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Space-Track

Space-Track Ancillary API

Launch sites, boxscore, announcements, and other reference data

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Space-Track Ancillary API is one of 7 APIs that Space-Track publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Ancillary. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, rate-limit docs, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.space-track.org.

6 operations 6 paths 5 schemas 6 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://www.space-track.org
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Space-Track Support
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Space-Track Ancillary API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as chocolatechip (sessionCookie).

  • sessionCookie — Session cookie obtained by POSTing credentials to /ajaxauth/login

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Ancillary 6

Launch sites, boxscore, announcements, and other reference data

GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/boxscore/{queryParams}
Query orbital object boxscore by country
queryBoxscore 1 param → 200401429
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/launch_site/{queryParams}
Query launch sites
queryLaunchSite 1 param → 200401
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/announcement/{queryParams}
Query announcements
queryAnnouncement 1 param → 200401
GET
/expandedspacedata/query/class/maneuver/{queryParams}
Query satellite maneuver data
queryManeuver 1 param → 200401
GET
/expandedspacedata/query/class/maneuver_history/{queryParams}
Query historical satellite maneuver data
queryManeuverHistory 1 param → 200401
GET
/expandedspacedata/query/class/organization/{queryParams}
Query organization data
queryOrganization 1 param → 200401

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BoxscoreRecord (12 properties), ManeuverRecord (5 properties), OrganizationRecord (5 properties), AnnouncementRecord (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

OrganizationRecord
object
Organization reference record
5 properties
LaunchSiteRecord
object
Launch site reference record
2 properties
AnnouncementRecord
object
Space-Track system announcement
4 properties
ManeuverRecord
object
Satellite maneuver record
5 properties
BoxscoreRecord
object
Country-level boxscore of orbital objects
12 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spacetrack-ancillary-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Space-Track publishes across the network.

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Space-Track Decay Predictions API
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Space-Track General Perturbations API
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Space-Track Satellite Catalog API
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Space-Track Tracking and Impact Prediction API
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API Details
ID
spacetrack:spacetrack-ancillary-api
Base URL
https://www.space-track.org
Docs
https://www.space-track.org
Provider
Space-Track
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