Developer & DevOps

Send ISS location updates every minute via message queue

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Workflow Description

Scheduled automation that fetches the International Space Station's real-time location every minute using a cron trigger, transforms the data, publishes it to a RabbitMQ queue for reliable processing, and delivers updates to specified channels or endpoints for continuous monitoring.

How it works

  1. 1.Trigger scheduler to run every 60 seconds
  2. 2.Fetch ISS coordinates from public API and format location data
  3. 3.Queue the update message to RabbitMQ for asynchronous delivery
  4. 4.Publish formatted location to target communication thread or system

Use cases

  • Real-time ISS tracking for scientific observation and educational institutions
  • Automated alerts for satellite enthusiasts when ISS passes over designated regions

Requirements

  • Access to public ISS location API endpoint
  • Configured RabbitMQ instance or managed message broker service
  • Destination thread or webhook URL for location broadcasts

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.

Apps Used

Rabbitmq Schedule

Details

Trigger Scheduled trigger
Nodes 4
Apps 2
Views 180
Downloads 94

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (4)

RabbitMQ

Rabbitmq

#1

Set

Set

#2

HTTP Request

HTTP Request

#3

Cron

Cron

#4