ISS Location Response

Response schema for the ISS current location endpoint (/iss-now.json)

SpaceISSInternational Space StationNASALocationGeolocationAstronautsReal-TimeOpen SourcePublic APIFree

Properties

Name Type Description
message string Operation status indicator
timestamp integer Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) when the location data was captured
iss_position object Earth position coordinates directly beneath the ISS
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JSON Schema

iss-location-response.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iss-api/main/json-schema/iss-location-response.json",
  "title": "ISS Location Response",
  "description": "Response schema for the ISS current location endpoint (/iss-now.json)",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Operation status indicator",
      "example": "success"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) when the location data was captured"
    },
    "iss_position": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Earth position coordinates directly beneath the ISS",
      "properties": {
        "latitude": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Latitude coordinate in decimal degrees",
          "minimum": -90,
          "maximum": 90
        },
        "longitude": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Longitude coordinate in decimal degrees",
          "minimum": -180,
          "maximum": 180
        }
      },
      "required": ["latitude", "longitude"]
    }
  },
  "required": ["message", "timestamp", "iss_position"]
}