When can I see the ISS over Bristol tonight?

The next ISS pass over Bristol starts at 00:49 local time on Tuesday 1 Sept, reaching 28° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Tuesday 1 Sept at 04:02, reaching 80°.

Which direction should I look?

The ISS always moves from roughly west to east. It looks like a very bright, fast, non-blinking star crossing the whole sky in a few minutes.

ISS over Bristol — next pass times

Upcoming International Space Station passes over Bristol, UK for the next 3 days, in local Bristol time — computed from the latest orbital data and refreshed automatically.

🛰 Next ISS pass over Bristol

Tuesday 1 Sept · 04:02 ★ · 80°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Bristol: Tue 1 Sept, 05:39

We'll email you the day before — and before every genuinely visible pass after that. Most crossings happen in daylight; we skip those.

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Tuesday 1 Sept	00:49	28°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Tuesday 1 Sept	02:25	76°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Tuesday 1 Sept	04:02	80°	~7 min	★ good
Tuesday 1 Sept	05:39	36°	~6 min	★ good
Wednesday 2 Sept	00:02	20°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 2 Sept	01:38	66°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 2 Sept	03:14	75°	~7 min	★ good
Wednesday 2 Sept	04:51	49°	~7 min	★ good
Wednesday 2 Sept	06:29	13°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	23:15	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 3 Sept	00:50	52°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 3 Sept	02:27	78°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 3 Sept	04:04	63°	~7 min	★ good

When will the International Space Station pass over Bristol?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Bristol above 10° in the next 10 days: 45. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 10.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Bristol is on Tuesday 1 Sept at 00:49 local time, reaching 28° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Tuesday 1 Sept at 04:02 (80° above the horizon).

How to spot it

Look for a bright, fast “star” that doesn't blink — the ISS outshines everything except the Moon and Venus.
It moves west to east, crossing the whole sky in 3–6 minutes.
Evening and pre-dawn passes are the visible ones — the station must be sunlit while your sky is dark. Daytime passes in the table are invisible to the eye.
Bristol sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.