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Introduction
This Scratch extension lets you track the progress of the International Space Station in it's orbit around the planet Earth.
The International Space Station data comes from wheretheiss.at created by Bill Shupp.
Longitude/Latitude data comes from OpenStreetMap.
Get more information about the Internation Space Station at NASA
Example project plotting the ISS as it orbits Earth
Getting Started
All you need to use the ISS Tracker extension is an active internet connection.
Load the ISS Tracker extension on ScratchXScratch Blocks
This is a brief description of each of the Scratch blocks included with the ISS Tracker extension.
Runs when the ISS comes within 500km of a specified location.
Gives the distance between the ISS and a specified location. Distance can be returned in kilometers or miles. The haversine formula is used to calculate the distance between two points.
Provides the current longitude, latitude, altitude, or velocity of the ISS.
- Longitude
- The east-west position of the ISS in degrees.
- Latitude
- The north-south position of the ISS in degrees.
- Altitude
- The distance between the ISS and Earth in kilometers.
- Velocity
- The speed of the ISS as it orbits Earth in kilometers per hour
Example Projects
- ISS Tracker
- Plot the path of the ISS as it orbits around Earth. Record the last time the ISS passes over Boston, MA.