get real-time satellite position and visual/radio passes via the n2yo api

domain: n2yo.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Register a free N2YO account and generate an API key from the profile page.
  2. Call GET https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite/positions/{id}/{observer_lat}/{observer_lng}/{observer_alt}/{seconds}/&apiKey={key} for near-term footprint positions (one row per second).
  3. Use the visualpasses endpoint (.../visualpasses/{id}/{lat}/{lng}/{alt}/{days}/{min_visibility}/) or radiopasses endpoint (.../radiopasses/{id}/{lat}/{lng}/{alt}/{days}/{min_elevation}/) for predicted passes over a NORAD catalog id.
  4. Use the 'above' endpoint to list all objects within a search radius above an observer's location, filtered by category id.
  5. Parse the JSON 'info' and 'positions'/'passes' arrays; azimuth/elevation are relative to the given observer coordinates.

Known gotchas

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