ISS pass times · Germany
When is the ISS visible over Frankfurt?
The International Space Station passes over Frankfurt several times a day, but you can only see it when the sky above you is dark while the station is still catching sunlight. The list below shows the next passes over Frankfurt, Germany that you can actually watch — with exact local times, where to look, and how bright each one will be.
Next visible passes over Frankfurt
Times are Frankfurt local time. Computed live from the latest orbital data — only passes you can actually see (after dusk or before dawn, station sunlit).
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Viewing from Frankfurt
At 50.1° latitude, Frankfurt lies almost directly under the edge of the station's 51.6° orbit — one of the best latitudes on Earth for ISS spotting. Passes here can climb all the way to the zenith, straight overhead, and the station crosses frequently on both evening and morning cycles.
How to read the pass times
Each pass shows its start time in Frankfurt local time, the compass direction it travels (for example W→SE means it rises in the west and sets in the southeast), how high it climbs, and its brightness. The higher and brighter the pass, the easier it is to spot — anything rated bright or better is obvious to the naked eye, even from a city. New to this? Read our guide to seeing the ISS or watch the station's position right now on the live tracker.