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Don't see the spacecraft you are looking for above? Try NASA's Satellite Tracking web page.

Observing Satellites

Interest in watching for satellites has skyrocketed, pardon the pun, in recent years. The amount of hardware orbiting over head has also increased exponentially. With all this stuff circling around up there your chances of seeing one of these craft glide across the pre dawn or post dusk sky is very good. Perhaps you've seen a "moving star" yourself and wondered what it might be. A UFO, maybe? Chances are what you saw was a satellite silently sweeping across the sky and possibly looking down at you.

The Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites and hundreds of other objects can all be seen from your corner of the world. For information regarding these satellites and their visibility from your location check out the Heavens-Above page. Heavens Above provides times of visibility for satellite passes and also detailed star charts showing the satellite's track through the sky. All of this information is generated and customized for your specific location and time zone. See the links below for additional satellite observation information.

Interesting Satellite Links

Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
National Space Science Data Center Master Catalog
The Satellite Encyclopedia
SPACEWARN Bulletin
Encyclopedia Astronautica
J-Track 3D
SatPasses
CelesTrak
Orbitessera