Santa Satellite Uk Time

The sleigh disguised as the international space station iss is expected to be visible from the uk for a brief three minutes on december 24.

Santa satellite uk time.

Norad tracked santa entering u s. Santa s flypast is happening a little earlier this year from 25 november until 13 december. Airspace at 3 10am uk time 10 10pm e t starting in south carolina. On the meteor watch website virtualastro writes luckily the united kingdom british isles is small enough for most of us who live there to see the iss at the same time.

The iss is set to pass over the uk again for two minutes at 5 18am and again for four minutes at 6 52am. The satellite orbits at an altitude of 705 kilometers above the earth in a near polar orbit around the earth from north pole to south pole. For those in the london area the bright light of the space station should appear in the sky at 5 22pm at an elevation of 35 degrees above the west south western horizon. For 60 years norad and its predecessor the continental air defense command conad have tracked santa s flight.

Politics world news photos video tech reviews health science and entertainment news. The iss is scheduled to fly over the uk tomorrow and will be visible for around 3 minutes between 4 39pm and 4 41pm gmt according to nasa appearing as a bright streak zooming across the sky. It will arc as high as 45. Follow santa as he makes his magical journey.