Station Pass

Features

Every pass worth stepping outside for

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Passes for every station

The ISS, China's Tiangong, Hubble and fresh Starlink trains, predicted from the latest orbital data for your exact spot.

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A score for every pass

Each pass gets a 0–100 score from its brightness, height, length, the Moon, the cloud forecast and how dark your sky is, so the great ones stand out.

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Sky view

Hold up your phone and see the pass drawn over the camera, with bright stars, planets and the Moon labelled to help you find your bearings.

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Alerts, widgets & Live Activities

A heads-up before good passes, an Up Next widget, and a Lock Screen countdown with Dynamic Island so you're outside at the right moment.

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Dark-sky aware

A built-in light-pollution map estimates how dark your sky is, offline. Save favourite spots and compare a backyard pass with one from the hills.

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Red-light mode

Switch the whole app to deep red so your eyes stay dark-adapted while you wait for the pass.

More to see

Not just the space station.

Station Pass keeps an eye on the rest of the night sky too, and tells you which events are visible from where you are.

Moon & Sun transitsWhen a station crosses the face of the Moon or Sun from a spot near you.
Rocket launches nearbyLaunches you can see from home, especially the glowing twilight plumes.
Meteor showers & cometsPeak nights with expected rates, and any comet bright enough for binoculars.
Visiting spacecraftCrew and cargo ships flying alongside the ISS, shown as a second dot.
Asteroid Apophis, 2029Counting down to its naked-eye flyby on April 13, 2029.

Pricing

Free. Every feature.

No subscriptions, no paywalls, no feature tiers. If Station Pass helps you catch a pass, you can support it with a one-time tip.

All passes, alerts, widgets and Sky view, free
Support the app with a one-time tip, whenever you like
Purchases are handled entirely by Apple

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Privacy

Your sky, your data.

No account. There's nothing to sign up for, and your settings and saved spots stay on your device.
No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Station Pass doesn't include any advertising or analytics code.
Location stays local. Passes are calculated on your phone. Only the cloud forecast needs your area, and that's rounded to about 1 km before it goes to Apple Weather.
Camera is live only. Sky view shows the camera feed on screen and never records or saves it.

Read the full Privacy Policy.

Look up

The ISS goes over most places several times a week. Don't miss the next one.

Coming soon to the App Store

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