ISS-Info

Python wrapper for tracking information about International Space Station via http://open-notify.org

Installation

In order install this package, simply run:

pip install ISS_Info

Usage

To use ISS_Info, you first need to import the package:

import ISS_Info

International Space Station Current Location:

ISS_Info.iss_current_loc()     # Returns a dictionary with latitude, longitude, timestamp.

How Many People Are In ISS Right Now:

ISS_Info.iss_people_in_space()     # Returns a dictionary with number, names, craft information.

International Space Station Pass Times:

Given a location on Earth (latitude, longitude, and altitude) this API will compute the next n number of times that the ISS will be overhead. Overhead is defined as 10° in elevation for the observer. The times are computed in UTC and the length of time that the ISS is above 10° is in seconds.

ISS_Info.iss_passes(43.5,-74,200,3)     # Returns a dictionary with every pass information.

Input	Description	Parameter Name	Valid Range	Units	Required
Latitude	The latitude of the place to predict passes	lat	-80 ~ 80	degrees	YES
Longitude	The longitude of the place to predict passes	lon	-180 ~ 180	degrees	YES
Altitude	The altitude of the place to predict passes	alt	0 ~ 10,000	meters	Optional
Number	The number of passes to return	n	1 ~ 100	–	Optional

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Salil Gautam 💻 📖 💡

Pdx97 💻 📖 💡

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!