[amsat-bb] JSON API for Satellite Prediction?

[Don KB2YSI]

I do not see it on the list, but I would have thought that the
https://wiki.satnogs.org/Satnogs_DB would have the needed information to
make a 'next pass', since they schedule pass recordings...

On Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 20:04 Bob via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I think Heimir's (W1ANT) work on the JSON Satellite Status API is
> fantastic!  Nothing like rewarding hard work with another request...
>
> How about a JSON Next Orbit API?  Query would include the satellite name
> and a grid location.  Response would be the time of the next pass
> information (AOS/Time/Az, Max El/Time/Az, LOS/Time/Az).
>
> That would make a small IoT gizmo pretty darned simple to implement and
> remind us when satellites will be overhead
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
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