Satellite Information API

An API to calculate and retrieve information about satellites orbiting the Earth.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Usage
4. API Endpoints
5. Roadmap
6. Contributing
7. License
8. Contact
9. Acknowledgments

About The Project

This project provides a comprehensive API to calculate and retrieve information about satellites orbiting the Earth. It includes endpoints to get detailed satellite information, groups, minimal data, and positions.

Here's why:

• Accurate and up-to-date information on satellites.
• Simplified access to satellite data through RESTful endpoints.
• Easy integration into existing applications.

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Built With

• Go

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

• Go

  go install

• Buf (for protobuf)

  brew tap bufbuild/buf
  brew install buf

• Protoc (for protobuf)

  brew install protobuf

• Buf generate(To regenerate the protobuf files)

  buf generate

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/StartUpNationLabs/react-flight-tracker-satellite.git

2. Change to the project directory

   cd react-flight-tracker-satellite

3. Run the application

   go run cmd/main.go

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Usage

Environment Variables

To run the application, you need to set the following environment variables:

• CELESTRACK_URL: The URL to the Celestrak API.
• SPACETRACK_URL: The URL to the Space-Track API.
• SPACETRACK_USERNAME: The username for the Space-Track API.
• SPACETRACK_PASSWORD: The password for the Space-Track API.
• 'HOST': The host for the server(0.0.0.0 if in docker)

Get Satellite Detail

GET /v1/satellite/detail/{id}

Response:

{
  "ccsdsOmmVers": "1.0",
  "comment": "No comment",
  "creationDate": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  ...
}

For more examples, please refer to the Documentation

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API Endpoints

Get Satellite Detail

• URL: /v1/satellite/detail/{id}
• Method: GET
• Path Parameters:
  • id (string): The ID of the satellite.
• Success Response:
  • Code: 200
  • Content: v1SatelliteDetail

Get Satellite Groups

• URL: /v1/satellite/groups
• Method: GET
• Success Response:
  • Code: 200
  • Content: v1GetSatelliteGroupsResponse

Get Minimal Satellites

• URL: /v1/satellite/minimal
• Method: GET
• Query Parameters:
  • time (string, optional): The time for which to get the satellite data.
  • groups (array, optional): The groups of satellites to retrieve.
• Success Response:
  • Code: 200
  • Content: v1GetMinimalSatellitesResponse

Get Satellite Positions

• URL: /v1/satellite/positions
• Method: GET
• Query Parameters:
  • time (string, optional): The time for which to get the satellite positions.
  • groups (array, optional): The groups of satellites to retrieve positions for.
• Success Response:
  • Code: 200
  • Content: v1GetSatellitePositionsResponse

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Roadmap

• Implement Satellite Path Calculation
• Add unit tests
• Add integration tests
• Improve error handling
• Enhance documentation

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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Contact

• Apoorva Srinivas Appadoo - LinkedIn
• Axel Delille - LinkedIn

Project Link: https://github.com/StartUpNationLabs/react-flight-tracker-satellite

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Acknowledgments

• Space-Track for providing satellite data.
• Celestrak for providing satellite data.

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