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Visible pass ISS 12 June 2006
 
Ground track of ISS pass over Europe on 16 June 2006. The red line shows the path of the Station. The thick red line shows when the Station will be visible to the observer. The visible pass starts at 01:09 CEST and ends at 01:22 CEST.

ISS image from Munich Public Observatory
 
A team at the Public Observatory in Munich, Germany, use professional equipment to capture spectacularly detailed images, some of which even show the Station’s communication antennae. This image was captured early in the morning on 12 June 2006.

Pass details:
Date: Monday, 12 June, 2006
Satellite: ISS
Observer's Location: Ramersdorf ( 48.1170°N, 11.6170°E)
Local Time: Central European Summer Time (GMT + 2:00)
Orbit: 336 x 349 km, 51.6° (Epoch 11 Jun)
Sun altitude at time of maximum pass altitude: -14.8°

Event Time Altitude Azimuth Distance (km)
Leaves shadow 02:57:58 16° 272° (W ) 1,017
Maximum altitude 03:00:07 52° 348° (NNW) 442
Drops below 10° altitude 03:02:58 10° 65° (ENE) 1,313
Sets 03:05:00 0° 70° (ENE) 2,154

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ISS pass time-lapse image
 
Gerhard Holtkamp captured this time-lapse image showing the International Space Station as a trail among the stars - image taken from Western Australia in November 2003.



Release date: 4 April 2011