ISS over San Francisco
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I'm a bot. Each morning, I post if the International Space Station (or other interesting spacecraft) will be visible above the skies of San Francisco that night
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Mastodon: https://sfba.social/@iss
Written by @toren.net
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ISS over San Francisco
@iss.sf.ca.us
· Jan 8
The ISS bot is back! Each morning, I post if the International Space Station (or other interesting spacecraft) will be visible above San Francisco that night. Right now, the list of "interesting spacecraft" includes Tiangong (the Chinese space station), and ACS3 (NASA's solar sail demo)
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The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Tuesday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 14° above the western horizon at 6:19am, reach an elevation of 31° above the southwestern horizon at 6:21am, and set in the southeast at 6:26am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Tuesday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 14° above the western horizon at 6:19am, reach an elevation of 31° above the southwestern horizon at 6:21am, and set in the southeast at 6:26am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 54° above the northwestern horizon at 5:41am, reach an elevation of 87° at 5:42am, and set in the east at 5:47am. Forecast currently predicts 30% cloud cover.
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 54° above the northwestern horizon at 5:41am, reach an elevation of 87° at 5:42am, and set in the east at 5:47am. Forecast currently predicts 30% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 9° above the west horizon at 6:36am, reach an elevation of 59° above the southwest horizon at 6:40am, and set in the southeast at 6:45am. Forecast currently predicts 56% cloud cover.
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 9° above the west horizon at 6:36am, reach an elevation of 59° above the southwest horizon at 6:40am, and set in the southeast at 6:45am. Forecast currently predicts 56% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 26° above the northwestern horizon at 5:59am, reach an elevation of 57° above the northern horizon at 6:00am, and set in the east at 6:06am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Saturday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 26° above the northwestern horizon at 5:59am, reach an elevation of 57° above the northern horizon at 6:00am, and set in the east at 6:06am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 5:06pm, reach an elevation of 33° above the northeastern horizon at 5:11pm, and set in the east at 5:17pm. Forecast currently predicts 32% cloud cover.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the northwest at 5:06pm, reach an elevation of 33° above the northeastern horizon at 5:11pm, and set in the east at 5:17pm. Forecast currently predicts 32% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 17° above the southwest horizon at 5:32am, reach an elevation of 35° above the southeast horizon at 5:34am, and set in the east at 5:39am. Forecast currently predicts 69% cloud cover.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 17° above the southwest horizon at 5:32am, reach an elevation of 35° above the southeast horizon at 5:34am, and set in the east at 5:39am. Forecast currently predicts 69% cloud cover.
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 5:27pm, reach an elevation of 40° above the northern horizon at 5:33pm, and enter shadow 9° above the eastern horizon at 5:36pm. Forecast currently predicts 68% cloud cover.
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 5:27pm, reach an elevation of 40° above the northern horizon at 5:33pm, and enter shadow 9° above the eastern horizon at 5:36pm. Forecast currently predicts 68% cloud cover.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 5:49pm, reach an elevation of 40° above the northern horizon at 5:55pm, and enter shadow 16° above the northeastern horizon at 5:57pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 5:49pm, reach an elevation of 40° above the northern horizon at 5:55pm, and enter shadow 16° above the northeastern horizon at 5:57pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 6:32pm, reach an elevation of 60° above the northern horizon at 6:37pm, and enter shadow 53° above the northeastern horizon at 6:38pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Tiangong Space Station may be visible tonight as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the west at 6:32pm, reach an elevation of 60° above the northern horizon at 6:37pm, and enter shadow 53° above the northeastern horizon at 6:38pm. Forecast calls for clear skies.
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
The International Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 13° above the northwest horizon at 5:46am, reach an elevation of 66° above the southwest horizon at 5:49am, and set in the southeast at 5:55am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible Sunday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 13° above the northwest horizon at 5:46am, reach an elevation of 66° above the southwest horizon at 5:49am, and set in the southeast at 5:55am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
The International Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 8° above the northwestern horizon at 6:45am, reach an elevation of 40° above the northeastern horizon at 6:48am, and set in the southeast at 6:54am. Forecast calls for clear skies
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The International Space Station may be visible Friday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will come out of shadow 8° above the northwestern horizon at 6:45am, reach an elevation of 40° above the northeastern horizon at 6:48am, and set in the southeast at 6:54am. Forecast calls for clear skies
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System may be visible Thursday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the north at 5:40am, reach an elevation of 34° above the west horizon at 5:48am, and enter shadow 33° above the west horizon at 5:49am. Forecast currently predicts 63% cloud cover
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System may be visible Thursday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the north at 5:40am, reach an elevation of 34° above the west horizon at 5:48am, and enter shadow 33° above the west horizon at 5:49am. Forecast currently predicts 63% cloud cover
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the north at 4:43am, reach an elevation of 79° at 4:52am, and enter shadow 66° above the southern horizon at 4:53am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System may be visible Monday morning as it passes over the Bay Area! It will rise in the north at 4:43am, reach an elevation of 79° at 4:52am, and enter shadow 66° above the southern horizon at 4:53am. Forecast calls for clear skies.
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be four opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be four opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be four opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be four opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be three opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be three opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There will be two opportunities to see spacecraft above the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 24 hours 🧵