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ISS Tracker - Space Station & Astronauts

ISS Tracker - Space Station & Astronauts

Track the International Space Station in real time. Get current ISS coordinates, people in space, and generate position tracking datasets over time.

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ISS Tracker Scraper - Space Station Location

Track the International Space Station in real time using the Open Notify API. Get current ISS coordinates, see who's in space, and generate position tracking datasets.

Features

  • ISS Location: Get current latitude/longitude of the ISS
  • People in Space: List all astronauts currently in space and their craft
  • ISS Tracking: Poll ISS position over time to build a trajectory dataset with calculated velocity
  • No API key required

Modes

ModeDescription
iss-locationGet current ISS position (single snapshot)
people-in-spaceList all people currently in space
iss-trackTrack ISS position over time (configurable duration and interval)

Input Example

{
"mode": "iss-track",
"trackDuration": 10,
"interval": 30
}

Output Fields (Location/Track)

FieldTypeDescription
latitudenumberISS latitude
longitudenumberISS longitude
timestampstringPosition timestamp (ISO 8601)
velocityKmHnumberCalculated velocity in km/h (track mode, from consecutive points)
pointIndexnumberTrack point number (track mode only)

Output Fields (People in Space)

FieldTypeDescription
namestringAstronaut name
craftstringSpacecraft name (e.g., ISS, Tiangong)
totalPeopleInSpacenumberTotal number of people in space

Tracking Mode

In iss-track mode, the scraper polls the ISS position at regular intervals and calculates velocity between consecutive points using the Haversine formula. The ISS orbits at roughly 27,600 km/h at ~408 km altitude.

  • trackDuration: How long to track (1-60 minutes, default 10)
  • interval: Seconds between polls (10-300 seconds, default 30)

Cost

This actor charges $0.005 per result using Pay-Per-Event pricing.