GET Predicted Flight Path

This endpoint allows getting the predicted flight path for a given mission. It accepts no query parameters, but requires a mission id to be passed into the url.

/observations/v1/missions/<mission_id>/predicted_path/observations/v1/missions/<mission_id>/predicted_path

windborne predicted_path <mission_id>windborne predicted_path <mission_id>

from windborne import get_predicted_pathfrom windborne import get_predicted_path

Query parameters

This endpoint accepts no query parameters.

Name	Type	Description	Format
mission_id Required	string	The mission for which to obtain predicted flight path.	UUID

Name	Type	Description
mission_id Required	string	The mission for which to obtain predicted flight path.
save_to_file Required	string	Path to save the response data, which may end in either .csv or .json

Name	Type	Description
mission_id Required	string	The mission for which to obtain predicted flight path.
output_file Optional	string	Optional. Path to save the response data. If provided, saves the data in CSV or JSON format.
print_response Optional	boolean	If True, prints the response data.

Response parameters

Returns an array of points representing the predicted flight path for the mission.

Name	Type	Description	Format
prediction	array	An array of points along the predicted flight path	-
time	string	An ISO 8601 timestamp of when the balloon will be at this location	ISO 8601
latitude	number	Latitude of where the balloon will be for this point	-
longitude	number	Longitude of where the balloon will be for this point	-
altitude	number	Altitude in meters of where the balloon will be for this point	meters

How to use the predicted flight path API

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $WB_API_KEY" "https://api.windbornesystems.com/observations/v1/missions/494f8cb2-5fed-4c81-b3c4-5eacaa2ba4e0/predicted_path"curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $WB_API_KEY" "https://api.windbornesystems.com/observations/v1/missions/494f8cb2-5fed-4c81-b3c4-5eacaa2ba4e0/predicted_path"

content-type: application/json

1 {{

2 "prediction": [ "prediction": [

3 { {

4 "time": "2025-09-30T00:05:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T00:05:38Z",

5 "latitude": 65.3424, "latitude": 65.3424,

6 "longitude": -145.5894, "longitude": -145.5894,

7 "altitude": 9749 "altitude": 9749

8 }, },

9 { {

10 "time": "2025-09-30T00:35:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T00:35:38Z",

11 "latitude": 65.4894, "latitude": 65.4894,

12 "longitude": -145.0988, "longitude": -145.0988,

13 "altitude": 9392 "altitude": 9392

14 }, },

15 { {

16 "time": "2025-09-30T01:05:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T01:05:38Z",

17 "latitude": 65.6842, "latitude": 65.6842,

18 "longitude": -144.6014, "longitude": -144.6014,

19 "altitude": 9004 "altitude": 9004

20 }, },

21 { {

22 "time": "2025-09-30T01:35:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T01:35:38Z",

23 "latitude": 65.8971, "latitude": 65.8971,

24 "longitude": -144.1075, "longitude": -144.1075,

25 "altitude": 8582 "altitude": 8582

26 }, },

27 { {

28 "time": "2025-09-30T02:05:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T02:05:38Z",

29 "latitude": 66.1273, "latitude": 66.1273,

30 "longitude": -143.622, "longitude": -143.622,

31 "altitude": 8271 "altitude": 8271

32 }, },

33 { {

34 "time": "2025-09-30T02:35:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T02:35:38Z",

35 "latitude": 66.3578, "latitude": 66.3578,

36 "longitude": -143.1463, "longitude": -143.1463,

37 "altitude": 8358 "altitude": 8358

38 }, },

39 { {

40 "time": "2025-09-30T03:05:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T03:05:38Z",

41 "latitude": 66.5754, "latitude": 66.5754,

42 "longitude": -142.6912, "longitude": -142.6912,

43 "altitude": 8947 "altitude": 8947

44 }, },

45 { {

46 "time": "2025-09-30T03:35:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T03:35:38Z",

47 "latitude": 66.7405, "latitude": 66.7405,

48 "longitude": -142.3001, "longitude": -142.3001,

49 "altitude": 9688 "altitude": 9688

50 }, },

51 { {

52 "time": "2025-09-30T04:05:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T04:05:38Z",

53 "latitude": 66.8826, "latitude": 66.8826,

54 "longitude": -141.947, "longitude": -141.947,

55 "altitude": 10182 "altitude": 10182

56 }, },

57 { {

58 "time": "2025-09-30T04:35:38Z", "time": "2025-09-30T04:35:38Z",

59 "latitude": 67.0462, "latitude": 67.0462,

60 "longitude": -141.5902, "longitude": -141.5902,

61 "altitude": 10195 "altitude": 10195

62 } }

63 ] ]

64 }}