What is Where the ISS At?
Where the ISS At is a simple website that follows the International Space Station as it circles the Earth. A world map shows where the station is right now, and a panel keeps its altitude, velocity, latitude and longitude up to date in real time.
It was built by developer Bill Shupp, who wanted a better ISS tracker and wanted to learn how satellite tracking and predictions work. The site also offers a free REST API that returns the current, past or future position of the ISS, timezone details for a set of coordinates and TLE orbit data, with no key needed and a limit of about one request per second.
Main Features
- Live ISS position on a world map
- Altitude and speed of the station
- Latitude and longitude in real time
- Center ISS and Pause Updates buttons
- A free REST API for the ISS position, with no key needed
- TLE orbit data for the station
How to Get Started with Where the ISS At
- Open wheretheiss.at in your browser.
- Watch the ISS move across the world map.
- Read its altitude, speed and position in the panel.
- Click Center ISS to keep it in view, or Pause Updates to freeze it.
- If you build apps, open the API page to pull the same data into your own project.
Where the ISS At Pricing
Where the ISS At is free to use, and so is its REST API, which needs no key. The API is limited to roughly one request per second.
Who Should Use It?
- Space fans who want to know where the ISS is
- Students learning about orbits
- Teachers running a space lesson
- Developers building space projects
Where the ISS At Alternatives
- Space Now is a live 3D map of the Solar System, the ISS and thousands of satellites.
- The Size of Space compares the sizes of things in space, from astronauts to stars.
- 100,000 Stars is a 3D tour of the stars near our Sun.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Where the ISS At free?
Yes. The tracker and its API are both free.
What does Where the ISS At show?
The live position of the International Space Station on a map, with its altitude, speed, latitude and longitude.
Does Where the ISS At have an API?
Yes. A free REST API gives the current, past or future position of the ISS and its TLE data. It needs no key and allows about one request per second.
Who made Where the ISS At?
It was built by developer Bill Shupp.