Satellites Visible Tonight from Manali

Satellites visible from Manali (32.2432°N, 77.1892°E) tonight, with the IST start time, direction, peak height and brightness of each pass. A pass is listed only when the satellite clears 10°, is sunlit, your sky is dark and it reaches about magnitude 4.5.

Manali sits at about 2,050 m at the head of the Kullu valley on the Beas, about 127 km north of Shimla, with peaks above 5,000 m on both sides. The valley walls cut the sky down to a long strip, so passes running along the valley are the easiest to follow.

When the sky works in Manali

Monsoon rain reaches the Kullu valley from July to September, and winter brings heavy snow. October and November usually give Manali its steadiest nights.

Darker skies near Manali

Through the Atal Tunnel, the Lahaul valley around Sissu lies in the rain shadow and is far drier and darker than Manali.

Nearby cities

Pass times for Mandi, Dharamshala.

Which satellites are visible from Manali?

The ISS is the brightest at magnitude -3 to -4, followed by China's Tiangong station, large Earth-observation satellites, spent rocket bodies and Starlink trains in the days after a launch. GPS and NavIC satellites orbit too high to see with the naked eye.