# When can you see the ISS over Alcobendas?

## Next visible pass

Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time

6:31:14 PM – 6:37:49 PM

Visible for 6 min 35 sec · Cloud cover 73%

1. Appears · 6:31:14 PM · west-southwest 238.5°
2. Highest point · 6:34:34 PM · Elevation 74°
3. Disappears · 6:37:49 PM · northeast 50.4°

Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 3:35 AM

Observing location time: Europe/Madrid

Pass predictions may change after an orbital manoeuvre.

[Next visible pass · Where to look](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas/#visible-passes>)

[ISS](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas/>) [CSS / Tiangong](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas/?station=tiangong>)

International Space Station Tracker

See where the International Space Station (ISS) is now and when it will next cross the sky over Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain.

What counts as a visible pass?

The station must be at least 10° above the horizon, illuminated by the Sun, and passing over a sky dark enough for viewing. Times use your city’s local timezone.

## Visible passes over Alcobendas in the next 72 hours

Sunday, November 15, 2026

Observing location time

### 8:09:27 PM – 8:10:52 PM

Visible for 1 min 25 sec · Cloud cover 54%

1. Appears · 8:09:27 PM · west-northwest 298.4°
2. Highest point · 8:10:52 PM · Elevation 15.9°
3. Disappears · 8:10:52 PM · northwest 322°

Monday, November 16, 2026

Observing location time

### 7:21:04 PM – 7:24:59 PM

Visible for 3 min 55 sec · Cloud cover 31%

1. Appears · 7:21:04 PM · west-northwest 284°
2. Highest point · 7:23:44 PM · Elevation 22.2°
3. Disappears · 7:24:59 PM · north 9.5°

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Observing location time

### 6:32:47 PM – 6:38:47 PM

Visible for 6 min · Cloud cover 98%

1. Appears · 6:32:47 PM · west 269.2°
2. Highest point · 6:35:47 PM · Elevation 30.2°
3. Disappears · 6:38:47 PM · northeast 37.4°

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Observing location time

### 8:11:42 PM – 8:12:02 PM

Visible for 20 sec · Cloud cover 98%

1. Appears · 8:11:42 PM · northwest 322.8°
2. Highest point · 8:12:02 PM · Elevation 11°
3. Disappears · 8:12:02 PM · north-northwest 328°

## ISS passes near this city

Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Alcobendas, Spain, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover.

[Fuencarral](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/Fuencarral/>)

[Madrid](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/Madrid/>)

[Guadalajara](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille-La%20Mancha/Guadalajara/>)

[Toledo](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille-La%20Mancha/Toledo/>)

[Valladolid](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille%20and%20Le%C3%B3n/Valladolid/>)

[Talavera de la Reina](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille-La%20Mancha/Talavera%20de%20la%20Reina/>)

[Salamanca](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille%20and%20Le%C3%B3n/Salamanca/>)

[Zaragoza](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Aragon/Zaragoza/>)

[Burgos](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille%20and%20Le%C3%B3n/Burgos/>)

[Palencia](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille%20and%20Le%C3%B3n/Palencia/>)

[Valencia](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Valencia/Valencia/>)

[Albacete](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Castille-La%20Mancha/Albacete/>)

## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Alcobendas

### When is the next visible ISS pass over Alcobendas?

The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Alcobendas’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation.

### Can I see the ISS from Alcobendas without a telescope?

Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Alcobendas.

### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Alcobendas?

A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Alcobendas is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon.

### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Alcobendas?

Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Alcobendas.

## Data sources

Orbit data from CelesTrak using U.S. Space Force GP elements.

Weather forecast data from [MET Norway](<https://www.met.no/en>) ([CC BY 4.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>)).

Orbit epoch: Nov 14, 2026, 7:16:30 AM UTC

Related tools

[Weather forecast for Alcobendas](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/weather-forecast/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas/>) [Latest earthquakes near Alcobendas](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/earthquake-tracker/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas/>) [Current time in Alcobendas](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/world-clock/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas/>)

[Aurora Forecast](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/aurora-forecast/>)

## What counts as a visible pass?

This forecast uses Alcobendas's coordinates and local timezone to calculate when the ISS is sunlit, at least 10 degrees above the horizon and crossing a dark enough sky.

## Viewing location

40.5475°, -3.6420° · Europe/Madrid

[Browse all cities in Community of Madrid](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/>) [Browse all ISS locations in Spain](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/>)

## Markdown

- [CSS / Tiangong](<https://utilities.linxi.com.au/iss-tracker/ES/Madrid/Alcobendas.md?station=tiangong>)

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