ISS pass times
ISS Passes Over Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Essen (51.5°) sits inside the band the ISS flies over (up to 51.6° north and south), so it gets passes on most weeks, with several good ones in a typical month.
When the International Space Station passes over Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in local time (Europe/Berlin), and how well placed this latitude is for seeing it.
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Next ISS passes over Essen
Live pass times for Essen are temporarily unavailable. We show nothing rather than guess; the live ISS tracker shows where the station is right now.
Listed passes are when the station is above the horizon; it is only visible to the eye in twilight or darkness while still sunlit. Times as of the page load and they change daily.
How visible is the ISS at Essen's latitude?
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51.5°) sits inside the band the ISS flies over (up to 51.6° north and south), so it gets passes on most weeks, with several good ones in a typical month.
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ISS passes over Essen: common questions
When can you see the International Space Station from Essen?
Live pass times for Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany are not available right now. Essen (51.5°) sits inside the band the ISS flies over (up to 51.6° north and south), so it gets passes on most weeks, with several good ones in a typical month.
Can the ISS be seen from Essen at all?
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (51.5°) sits inside the band the ISS flies over (up to 51.6° north and south), so it gets passes on most weeks, with several good ones in a typical month.
What makes an ISS pass visible with the naked eye?
The station must be above your horizon while you are in twilight or darkness and it is still lit by the Sun. Daytime passes and passes through Earth's shadow cannot be seen. A bright pass looks like a fast, steady white star that does not blink.