Space-Track

Space-Track Tracking and Impact Prediction API

Reentry tracking and impact prediction messages (TIP)

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Space-Track Ancillary Tracking and Impact Prediction 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: Tracking and Impact Prediction
  description: Reentry tracking and impact prediction messages (TIP)
paths:
  /basicspacedata/query/class/tip/{queryParams}:
    get:
      summary: Query Tracking and Impact Prediction (TIP) messages
      description: 'Returns reentry tracking and impact prediction messages for hazardous debris. Rate limit: 1 per hour normally; 1 per 10 minutes when reentry is within 12 hours.'
      operationId: queryTIP
      tags:
      - Tracking and Impact Prediction
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/queryParams'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: TIP message records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/TIPRecord'
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
      - sessionCookie: []
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required. Login at /ajaxauth/login first to obtain a session cookie.
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded. Maximum 30 requests per minute or 300 per hour globally. Per-class rate limits also apply.
  schemas:
    TIPRecord:
      type: object
      description: Tracking and Impact Prediction (TIP) message record
      properties:
        NORAD_CAT_ID:
          type: string
          description: NORAD catalog number
        OBJECT_NAME:
          type: string
          description: Object name
        INTLDES:
          type: string
          description: International designator
        MSG_EPOCH:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Message issue epoch in UTC
        DECAY_EPOCH:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Predicted reentry epoch in UTC
        WINDOW:
          type: string
          description: Reentry window (+/- minutes)
        REV:
          type: string
          description: Revolution number
        DIRECTION:
          type: string
          description: Direction of reentry (ascending/descending)
        LAT:
          type: string
          description: Predicted reentry latitude in degrees
        LON:
          type: string
          description: Predicted reentry longitude in degrees
        INCL:
          type: string
          description: Orbital inclination in degrees
        NEXT_REPORT:
          type: string
          description: Expected time of next report
        ID:
          type: string
          description: TIP message identifier
        HIGH_INTEREST:
          type: string
          description: High-interest flag (Y/N)
        OBJECT_TYPE:
          type: string
          description: Object type
  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

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