N2YO

N2YO.com is a website that provides real-time tracking and information about satellites and space stations using space surveillance data from Space Track, operated by the US Air Force Space Command.

N2YO publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Above API, Positions API, Radio Passes API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Satellites, Space, and Tracking.

N2YO’s developer surface includes authentication, signup flow, and 8 more developer resources.

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27.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

Satellites Space Tracking

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 27.3/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.4 / 20

Access Clarity 4.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

N2YO Above API

Satellites currently above an observer location.

N2YO Positions API

Future satellite positions over an observer location.

N2YO Radio Passes API

Radio-communication satellite pass predictions.

N2YO TLE API

Two-Line Element data for satellites.

N2YO Visual Passes API

Optically visible satellite pass predictions.

Open Collections 7

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

N2YO Satellite Tracking Above API

OPEN COLLECTION

N2YO Satellite Tracking Above Positions API

OPEN COLLECTION

N2YO Satellite Tracking Above Radio Passes API

OPEN COLLECTION

N2YO Satellite Tracking Above TLE API

OPEN COLLECTION

N2YO Satellite Tracking Above Visual Passes API

OPEN COLLECTION

N2YO Satellite Tracking API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

N2Yo Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

N2Yo Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

N2Yo Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

N2Yo Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

N2Yo Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

N2Yo Agentic Access

5 operations

5 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Login

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: n2yo
name: N2YO
description: N2YO.com is a website that provides real-time tracking and information about satellites and space stations using
  space surveillance data from Space Track, operated by the US Air Force Space Command.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/n2yo.png
url: https://www.n2yo.com/
created: '2024-03-30'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Satellites
- Space
- Tracking
apis:
- aid: n2yo:n2yo-above-api
  name: N2YO Above API
  description: Satellites currently above an observer location.
  humanURL: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  baseURL: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  tags:
  - Above
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/n2yo-above-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/register/
  - type: Login
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/
- aid: n2yo:n2yo-positions-api
  name: N2YO Positions API
  description: Future satellite positions over an observer location.
  humanURL: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  baseURL: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  tags:
  - Positions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/n2yo-positions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/register/
  - type: Login
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/
- aid: n2yo:n2yo-radio-passes-api
  name: N2YO Radio Passes API
  description: Radio-communication satellite pass predictions.
  humanURL: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  baseURL: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  tags:
  - Radio Passes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/n2yo-radio-passes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/register/
  - type: Login
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/
- aid: n2yo:n2yo-tle-api
  name: N2YO TLE API
  description: Two-Line Element data for satellites.
  humanURL: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  baseURL: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  tags:
  - TLE
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/n2yo-tle-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/register/
  - type: Login
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/
- aid: n2yo:n2yo-visual-passes-api
  name: N2YO Visual Passes API
  description: Optically visible satellite pass predictions.
  humanURL: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  baseURL: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  tags:
  - Visual Passes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/n2yo-visual-passes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/register/
  - type: Login
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/n2yo-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/n2yo-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/n2yo-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/n2yo
- type: Website
  url: https://www.n2yo.com/
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/register/
- type: Login
  url: https://www.n2yo.com/login/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.n2yo.com/contact/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.n2yo.com/privacy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.n2yo.com/terms/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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