Look up satellite and transmitter/frequency metadata from the SatNOGS DB API

domain: db.satnogs.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Send a GET request to https://db.satnogs.org/api/satellites/ to list known satellites, optionally filtering by NORAD ID or name.
  2. Send a GET request to https://db.satnogs.org/api/transmitters/?satellite=NORAD_ID to retrieve documented uplink/downlink frequencies and modes for a given satellite.
  3. Send a GET request to https://db.satnogs.org/api/tle/ to retrieve current two-line element sets for orbit propagation.
  4. Make requests with no authentication required for read-only GET access; all API data is distributed under CC BY-SA, so preserve attribution if you republish it.
  5. Consult the schema reference at https://db.satnogs.org/api/schema/docs/ for the authoritative, current field list per endpoint, since this is a community-maintained, evolving dataset.

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