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US Space Command General Perturbations API

Current orbital element sets for tracked space objects

US Space Command General Perturbations API is one of 6 APIs that US Space Command publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include General Perturbations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

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

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Server
https://www.space-track.org
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

US Space Command General Perturbations API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as chocolatechip (sessionCookie). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • sessionCookie — Session cookie obtained after successful login via POST /ajaxauth/login

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.

General Perturbations 1

Current orbital element sets for tracked space objects

GET
/basicspacedata/query/class/gp/format/{format}
List Current General Perturbation Orbital Elements
listCurrentGP 12 params → 200401

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is GeneralPerturbations (21 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GeneralPerturbations
object
Orbital element set for a tracked space object
21 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

us-space-comman-general-perturbations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs US Space Command publishes across the network.

US Space Command Authentication API
US Space Command Conjunction Data API
US Space Command Decay and Reentry API
US Space Command Satellite Catalog API
US Space Command Space Object History API
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