International Space Station (ISS) transits the Sun.

International Space Station (ISS) transits the Sun.

This composite image made from 6 photos shows the International Space Station transits the Sun at five miles per second on August 14, 2024.
The images were taken from Nyack, New York. Transit duration: 0.61 second. Conditions- Hazy sunshine.

ISS angular size: 55.98″; distance: 493.56 km
Angular separation: 0.8′; azimuth: 221.7°; altitude: 56.8°
Transit duration: 0.61 s; ISS velocity: 7.39 km/s;
Sun angular size: 31.6′; 33.9 times larger than the ISS


Current ISS crew: 7+ 2

Expedition 71
Oleg Kononenko, Commander
Nikolai Chub, Flight Engineer
Tracy C. Dyson, Flight Engineer
Mike Barratt, Flight Engineer
Matthew Dominick, Flight Engineer
Jeanette Epps, Flight Engineer
Alexander Grebenkin, Flight Engineer

Plus Boeing Crew Flight Test
Butch Wilmore, NASA astronaut
Suni Williams, NASA astronaut