When can I see the ISS over Fortaleza tonight?

The next ISS pass over Fortaleza starts at 22:52 local time on Monday 24 Aug, reaching 29° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Wednesday 2 Sept at 18:52, reaching 88°.

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 Fortaleza — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Fortaleza

Wednesday 2 Sept · 18:52 ★ · 88°

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Monday 24 Aug	22:52	29°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

Tuesday 25 Aug	10:29	74°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 25 Aug	22:04	73°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Wednesday 26 Aug	09:41	29°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 26 Aug	21:16	41°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	08:55	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	10:30	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Thursday 27 Aug	20:28	18°	~5 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Thursday 27 Aug	22:06	14°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Friday 28 Aug	09:42	43°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Friday 28 Aug	21:16	31°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Saturday 29 Aug	08:54	69°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 29 Aug	20:28	77°	~7 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow

When will the International Space Station pass over Fortaleza?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Fortaleza above 10° in the next 10 days: 25. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 1.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Fortaleza is on Monday 24 Aug at 22:52 local time, reaching 29° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Wednesday 2 Sept at 18:52 (88° 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.
Fortaleza sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.