Satellite Over Uk Christmas Eve

How to see santa aka the iss flying by on christmas eve.

Satellite over uk christmas eve. How to spot santa s sleigh in the sky on christmas eve. Pass over the uk every day and orbits the earth 15 times a day but some of those passes are during daylight. How to watch sleigh fly over the uk on christmas eve. Santa s sleigh disguised as the international space station will be visible from the uk for a three minutes on.

Those who miss seeing mr claus on xmas eve will get another chance to spot him on christmas day. This year the uk s sighting will appear tomorrow wednesday december 20 in the afternoon while the us gets not one but two sightings again tomorrow and also on christmas eve. Venerable ao 7 satellite approaching a return to full solar illumination amsat oscar 7 ao 7 the oldest amateur radio satellite still in operation is nearing a return to full illumination by the sun which should take place around september 25 and continue until around december 26. Several times a week mission control at nasa s johnson space center in houston tx determines sighting opportunities for over 6 700 locations worldwide.

Amsat s vice president of operations drew glasbrenner. Flying at an altitude of roughly 200 miles as it reflects light from the sun it looks like a bright light or indeed santa s sleigh as it cruises past. The iss is set to pass over the uk again for two minutes at 5 18am and again for four minutes at 6. Santa s sleigh will be visible in the sky as the international space station passes over the uk on christmas eve.

The iss will be particularly bright and visible at around 4 40pm on christmas eve. Nasa santa tracker 2019. Spot the station will give you a list of upcoming space station sighting opportunities for your location. Festive flyover by the international space station could look a lot like father christmas and his sleigh the met office suggests.

It s the largest space station laboratory ever built and orbits the earth at 17 500mph. The international space station iss will be passing over the uk in december.