Space Track
Simple node.js library for the Space-Track.org REST API.
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API
This project follows semver principles.
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var spacetrack = ;spacetrack;
Request
This will build a request from the provided options and return a promise.
var promise = spacetrack;
options = controller: 'basicspacedata' // defaults to 'basicspacedata' action: 'query' // defaults to 'query' type: 'tle_latest' // required, must be one of the following: // tle, tle_latest, tle_publish, omm, boxscore, satcat, // launch_site, satcat_change, satcat_debut, decay, tip, csm query: // optional, but highly recommended field: 'NORAD_CAT_ID' condition: '25544' // e.g. (see the API documentation) predicates: // optional 'NORAD_CAT_ID' 'ORDINAL' favorites: // optional 'Navigation' orderby: // optional '+ORDINAL' // ascending by ORDINAL '-NORAD_CAT_ID' // descending by NORAD_CAT_ID limit: 100 // optional, but recommended offset: 10 // optional (needs limit to be set, otherwise limit defaults to 100) distinct: false // optional (this option causes some hiccups)
For more information on the options consult the Space-Track API Documentation.
Example
This is a basic example to get the latest ephemerides of satellites 25544 (ISS) and 39166 (USA 242).
var spacetrack = ;var util = ; spacetrack; spacetrack;
Result:
name: 'ISS (ZARYA)' epoch: '2014-11-30 14:05:20Z' eccentricity: '0.0007404' inclination: '51.6481' rightAscension: '354.5641' argPericenter: '83.5665' meanAnomaly: '60.4119' meanMotion: '15.51651628' name: 'NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242)' epoch: '2014-11-30 04:42:49Z' eccentricity: '0.001521' inclination: '55.3151' rightAscension: '77.3669' argPericenter: '9.0755' meanAnomaly: '350.9483' meanMotion: '2.00562695'