When can I see the ISS over Norfolk tonight?

The next ISS pass over Norfolk starts at 05:49 local time on Friday 16 Oct, reaching 85° above the horizon — and it is visible to the naked eye.

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 Norfolk — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Norfolk

Friday 16 Oct · 05:49 ★ · 85°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Norfolk: Sat 17 Oct, 05:02

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
Friday 16 Oct	05:49 visible 05:52–05:55	85°	~7 min	★ good
Friday 16 Oct	07:28	14°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Friday 16 Oct	10:45	10°	~2 min	☀ daylight

Friday 16 Oct	12:20	42°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Friday 16 Oct	13:58	17°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	05:02	49°	~7 min	★ good
Saturday 17 Oct	06:40	20°	~5 min	possible
Saturday 17 Oct	11:33	27°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Saturday 17 Oct	13:10	30°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	04:15	27°	~6 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Sunday 18 Oct	05:52	29°	~6 min	★ good
Sunday 18 Oct	10:46	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Sunday 18 Oct	12:22	55°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Monday 19 Oct	03:29	15°	~4 min	🌑 in Earth's shadow
Monday 19 Oct	05:04	46°	~7 min	★ good

When will the International Space Station pass over Norfolk?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Norfolk above 10° in the next 10 days: 45. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 7.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Norfolk is on Friday 16 Oct at 05:49 local time, reaching 85° above the horizon. That is also the next one you can see with the naked eye.

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. 1 good window in the next 3 days (marked ★).
Norfolk sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.