https://github.com/mthaler/issposition

Shows the position of the International Space Station
https://github.com/mthaler/issposition

golang international-space-station iss tle

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Shows the position of the International Space Station

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mthaler/issposition
• Owner: mthaler
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2021-06-17T11:26:35.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-06-18T12:54:00.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-05T19:05:07.488Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: golang, international-space-station, iss, tle
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 693 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# issposition

A simple web app that shows the position of the international space station (ISS):

![ISS position](screenshots/issposition.jpg)

TLEs are downloaded from [Celestrak](https://www.celestrak.com) when the application is started. The image is generated on the server, the page refreshes it every two seconds.

This is just a fun project I decided to do after reading *Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut* by *Samantha Cristoforetti*. Rendering the map on the server every two seconds is quite inefficient and some features are missing, e.g. reloading the TLE file periodically.

A lot more information about the ISS, its orbit, at what time it can be seen in the sky, can be found on the Heavens-Above [webpage](https://www.heavens-above.com/).

## Usage

The default port is `8080`. A different port can be specified on the command line, e.g.

```bash

$ ./issposition 1234

```

## Attribution

ISS icon made by [Freepik](https://www.freepik.com) from [Flaticon](https://www.flaticon.com)