Space-Track Ancillary API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Space-Track Ancillary API
  description: US military space surveillance REST API operated by the 18th Space Control Squadron. Provides Two-Line Element (TLE) sets, conjunction data messages, orbital element sets, satellite catalog data, and decay predictions for all tracked Earth-orbiting objects and debris.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Space-Track Support
    url: https://www.space-track.org/contactus/
  termsOfService: https://www.space-track.org/documentation#user-agreement
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.space-track.org/favicon.ico
servers:
- url: https://www.space-track.org
  description: Space-Track production server
tags:
- name: Ancillary
  description: Launch sites, boxscore, announcements, and other reference data
paths:
  /basicspacedata/query/class/boxscore/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query orbital object boxscore by country
      description: 'Returns a country-level accounting of cataloged objects in orbit. Rate limit: 1 query per day after 17:00 UTC.'
      operationId: queryBoxscore
      tags:
      - Ancillary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Boxscore records by country
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/BoxscoreRecord'
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
  /basicspacedata/query/class/launch_site/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query launch sites
      description: Returns reference data for all recognized launch sites and their codes used in the satellite catalog.
      operationId: queryLaunchSite
      tags:
      - Ancillary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Launch site records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LaunchSiteRecord'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
  /basicspacedata/query/class/announcement/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query announcements
      description: Returns system and operational announcements from Space-Track.
      operationId: queryAnnouncement
      tags:
      - Ancillary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Announcement records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnnouncementRecord'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
  /expandedspacedata/query/class/maneuver/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query satellite maneuver data
      description: Returns maneuver records for satellites that have performed propulsive maneuvers. Requires expanded space data access.
      operationId: queryManeuver
      tags:
      - Ancillary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Maneuver records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManeuverRecord'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
  /expandedspacedata/query/class/maneuver_history/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query historical satellite maneuver data
      description: Returns historical maneuver records for satellites.
      operationId: queryManeuverHistory
      tags:
      - Ancillary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Historical maneuver records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManeuverRecord'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
  /expandedspacedata/query/class/organization/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query organization data
      description: Returns organization reference data for satellite operators and countries.
      operationId: queryOrganization
      tags:
      - Ancillary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Organization records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrganizationRecord'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
components:
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. Maximum 30 requests per minute or 300 per hour globally. Per-class rate limits also apply.
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required. Login at /ajaxauth/login first to obtain a session cookie.
  schemas:
    AnnouncementRecord:
      type: object
      description: Space-Track system announcement
      properties:
        announcement_text:
          type: string
          description: Announcement content
        announcement_start:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Announcement start date-time
        announcement_end:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Announcement end date-time
        announcement_type:
          type: string
          description: Category or type of announcement
    LaunchSiteRecord:
      type: object
      description: Launch site reference record
      properties:
        SITE_CODE:
          type: string
          description: Short code for the launch site
          example: TTMTR
        LAUNCH_SITE:
          type: string
          description: Full name of the launch site
          example: Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Baikonur, Kazakhstan
    OrganizationRecord:
      type: object
      description: Organization reference record
      properties:
        ORG_ID:
          type: string
          description: Organization identifier
        ORG_NAME:
          type: string
          description: Organization name
        ORG_TYPE:
          type: string
          description: Organization type (government, commercial, etc.)
        COUNTRY:
          type: string
          description: Country of the organization
        COUNTRY_CODE:
          type: string
          description: Country code
    BoxscoreRecord:
      type: object
      description: Country-level boxscore of orbital objects
      properties:
        COUNTRY:
          type: string
          description: Country code
          example: US
        SPADOC_CD:
          type: string
          description: SPADOC country code
        ORBITAL_TBA:
          type: string
          description: Objects with TBA status still in orbit
        ORBITAL_PAYLOAD_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Number of payloads in orbit
        ORBITAL_ROCKET_BODY_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Number of rocket bodies in orbit
        ORBITAL_DEBRIS_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Number of debris objects in orbit
        ORBITAL_TOTAL_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Total number of objects in orbit
        DECAYED_PAYLOAD_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Number of decayed payloads
        DECAYED_ROCKET_BODY_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Number of decayed rocket bodies
        DECAYED_DEBRIS_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Number of decayed debris objects
        DECAYED_TOTAL_COUNT:
          type: string
          description: Total number of decayed objects
        COUNTRY_TOTAL:
          type: string
          description: Total objects attributed to this country
    ManeuverRecord:
      type: object
      description: Satellite maneuver record
      properties:
        NORAD_CAT_ID:
          type: string
          description: NORAD catalog number
        OBJECT_NAME:
          type: string
          description: Object name
        MANEUVER_EPOCH:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Epoch of the maneuver in UTC
        DELTA_V:
          type: string
          description: Delta-V of the maneuver (m/s)
        MANEUVER_TYPE:
          type: string
          description: Type of maneuver
  parameters:
    queryParams:
      name: queryParams
      in: path
      required: false
      description: 'Flexible REST query path segments. Format: /FIELD/VALUE/FIELD2/VALUE2/format/FORMAT/. Supports operators: range (--), greater-than (%3E), less-than (%3C), null (null-val), comma lists. Example: /NORAD_CAT_ID/25544/format/json/'
      schema:
        type: string
        default: ''
        example: NORAD_CAT_ID/25544/format/json/
  securitySchemes:
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: chocolatechip
      description: Session cookie obtained by POSTing credentials to /ajaxauth/login
x-query-guide:
  syntax: 'REST queries use path segments: /class/{class}/FIELD/VALUE/format/FORMAT/'
  operators:
    exact: /FIELD/VALUE/
    range: /FIELD/START--END/
    greaterThan: /FIELD/%3EVALUE/
    lessThan: /FIELD/%3CVALUE/
    commaList: /FIELD/V1,V2,V3/
    nullValue: /FIELD/null-val/
    notNull: /FIELD/null-val/exclude/
  formats:
  - json
  - csv
  - xml
  - html
  - tle
  - 3le
  - kvn
  commonFilters:
    currentEpoch: EPOCH/%3Enow-30
    specificObject: NORAD_CAT_ID/25544
    multipleObjects: NORAD_CAT_ID/25544,43873,44506
    catalogRange: NORAD_CAT_ID/25000--26000
    recentMessages: MSG_EPOCH/%3Enow-1