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Space-Track General Perturbations API

Current and historical SGP4 keplerian element sets (TLE/OMM)

Space-Track General Perturbations 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 General Perturbations. 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 1 schema. 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 1 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
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Space-Track General Perturbations 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.

General Perturbations 6

Current and historical SGP4 keplerian element sets (TLE/OMM)

GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/gp/{queryParams}
Query General Perturbations (GP) element sets
queryGP 1 param → 200401429
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/gp_history/{queryParams}
Query GP element set history
queryGPHistory 1 param → 200401429
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/omm/{queryParams}deprecated
Query OMM element sets (deprecated)
queryOMM 1 param → 200401
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/tle/{queryParams}deprecated
Query TLE data (deprecated)
queryTLE 1 param → 200401
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/tle_latest/{queryParams}deprecated
Query latest TLE data (deprecated)
queryTLELatest 1 param → 200401
GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/tle_publish/{queryParams}deprecated
Query TLE publish timestamps (deprecated)
queryTLEPublish 1 param → 200401

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is GPRecord (33 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GPRecord
object
General Perturbations (GP) orbital element set in OMM format
33 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spacetrack-general-perturbations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Space-Track publishes across the network.

Space-Track Ancillary API
Space-Track Authentication API
Space-Track Conjunction Data API
Space-Track Decay Predictions API
Space-Track Satellite Catalog API
Space-Track Tracking and Impact Prediction API
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