Fetch the ISS API Data with JS

@author Toni Zeidler @since 2022-08-25

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Intro

The scientists are funny people. They trying to flatten the earth again? Why all world maps are wrong?
http://metrocosm.com/mercator/
https://www.thetruesize.com

Setup

For later development of the project I initialize Node App, but it was not used in this project.

npm i

Rest API for this App

https://wheretheiss.at/

https://wheretheiss.at/w/developer

Other sources & Space Data Standarts

https://spacedatastandards.org/#/Standards

http://celestrak.org/satcat/search.php -> name = iss

SCN for ISS -> http://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/gp.php?CATNR=25544&FORMAT=KVN

ISS (ZARYA)             
1 25544U 98067A   22237.36915490 -.00259173  00000+0 -47121-2 0  9998
2 25544  51.6403 353.8478 0003123 168.6722 230.6017 15.49832154355914

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Catalog_Number

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/SpacecraftQuery.jsp

http://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.php

http://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/gp.php?{QUERY}=VALUE[&FORMAT=VALUE]

Other Web APIs

https://covid19api.com/

Search for Web APIs here. https://apis.guru/

Development Steps

npm init -y

npm i leaflet --save

npm i [email protected] --save

Glossary

A

API = Application Programming Interface Wikipedia DE

I

ISS = International Space Station Wikipedia DE

J

JS = JavaScript Wikipedia DE

L

Leaflet = an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps [Wikipedia DE], [Docs]

R

REST = Representational State Transfer Wikipedia DE or data in the well-state for representation

S

SCN = Satellite Catalog Number

U

URL = Uniform Resource Locator Wikipedia DE

URI = Uniform Resource Identifier Wikipedia DE