Compute the current position of any cataloged Earth-orbiting satellite by NORAD catalog nu
Compute the current position of any cataloged Earth-orbiting satellite by NORAD catalog number (e.g. 25544 = ISS, 20580 = Hubble), using fresh Celestrak orbital elements propagated with SGP4. Returns sub-point latitude/longitude, altitude (km), and speed (km/s) for the requested instant (default: now; pass `at` as an ISO timestamp for any time within a few days of the elements' epoch). Supply observer `lat`/`lon` (and optional altKm) to also get look angles — azimuth, elevation, slant range, and whether the satellite is above your horizon — for visual/antenna pointing. Satellite tracking, pass prediction, ground-station planning. Public-domain orbital data; physical/mission metadata is not included.
Provider
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Payment (x402 accepts[])
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]Output schema
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"queryParams": {
"lat": 40.7128,
"lon": -74.006,
"noradId": 25544
},
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"properties": {
"input": {
"properties": {
"method": {
"const": "GET"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"altKm": {
"description": "Observer altitude in km (default 0).",
"type": "number"
},
"at": {
"description": "Instant to compute (ISO). Default: now.",
"type": "string"
},
"lat": {
"description": "Observer latitude (for look angles).",
"maximum": 90,
"minimum": -90,
"type": "number"
},
"lon": {
"description": "Observer longitude (for look angles).",
"maximum": 180,
"minimum": -180,
"type": "number"
},
"noradId": {
"description": "NORAD catalog number.",
"maximum": 999999,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
}
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"noradId"
]
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}
}Use it
curl
curl "https://2s.io/api/space/satellite" # -> 402 Payment Required, accepts[] lists how to pay # retry with a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (or PAYMENT header) once paid
JavaScript
const res = await fetch("https://2s.io/api/space/satellite");
if (res.status === 402) {
const { accepts } = await res.json();
// pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment header
}Python
import httpx
res = httpx.get("https://2s.io/api/space/satellite")
if res.status_code == 402:
accepts = res.json()["accepts"]
# pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment headerMachine-readable
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