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CelesTrak GP Orbital Elements

Current GP element sets for active satellites and named groups, plus queries for decaying, first and last available data. Granularity: one orbital element set per tracked object; epochs and update timing vary by object. CelesTrak checks for new GP data once every two hours, while the underlying 18th Space Defense Squadron data may update only two or three times a day. Free history depth: limited first/last and special queries; a complete archive depth is not stated. Delay: Not stated.

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Signal Scoredraft model
74
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
unknown · terms linked
3
Evidence
3 source links checked
15
Freshness
verified 2026-11-04
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage
16

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Access
none
Free tier
Keyless GP queries by catalogue number, international designator, name, group, special set or update window in TLE, 2LE, XML, KVN, JSON and CSV. Download only the data needed and cache it within an organization.
Rate limits
One download per update is enforced for some large GP groups. GP updates are checked every 2 hours; repeated or excessive requests can receive HTTP 403 or firewall blocks. Stop on HTTP errors.
Licence
unknownterms
Licence note
Not stated. CelesTrak describes its tradition of making data "freely available to all users" and publishes a binding usage policy, but no reuse licence was stated on the pages checked.
Attribution
No attribution requirement recorded.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-04

  1. 01celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.php
  2. 02celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/
  3. 03celestrak.org/usage-policy.php

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