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Today's weather in St Albert, AB, Canada is Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon snow.

Temperature: -10˚C, 14.9˚F
Minimum temperature: -13˚C, 7.8˚F
Maximum temperature: -6˚C, 21.1˚F
Sunrise at 08:38:30 and sunset at 16:14:42

Hourly
00:00:00 - Partially cloudy
06:00:00 - Overcas...
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 5CWRGJ37+VVP

Latitude -11.49527941
Longitude -3.38529759

Orbiting at 15,666.91 miles/hour
Altitude of 386.66 km

At 21 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 5385FVHF+HJ4, -2...
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Salyut 1 space station
Launched to space on Mon Apr 19 1971
De-Orbited on Mon Oct 11 1971
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Owned by
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Salyut 1 (DOS-1) was the first space station of any kind, launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971...
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 4M9F6H7R+WHR

Latitude -42.785139468302
Longitude 89.591380963846

Orbiting at 17,118.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 497.25km

At 21 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over Barceloneta, 8003, Bolívar, Venezuela, 5.578976727...
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Astronaut Kelly Latimer
Active
Nationality: American
Agency: Virgin Galactic

3 flights and 0 spacewalks
First flight was on Thu Aug 10 2023, 2 years ago and the last flight was on Thu Nov 2 2023, 2 years ago

Pilot working for Virgin Galactic. First Spaceflight during the Galactic-02 Mission
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Rocket Launch
Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
On 2025-12-11 at 14:00:00 UTC | 2 days, 17 hours, 44 mins
By Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a
Launch pad: Unknown Pad, located at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federati...
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Mars on Dec. 7, 2007; longitude ~140 degrees
Image date: 18 December 2007, 16:00

Mars observation taken on Dec. 7, 2007; longitude ~140 degrees

Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (Cornell University), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute, Boulder)
Source: ESA/H...
December 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 46R9RMRV+259

Latitude -33.15996749
Longitude -92.30700308

Orbiting at 15,638.40 miles/hour
Altitude of 403.26 km

At 19 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 843 Wakamiya, M...
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 5CVRQJVX+Q5J

Latitude -12.205529812247
Longitude -3.352100493746

Orbiting at 17,137.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 482.67km

At 19 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 83RCQGQJ+35W, 46.787735654739,-151.46954545967

At...
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today's weather in Gubin, Woj. Lubuskie, Polska is Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain.

Temperature: 10˚C, 49.3˚F
Minimum temperature: 5˚C, 41.8˚F
Maximum temperature: 14˚C, 57.1˚F
Sunrise at 07:55:49 and sunset at 15:50:14

Hourly
00:00:00 - Overcast
06:00:00 - Rain, Partially cloudy
12:...
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 8347C9GQ+R3P

Latitude 32.42708192
Longitude -154.61229648

Orbiting at 15,645.20 miles/hour
Altitude of 395.46 km

At 17 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 6HGQ3RH8+39W, 0...
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over Jamésie, QC, Canada

Latitude 51.785691753319
Longitude -72.567357409324

Orbiting at 17,138.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 490.21km

At 17 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 5R3RCPC5+FWF, -28.578807726882,156.70980001...
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rocket Launch
Long March 3B/E | Unknown Payload
On 2025-12-09 at 15:10:00 UTC | 0 days, 22 hours, 54 mins
By China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Rocket: Long March 3B/E
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), located ...
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Artist’s impression of 55 Cancri e (close-up)
Image date: 16 February 2016, 16:00

This artist’s impression shows the exoplanet 55 Cancri e as close-up. Due to its proximity to its parent star, the temperatures on the surface of the planet are thought to reach about 2000 degrees Celsius.
Scienti...
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Astronaut Byron K. Lichtenberg
Retired
Nationality: American
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Born on Thu Feb 19 1948, 77 years old
2 flights and 0 spacewalks
First flight was on Mon Nov 28 1983, 42 years ago and the last flight was on Tue Mar 24 1992, 34 years ago

Byron...
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today's weather in Mundgod, Karnataka, India is Partly cloudy throughout the day.

Temperature: 23˚C, 72.7˚F
Minimum temperature: 17˚C, 62.7˚F
Maximum temperature: 30˚C, 85.4˚F
Sunrise at 06:43:47 and sunset at 17:59:49

Hourly
00:00:00 - Clear
06:00:00 - Clear
12:00:00 - Partially cloudy
18:00:...
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over Spratly Islands

Latitude 12.33664644
Longitude 115.79327239

Orbiting at 15,633.31 miles/hour
Altitude of 383.92 km

At 15 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 49GMHRWM+9R5,...
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over French Polynesia

Latitude -11.669651814715
Longitude -141.52639326862

Orbiting at 17,129.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 486.47km

At 15 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 5H3W482W+942, -28.899106618731,58.34525714530...
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
SM2: Astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh
Image date: 21 February 1997

Close-up of Gregory J. Harbaugh during EVA.

Credit: NASA/ESA
Source: ESA/Hubble
December 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 4HC49PF5+MCG

Latitude -41.62581757
Longitude 42.70859217

Orbiting at 15,640.91 miles/hour
Altitude of 402.97 km

At 13 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 76JCHX59+G5X, 22...
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 4Q9747PQ+HJ5

Latitude -42.863601086166
Longitude 125.28911351822

Orbiting at 17,122.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 495.31km

At 13 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over Chem. des Planches 3, 1040 Echallens, Switzerland,...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Rocket Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-15
On 2025-12-07 at 17:58:30 UTC | 0 days, 18 hours, 16 mins ago
By SpaceX
Status: The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E, located at Vandenbe...
December 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today's weather in 愛知県小牧市 is Partly cloudy throughout the day.

Temperature: 10˚C, 50.7˚F
Minimum temperature: 7˚C, 44.5˚F
Maximum temperature: 15˚C, 58.9˚F
Sunrise at 06:48:33 and sunset at 16:39:49

Hourly
00:00:00 - Clear
06:00:00 - Partially cloudy
12:00:00 - Partially cloudy
18:00:00 - Part...
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 794C6MP3+2HM

Latitude 12.23507668
Longitude -31.3460784

Orbiting at 15,633.93 miles/hour
Altitude of 395.77 km

At 11 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 7VJQMGMV+V9P, 22....
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Salyut 1 space station
Launched to space on Mon Apr 19 1971
De-Orbited on Mon Oct 11 1971
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Owned by
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Salyut 1 (DOS-1) was the first space station of any kind, launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971...
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM