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Space-Track

US military space surveillance REST API providing Two-Line Element (TLE) sets, conjunction data messages, orbital element sets, satellite catalog data, and decay predictions for tracked satellites and debris operated by the 18th Space Control Squadron.

Space-Track publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Ancillary API, Authentication API, Conjunction Data API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Space, Satellites, TLE, Orbital Data, and Space Surveillance.

The Space-Track catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Space-Track’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, and 11 more developer resources.

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50.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
7 APIs
SpaceSatellitesTLEOrbital DataSpace SurveillanceDebris TrackingConjunction DataUS Military

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 50.2/100 · developing
Contract Quality 19.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 0 / 4
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APIs 7

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

Space-Track Ancillary API

Launch sites, boxscore, announcements, and other reference data

Space-Track Authentication API

Session-based authentication via cookie

Space-Track Conjunction Data API

Spaceflight safety conjunction data messages (CDM)

Space-Track Decay Predictions API

Satellite reentry and decay predictions

Space-Track General Perturbations API

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

Space-Track Satellite Catalog API

Catalog metadata for all tracked Earth-orbiting objects

Space-Track Tracking and Impact Prediction API

Reentry tracking and impact prediction messages (TIP)

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

context Context

0 classes · 43 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Space-Track API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

GP Record

33 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SATCAT Record

24 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Cdm Query

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Gp Iss

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Login

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Satcat Query

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Spacetrack Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Spacetrack Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Spacetrack Agentic Access

22 operations · 1 acting

22 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 Login
Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Contact
Contact
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Registration
Registration

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Space-Track
description: US military space surveillance REST API providing Two-Line Element (TLE) sets, conjunction data messages, orbital
  element sets, satellite catalog data, and decay predictions for tracked satellites and debris operated by the 18th Space
  Control Squadron.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.space-track.org/favicon.ico
tags:
- Space
- Satellites
- TLE
- Orbital Data
- Space Surveillance
- Debris Tracking
- Conjunction Data
- US Military
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
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specificationVersion: '0.19'
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- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-ancillary-api
  name: Space-Track Ancillary API
  description: Launch sites, boxscore, announcements, and other reference data
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - Ancillary
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: TermsOfService
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- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-authentication-api
  name: Space-Track Authentication API
  description: Session-based authentication via cookie
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - Authentication
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    url: openapi/spacetrack-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
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  - type: TermsOfService
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- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-conjunction-data-api
  name: Space-Track Conjunction Data API
  description: Spaceflight safety conjunction data messages (CDM)
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - Conjunction Data
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: JSONLDContext
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- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-decay-predictions-api
  name: Space-Track Decay Predictions API
  description: Satellite reentry and decay predictions
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - Decay Predictions
  properties:
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    url: openapi/spacetrack-decay-predictions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation#user-agreement
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  - type: Vocabulary
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  - type: JSONLDContext
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- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-general-perturbations-api
  name: Space-Track General Perturbations API
  description: Current and historical SGP4 keplerian element sets (TLE/OMM)
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - General Perturbations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spacetrack-general-perturbations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation#user-agreement
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  - type: Vocabulary
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  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spacetrack/refs/heads/main/json-ld/context.jsonld
- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-satellite-catalog-api
  name: Space-Track Satellite Catalog API
  description: Catalog metadata for all tracked Earth-orbiting objects
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - Satellite Catalog
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spacetrack-satellite-catalog-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation#user-agreement
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  - type: JSONSchema
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  - type: JSONLDContext
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- aid: spacetrack:spacetrack-tracking-and-impact-prediction-api
  name: Space-Track Tracking and Impact Prediction API
  description: Reentry tracking and impact prediction messages (TIP)
  humanURL: https://www.space-track.org
  baseURL: https://www.space-track.org
  tags:
  - Tracking and Impact Prediction
  properties:
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    url: openapi/spacetrack-tracking-and-impact-prediction-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation
  - type: TermsOfService
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common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/spacetrack-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/spacetrack-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/spacetrack-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.space-track.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation
- type: Login
  url: https://www.space-track.org/auth/login
- type: Registration
  url: https://www.space-track.org/auth/createAccount
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.space-track.org/documentation#user-agreement
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.space-track.org/contactus/
- type: Plans
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com