Orbital API

SATELLITE APIs

Alt Az Distance (Where to look from where you're standing)

Lat Lon Distance (Projection onto Earth)

State Vectors (For propagation)

PLANET APIs

Alt Az Distance (Where to look from where you're standing)

Lat Lon Distance (Projection onto Earth)

PARAMETERS

Planet:

NORAD ID:

Latitude:

Longitude:

Elevation (m):

Sample Size:

Interval (sec):

API Documentation

Not all input values are required for every API endpoint. The system will automatically fill in defaults for missing values when appropriate.

Time Arrays

APIs with "Time Array" require:

Sample Size: Number of data points
Interval Time: Seconds into the future

Formula: dt = (interval time) / (sample size - 1)

Alt Az Distance

Returns sky coordinates for locating objects from your position:

Altitude: Degrees above horizon (0-90°)
Azimuth: Degrees from north, clockwise (0-360°)

Note: Use negative values for West longitude and South latitude

Lat Lon Distance

Returns Earth-centered coordinates of celestial objects.

State Vector

Inertial reference frame with:

x-axis: Points to lat 0°, lon 0°
z-axis: Points to North Pole