ISS Tracker

The International Space Station circles the planet about every 90 minutes, roughly 400 kilometres up. At that height it can still catch sunlight after your neighbourhood has slipped into twilight — which is why the ISS often appears as a bright, steady point crossing the evening or morning sky. No blinking aircraft lights, no contrail. Just a quick, quiet pass that is worth catching if you know when to look.

This tracker shows the station's live position on a world map, along with the ground track it has already flown and the path ahead. Set your city or use your device location to pull sighting times for the next several nights. Each window lists how high the ISS will climb, which direction it rises from, and how long the pass lasts — the same basics flight controllers work with, trimmed for a glance before you step outside.

You can also check who is in orbit right now: expedition crews, launch dates, and links to fuller astronaut profiles. The numbers come from public ISS tracking feeds and crew rosters that update through the day. It will not replace NASA's own planning tools, but it should be enough when you want to share a pass with a friend or point a kid at the right patch of sky.