Demo appUses API-key calls

Satellite research watchlist.

This is a small application concept for researchers, analysts, and technical writers: maintain a watchlist of satellites, pull current catalog records from OrbitalWiki, and cite the source-backed fields instead of copying data between spreadsheets.

API docs Pricing

curlproduction demo

$curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORBITALWIKI_API_KEY" \
  https://www.orbitalwiki.com/api/v1/satellites/25544
$curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORBITALWIKI_API_KEY" \
  https://www.orbitalwiki.com/api/v1/search?q=starlink
$curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORBITALWIKI_API_KEY" \
  https://www.orbitalwiki.com/api/v1/satellites?orbit_class=LEO&limit=5

#01Watchlist cards

ISS (ZARYA)

25544

Reference object for validating API shape, orbital fields, and provenance claims.

/api/v1/satellites/25544

Recent Starlink search

Quickly find constellation records by name before filtering by operator, status, or orbit class.

/api/v1/search?q=starlink

Low Earth orbit sample

LEO

Build a working set for debris, operations, or catalog-quality review without scraping source sites.

/api/v1/satellites?orbit_class=LEO&limit=5

#02Why this is useful

Researchers can cite a satellite record with provenance fields instead of manually reconciling multiple catalogs.
Developers can filter by orbit class, status, country, operator, and search query without building an ingestion pipeline.
Analysts can keep separate API keys for local demos, scripts, and production while sharing one account quota.

#03Local script

Run this from nextapp/:

node scripts/demo-research-watchlist.mjs

It calls your local API with curl, prints the commands, and summarizes the returned satellite data for a video walkthrough.