Flight Path

Retrieve the available segments of a mission’s flight path from launch.

/atlas/positions/v1/missions/<mission_id>/flight_path/atlas/positions/v1/missions/<mission_id>/flight_path

windborne flight_path <mission_id>windborne flight_path <mission_id>

from windborne import get_flight_pathfrom windborne import get_flight_path

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
mission_id Required	string (UUID)	ID of a WindBorne balloon mission, as listed by Flying Missions.

Name	Type	Description
mission_id Required	string (UUID)	ID of a WindBorne balloon mission, as listed by Flying Missions.
output_file Optional	string	Path to save the response data. If provided, saves the data in CSV or JSON format.

Name	Type	Description
mission_id Required	str (UUID)	ID of a WindBorne balloon mission, as listed by Flying Missions.
output_file Optional	str	Path to save the response data. If provided, saves the data in CSV or JSON format.
print_response Optional	bool	If true, prints the response data. Default: `false`

Name	Type	Description
subsample Optional	integer	Minimum time between retained points. Each segment's first and last points are kept. Unit: seconds
ignore_landing Optional	boolean	Include points recorded after landing. Default: `false`
altitude_agl Optional	boolean	Return altitude above ground level when the response uses raw transmissions. Default: `false`

Returns the mission’s flight path as a flat list and as separate segments.

Name	Type	Description
flight_data	object[]	Balloon positions in chronological order, including latitude, longitude, and altitude.
transmit_time	string (ISO 8601)	Time of the balloon position.
latitude	number	Latitude. Unit: degrees
longitude	number	Longitude. Unit: degrees
altitude	number \| null	Altitude. Unit: meters
id	string (UUID)	Identifier of the source position or transmission. Omitted for estimated points.
synthetic	boolean	True for an estimated position added to the flight path.
access_segment	integer	Index of this point’s segment in `flight_data_segments`.
flight_data_segments	object[][]	The flight path split wherever data is withheld.
launch_site_id	string (UUID) \| null	Mission launch site identifier.