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KeepTrack Satellites API

Search and retrieve catalog data about tracked space objects.

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

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. 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.

2 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 2 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 Satellites 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 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Satellites 2

Search and retrieve catalog data about tracked space objects.

GET
/satellites/search
Search the satellite catalog
searchSatellites 2 params → 200401
GET
/satellites/{noradId}
Get a tracked object by NORAD Catalog ID
getSatellite 1 param → 200401404

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is SatelliteSummary (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Satellite
SatelliteSummary
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

keeptrack-satellites-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs KeepTrack publishes across the network.

KeepTrack
KeepTrack Catalog API
KeepTrack Orbits API
KeepTrack Positions API