Weather Data Along the International Space Station Orbits

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station that circles (from west to east) the Earth about every 90 minutes and passes over places between latitudes 52 degrees south and 52 degrees north at different times of the day. It is possible to know the future planar position of ISS. We write a standalone Python application that determines such future positions (over a 15-day period) and performs data analytics. The tool also focuses on any individual ISS orbit to gather weather conditions along ISS’ path and perform various visualizations. This application can complement the NASA’s Spot the station initiative and can serve as an educational tool.