Subject: ISS Predictions

Following is a recent report of the International Space Station that I
made. ISS can easily be seen without aid if the weather permits. Sites
on the internet for getting orbital elements include
https://www.space-track.org (very current data from the Department of
Defense), http://celestrak.com (maintained by COL TS Kelso) and
https://www.mmccants.org (maintained by Mike McCants). The last site
contains satellite elements of classified objects.
- Jeff Stetekluh   (jeff.stetekluh@acm.org)


2026-09-23  3:37:03 AM

Station:    Stetekluh House
Latitude:   38 deg 51 min 13 sec N
Longitude:  77 deg  4 min 14 sec W
Height:     38 meters

Pass - From: Wed 2026-09-23  1:00:00 AM EDT
       To:   Sat 2026-10-03 11:00:00 PM EDT

Satellite            ISS           
Catalog Number         25544
Int Des               1998 067A  
Epoch                  2026 265.85181744  2026-09-22 20:26:37 UTC
Drag2                       0.00007689 Rev/Day^2
Drag3                       0.0000e+00 Rev/Day^3
BStar                       1.4639e-04
Ep Type                     0
Element Set               999
Inclination                51.6316 Deg
RAAN                      176.7315 Deg
Eccentricity                0.0004734
Argument of Perigee       169.8211 Deg
Mean Anomaly              190.2874 Deg
Mean Motion                15.49234213 Rev/Day
Epoch Revolution        58689

Semimajor Axis          6797.61 km
Precession              4.9519 Deg West/Day
Period                     92.95 Min
Apogee                    422.69 km
Perigee                   416.26 km

         Time   EDT              Az     El    Range  Height          Satellite
DOW  YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS        Deg    Deg       km      km   Mag   Visibility

Fri  2026-09-25  8:46:00 PM     309      3     2016     419   3.0  Illuminated
Fri  2026-09-25  8:47:00 PM     310      8     1604     419   2.2  Illuminated
Fri  2026-09-25  8:48:00 PM     311     16     1199     419   1.3  Illuminated
Fri  2026-09-25  8:49:00 PM     313     28      815     419  -0.1  Illuminated
Fri  2026-09-25  8:50:00 PM     322     56      502     419  -1.9  Illuminated
Fri  2026-09-25  8:51:00 PM     107     67      453     420  -2.8    In shadow
Fri  2026-09-25  8:52:00 PM     122     33      724     420  -1.9    In shadow
Fri  2026-09-25  8:53:00 PM     125     18     1098     420  -1.0    In shadow
Fri  2026-09-25  8:54:00 PM     126     10     1500     420  -0.3    In shadow
Fri  2026-09-25  8:55:00 PM     127      4     1911     421   0.2    In shadow
Fri  2026-09-25  8:56:00 PM     128      0     2325     421   0.7    In shadow

         Time   EDT              Az     El    Range  Height          Satellite
DOW  YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS        Deg    Deg       km      km   Mag   Visibility

Sat  2026-09-26  7:58:00 PM     313      2     2148     419   2.8  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  7:59:00 PM     316      7     1745     419   2.2  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  8:00:00 PM     321     13     1351     419   1.3  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  8:01:00 PM     329     22      982     419   0.2  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  8:02:00 PM     349     36      680     419  -1.2  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  8:03:00 PM      42     46      568     420  -2.2  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  8:04:00 PM      86     32      739     420  -1.9  Illuminated
Sat  2026-09-26  8:05:00 PM     102     19     1064     420  -1.1    In shadow
Sat  2026-09-26  8:06:00 PM     109     11     1441     420  -0.5    In shadow
Sat  2026-09-26  8:07:00 PM     113      5     1839     420   0.1    In shadow
Sat  2026-09-26  8:08:00 PM     116      1     2244     421   0.5    In shadow

         Time   EDT              Az     El    Range  Height          Satellite
DOW  YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS        Deg    Deg       km      km   Mag   Visibility

Mon  2026-09-28  7:59:00 PM     305      1     2262     420   3.4  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:00:00 PM     303      5     1852     420   2.9  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:01:00 PM     301     11     1447     420   2.3  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:02:00 PM     296     19     1057     420   1.3  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:03:00 PM     284     34      709     420  -0.0  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:04:00 PM     238     55      505     420  -1.7  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:05:00 PM     170     41      612     420  -1.9  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:06:00 PM     152     23      927     421  -1.2  Illuminated
Mon  2026-09-28  8:07:00 PM     145     13     1307     421  -0.5    In shadow
Mon  2026-09-28  8:08:00 PM     142      7     1708     421   0.1    In shadow
Mon  2026-09-28  8:09:00 PM     140      2     2117     421   0.5    In shadow