Spot The Station

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The Spot The Station website will only notify you of “optimal” sighting opportunities - that is, sightings that are high enough in the sky (40 degrees or more) and last long enough to give you the best view of the orbiting laboratory.

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*A note about mobile text alerts: The Spot The Station app and email alerts are the most accurate ways to get space station sighting notifications. The mobile text alert system is no longer actively supported, and NASA cannot guarantee the timeliness of its alerts; it is provided here as a legacy option only.

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