When can I see the ISS over Santiago tonight?

The next ISS pass over Santiago starts at 11:12 local time on Monday 31 Aug, reaching 88° above the horizon. It is not visible to the naked eye, though. The next one you can actually see is Monday 31 Aug at 19:21, reaching 41°.

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 Santiago — next pass times

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

🛰 Next ISS pass over Santiago

Monday 31 Aug · 19:21 ★ · 41°

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🛰 Next visible pass after this one over Santiago: Wed 2 Sept, 19:24

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Date	Local time	Max height	Lasts	Viewing
Monday 31 Aug	11:12	88°	~7 min	☀ daylight

Monday 31 Aug	12:51	12°	~3 min	☀ daylight
Monday 31 Aug	17:45	19°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Monday 31 Aug	19:21	41°	~7 min	★ good
Tuesday 1 Sept	10:24	44°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	12:02	18°	~5 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	16:58	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight
Tuesday 1 Sept	18:33	75°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	09:38	23°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	11:14	27°	~6 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	17:46	50°	~7 min	☀ daylight
Wednesday 2 Sept	19:24	12°	~3 min	possible
Thursday 3 Sept	08:51	13°	~4 min	☀ daylight

When will the International Space Station pass over Santiago?

ISS stands for the International Space Station — the largest and brightest human-made object in orbit around Earth. Passes over Santiago above 10° in the next 10 days: 40. Of those, visible to the naked eye: 2.

The next pass of the International Space Station over Santiago is on Monday 31 Aug at 11:12 local time, reaching 88° above the horizon. The next pass you can actually see is on Monday 31 Aug at 19:21 (41° 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.
Santiago sits within the ISS's orbital band, so it can pass nearly straight overhead — those 70°+ passes are spectacular.