Astronomy
ISS & Satellite Pass Tracker
Predict ISS, Hubble, and representative Starlink passes for a chosen observing point and date
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/iss-satellite-pass-tracker' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"latitude":40.7128,"longitude":-74.006,"date":"2026-06-16","satellitePreset":"all-common","minElevationDeg":10,"utcOffsetHours":-4}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/iss-satellite-pass-trackerParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| latitude | number | Yes | — |
| longitude | number | Yes | — |
| date | date | Yes | — |
| satellitePreset | select | No | — |
| minElevationDeg | number | No | — |
| utcOffsetHours |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-iss-satellite-pass-tracker": {
"name": "iss-satellite-pass-tracker",
"description": "Predict ISS, Hubble, and representative Starlink passes for a chosen observing point and date",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=iss-satellite-pass-tracker",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "iss-satellite-pass-tracker",
"arguments": {
"latitude": 40.7128,
"longitude": -74.006,
"date": "2026-06-16",
"satellitePreset": "all-common",
"minElevationDeg": 10,
"utcOffsetHours": -4
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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