Sun 25 Oct, 05:46
15° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the NE.
Above the horizon for about 4 minutes.
ISS passes over Des Moines: when to see the space station
8 visible passes of the International Space Station over Des Moines, United States in the next 7 days — the next one Sun 25 Oct, 05:46 local, rising in the NW and reaching 15° above the horizon.
Computed here from the current NORAD two-line element set with SGP4 — not a copied table. Only passes that are genuinely visible are listed: the station must be sunlit while your sky is already dark, and climb at least 10° above the horizon. Times are local to Des Moines.
The A3 chart of this sky draws these passes on the disc — $4.99
Mon 26 Oct, 06:36
18° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the NE.
Above the horizon for about 5 minutes.
Tue 27 Oct, 05:49
16° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the NE.
Above the horizon for about 4 minutes.
Wed 28 Oct, 05:01
15° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the NE.
Above the horizon for about 4 minutes.
Wed 28 Oct, 06:38
28° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the E.
Above the horizon for about 6 minutes.
Thu 29 Oct, 05:50
22° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the E.
Above the horizon for about 5 minutes.
Fri 30 Oct, 05:03
18° high at best — a low pass, so you need an open horizon towards the NW with no buildings or trees in the way.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the NE.
Above the horizon for about 5 minutes.
Fri 30 Oct, 06:39
59° high at best — high and unmistakable — a steady white point moving faster than any aircraft, with no blinking lights.
Appears in the NW, disappears in the SE.
Above the horizon for about 7 minutes.
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The sky over Des Moines
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