docs/open_notify_space/open_notify_space.md

iss_locator

The open_notify_space API queries the Open Notify Space API and returns the current latitude and longitude of the International Space Station (ISS).

Function Constructor Parameters

Function returns one of two messages, depending on the requested format:

With format_json=False, Returns one of two strings: “According to OpenNotify.org, the International Space Station can be found at (lat, long) (x,y)” or “The ISS endpoint returned an error. No location for the ISS can be determined”

With format_json=True (default), the following strings:

{
    "message": "success",
    "timestamp": 1739999640,
    "iss_position": {"longitude": "-11.6885", "latitude": "-50.0654"},
}

or

{
    "message": "failure",
    "error": "Error: The ISS endpoint returned an error. No location for the ISS can be determined",
}

API Parameters

• None, this is a simple REST GET call that returns the location.

Example Usage

from gofannon.open_notify_space.iss_locator import IssLocator  
  
current_location_iss = IssLocator(json=False)
current_location = current_location_iss.fn()
print(current_location)