`get_iss_location`

Pack: science · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_iss_location for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

The International Space Station’s current latitude and longitude, from Open Notify.

Tool description as the model sees it

Fetch the International Space Station’s current latitude, longitude, and Unix timestamp from the Open Notify API. No inputs required; returns a real-time position fix.

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_iss_location","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_iss_location', {});

Response shape

Always returns: latitude, longitude, timestamp

Field	Type	Description
`latitude`	number	ISS latitude coordinate
`longitude`	number	ISS longitude coordinate
`timestamp`	number	Unix timestamp of observation

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "ISS latitude coordinate"
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "ISS longitude coordinate"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Unix timestamp of observation"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "latitude",
    "longitude",
    "timestamp"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the science pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "science": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/science/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_iss_location