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spacetrack-mcp

MCP server for NASA Space-Track — the first of its kind.

Wraps the Space-Track REST API with three tools for use in Claude Desktop, AMOA, or any MCP-compatible client.

Tools

Tool

Description

tle_lookup

Fetch latest TLE for a satellite by NORAD ID

conjunction_query

Fetch recent CDMs (collision risk data)

satcat_search

Search satellite catalog by name

Related MCP server: mcp-celestrak

Install

uvx spacetrack-mcp

Claude Desktop config

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spacetrack": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["spacetrack-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SPACETRACK_USERNAME": "your_email",
        "SPACETRACK_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Credentials

Register free at space-track.org. CDM access requires a separate request — see Space-Track documentation.

Rate limits

Space-Track enforces 30 req/min, 300 req/hr. The server caches responses with diskcache to stay within limits during development.

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