Track The International Space Station Live with Automated Data Publishing
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Automate the retrieval of real-time International Space Station (ISS) position data and publish it to an MQTT broker every minute. This workflow provides a seamless way to integrate live satellite tracking into your projects or monitoring systems.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow offers a powerful solution for real-time tracking of the International Space Station. It leverages a scheduled trigger to fetch the ISS's current latitude, longitude, and timestamp from a public API every minute. The retrieved data is then processed and formatted for clarity before being published to a designated MQTT topic. This setup is ideal for developers, space enthusiasts, or operations teams needing live, actionable satellite data for various applications, from educational projects to critical monitoring dashboards. The automation ensures continuous updates without manual intervention, providing a reliable stream of positional information.
Key Features
- Real-time ISS Data: Fetches live location and timestamp data of the ISS.
- Scheduled Automation: Triggers data retrieval and publication every minute.
- Data Transformation: Selects and renames key data points (Name, Latitude, Longitude, Timestamp).
- MQTT Integration: Seamlessly publishes processed data to an MQTT topic for consumption by other applications.
How To Use
- Configure the Cron Node: Set the
triggerTimestoeveryMinuteto ensure continuous data retrieval. - Set the HTTP Request Node: Ensure the
urlishttps://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544/positionsand add a query parametertimestampswith the value={{Date.now()}}. - Configure the Set Node: Map the incoming JSON fields (
$json["0"]["name"],$json["0"]["latitude"],$json["0"]["longitude"],$json["0"]["timestamp"]) to new fields namedName,Latitude,Longitude, andTimestamprespectively. - Set up the MQTT Node: Provide your MQTT broker
credentialsand set the desiredtopic(e.g.,iss-position) where the data will be published.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "7ce29c91-c1f3-42e2-95b0-253d76d6c632",
"name": "Track The International Space Station Live with Automated Data Publishing",
"nodes": 8,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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