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KeepTrack Positions API

Compute real-time positions and ephemerides.

KeepTrack Positions API is one of 5 APIs that KeepTrack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Positions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 4.2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.keeptrack.space/v4.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
4.2.0
Base URL
https://www.keeptrack.space/api
Authentication
API Key
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

KeepTrack Positions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — Free API key issued from https://keeptrack.space.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Positions 1

Compute real-time positions and ephemerides.

GET
/satellites/{noradId}/position
Compute the current position of a tracked object
getSatellitePosition 2 params → 200401

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Position (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Position
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

keeptrack-positions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs KeepTrack publishes across the network.

KeepTrack
KeepTrack Catalog API
KeepTrack Orbits API
KeepTrack Satellites API