Search the catalog of every cataloged Earth-orbiting object — ~69,000 satellites
Search the catalog of every cataloged Earth-orbiting object — ~69,000 satellites, rocket bodies, and debris tracked by US Space Force / 18 SDS (via CelesTrak SATCAT). Filter by name (q, e.g. "starlink"), owner/launching country (owner — code like US/PRC/CIS or a name like "china"), object type (type = payload | rocket body | debris | unknown), launch-year range (launchYearFrom/launchYearTo), international/COSPAR designator prefix (intlDesignator, e.g. "2024-"), on-orbit vs decayed (onOrbit), or exact NORAD number (noradId). Each result carries the NORAD id, name, international designator, object type, owner + resolved country, launch date + site, decay date (null = still in orbit), and orbital parameters (period, inclination, apogee, perigee). The envelope total is the full count matching your filter — so onOrbit=true&type=payload answers "how many active satellites are up there", and owner=PRC tells you who launched them. For a satellite's live sub-point position, pass its noradId to /api/space/satellite.
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Endpoint
GET https://2s-rjsw718bb-alleyford.vercel.app/api/space/satellites
| Category | Code and developer |
|---|---|
| Provider host | 2s-rjsw718bb-alleyford.vercel.app |
| Networks | eip155:84532, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 2 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.0012 | 321 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"limit": 3,
"onOrbit": "true",
"q": "starlink"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"properties": {
"method": {
"const": "GET"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"intlDesignator": {
"description": "International/COSPAR designator prefix (e.g. \"2024-\").",
"type": "string"
},
"launchYearFrom": {
"description": "Earliest launch year (inclusive).",
"type": "integer"
},
"launchYearTo": {
"description": "Latest launch year (inclusive).",
"type": "integer"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Max rows (default 25).",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"noradId": {
"description": "Exact NORAD catalog number.",
"type": "integer"
},
"offset": {
"description": "Pagination offset.",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer"
},
"onOrbit": {
"description": "true = still in orbit; false = decayed/reentered.",
"enum": [
"true",
"false"
],
"type": "string"
},
"owner": {
"description": "Owner/launching country \u2014 SATCAT code (US, PRC, CIS, ESA\u2026) or a name (\"china\").",
"type": "string"
},
"q": {
"description": "Name substring match (e.g. \"starlink\", \"iss\").",
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"description": "Object type: payload | rocket body | debris | unknown.",
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"type": {
"const": "http"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"queryParams"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}