The International Space Station (ISS) will pass over our heads in the coming days and will be clearly visible because it will be right on the edge of the shadow area and will reflect the sun well. Lift your eyes to the sky this Saturday, 20 at 5:34 a.m. at the zenith, and 18:50 p.m. (beautiful light, trajectory south to northwest).
Monday at 18:41 pm you will have to look to the southwest for another very bright passage, except of course if there are clouds.
If you miss it, rest assured it turns around the earth in 1:30 at a speed of 27.000mk / h and passes regularly over our area. It is not always visible because it does not reflect the sun's rays all the time. It is rather at the beginning or at the end of the night that it is clearly visible.
To know the dates of passage download ISS detector on your smartphone.
The ISS launched in 1998 is a space station placed in low Earth orbit, permanently occupied by an international crew which is dedicated to scientific research in the space environment. It is the largest artificial satellite on earth.
It is 110 m long, 74 m wide and 30 m high and has a mass of around 400 tonnes
After the sun and the moon it is the brightest object in the sky. More info on wikipedia / ISS.
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