Astronomy
Predict ISS, Hubble, and representative Starlink passes for a chosen observing point and date
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
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}'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/iss-satellite-pass-tracker| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| latitude | number | Yes | — |
| longitude | number | Yes | — |
| date | date | Yes | — |
| satellitePreset | select | No | — |
| minElevationDeg | number | No | — |
| utcOffsetHours |
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"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"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"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
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]
| number |
| No |
| — |
JSON result
{
"key": {...},
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
},
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)"
}