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Track ISS Position & Send to Kafka Every Minute

Original n8n title: Send Updates About the Position of the Iss Every Minute to a Topic in Kafka (http Request)

Send updates about the position of the ISS every minute to a topic in Kafka. Uses httpRequest, kafka. Scheduled trigger; 4 nodes.

Cron / scheduled trigger★★☆☆☆ complexity4 nodesHTTP RequestKafka
General Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 4 Complexity: ★★☆☆☆ Added:

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{
  "id": "98",
  "name": "Send updates about the position of the ISS every minute to a topic in Kafka",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Cron",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
      "position": [
        510,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "triggerTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyMinute"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        710,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544/positions",
        "options": {},
        "queryParametersUi": {
          "parameter": [
            {
              "name": "timestamps",
              "value": "={{Date.now();}}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Set",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        910,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "number": [],
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "Name",
              "value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"name\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Latitude",
              "value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"latitude\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Longitude",
              "value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"longitude\"]}}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Timestamp",
              "value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"timestamp\"]}}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {},
        "keepOnlySet": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Kafka",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.kafka",
      "position": [
        1110,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "topic": "iss-position",
        "options": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "kafka": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
    "Set": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Kafka",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Cron": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "HTTP Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Send updates about the position of the ISS every minute to a topic in Kafka. Uses httpRequest, kafka. Scheduled trigger; 4 nodes.

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