Developer & DevOps
Publish International Space Station location updates to Kafka every minute
4 nodes
182
97
Scheduled trigger
Workflow Description
An automated workflow that fetches the current ISS position on a scheduled basis, processes the data, and publishes location updates to a Kafka topic in real-time. Enables continuous monitoring and integration with distributed data systems.
How it works
- 1.Execute the workflow every minute using a cron schedule trigger
- 2.Retrieve current ISS coordinates from a public API endpoint
- 3.Transform and format the location data for message publishing
- 4.Send formatted updates to the designated Kafka topic
Use cases
- Real-time satellite tracking dashboards and space operations monitoring systems
- Streaming data pipelines for geographical analysis and visualization applications
- Multi-system data synchronization across distributed infrastructure and microservices
Requirements
- Active Kafka cluster connection with valid broker credentials and topic access
- Reliable public API endpoint that returns current ISS location coordinates
- Network connectivity to both the ISS data source and Kafka broker at all times
- Sufficient Kafka storage and retention policies for continuous message stream
Service Value
Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.
Apps Used
Schedule
Kafka
Details
Trigger
Scheduled trigger
Nodes
4
Apps
2
Views
182
Downloads
97
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (4)
Cron
Cron
HTTP Request
HTTP Request
Set
Set
Kafka
Kafka