour later. The sentence above gives its position when the page was built, with the time.
Who is on the ISS right now?
Expedition 75: 7 people aboard, as listed on 15 November 2026.
| Name | Role | Agency | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Dubrov | Commander | RFSA | 14 July 2026 |
| Anil Menon | Flight Engineer | NASA | 14 July 2026 |
| Joshua Kutryk | Flight Engineer | CSA | 1 October 2026 |
| Luke Delaney | Flight Engineer | NASA | 1 October 2026 |
| Sergey Teteryatnikov | Flight Engineer | RFSA | 1 October 2026 |
| Anna Kikina | Flight Engineer | RFSA | 14 July 2026 |
| Jessica Watkins | Flight Engineer | NASA | 1 October 2026 |
Crew from Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Crews change every few months; check NASA for announcements.
When can I see the ISS from where I live?
You can see the ISS when your sky is dark but the station, about 400 km up, is still in sunlight. That usually means the first couple of hours after sunset or before sunrise. Good passes come in runs of a few days, then none for a week or two. Type your city above for exact times, direction and height, or use NASA's Spot the Station for alerts.
How fast does the ISS move, and how high is it?
The station flies about 400 to 430 km (250 to 270 miles) up, at around 28,000 km/h (17,500 mph). That's fast enough to go around the Earth roughly every 90 minutes, about 16 times a day. Air drag slowly lowers its orbit, so it is boosted every so often. Right now it is 414 km up.
What does the ISS look like from the ground?
Like a very bright, steady star moving smoothly across the sky, with no blinking lights, which is how you tell it from a plane. It is often brighter than any star. A pass lasts a few minutes, up to about seven, and it can fade out partway across the sky as it enters Earth's shadow.
Other stations and bright satellites
China's Tiangong space station and the Hubble Space Telescope can also be seen with the naked eye. Hubble's low-inclination orbit keeps it in southern skies, so it rarely clears the horizon from northern cities.
| City | Tiangong (China) | Hubble |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Nov 17, 5:52 a.m. EST, 11° high | none in 3 days |
| Los Angeles | Nov 17, 5:54 a.m. PST, 35° high | none in 3 days |
| Chicago | Nov 18, 5:27 a.m. CST, 11° high | none in 3 days |
| Houston | Nov 16, 5:45 a.m. CST, 14° high | none in 3 days |
| Phoenix | Nov 16, 6:19 a.m. MST, 16° high | none in 3 days |
| Philadelphia | Nov 17, 5:52 a.m. EST, 11° high | none in 3 days |
| Dallas | Nov 17, 6:21 a.m. CST, 35° high | none in 3 days |
| Miami | Nov 16, 5:12 a.m. EST, 10° high | none in 3 days |
| Atlanta | Nov 17, 5:49 a.m. EST, 12° high | none in 3 days |
| Washington, D.C. | Nov 17, 5:52 a.m. EST, 11° high | none in 3 days |
| Boston | Nov 17, 5:53 a.m. EST, 11° high | none in 3 days |
| San Francisco | Nov 17, 5:55 a.m. PST, 15° high | none in 3 days |
| Seattle | none in 3 days | none in 3 days |
| Denver | none in 3 days | none in 3 days |
| Minneapolis | none in 3 days | none in 3 days |
How we compute this
Positions and passes come from the station's published orbital elements (two-line element sets from CelesTrak), run through the standard SGP4 orbit model. A pass counts as visible when the station is at least 10° above your horizon, lit by the sun, while your sky is dark (the sun at least 6° below the horizon). We don't predict cloud. Elements are refreshed every few hours; the further ahead a pass, the more it can shift.
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Related
Satellite orbits: CelesTrak · Map and place names: Natural Earth (public domain). All data sources.