`get_tle`

Pack: tle · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tle/mcp

Fetch the Two-Line Element (TLE) set for a specific satellite by its NORAD catalog ID. Returns the satellite name, epoch date, and both TLE lines.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`norad_id`	number	yes	NORAD catalog number for the satellite (e.g. 25544 for the ISS, 20580 for Hubble Space Telescope).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "norad_id": 25544
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tle/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_tle","arguments":{"norad_id":25544}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_tle', {
  "norad_id": 25544
});

More examples

{
  "norad_id": 20580
}

Response shape

Always returns: norad_id, name, epoch, line1, line2

Field	Type	Description
`norad_id`	number	NORAD catalog ID of the satellite
`name`	string	Name of the satellite
`epoch`	string	Epoch date of the TLE set
`line1`	string	First line of the Two-Line Element set
`line2`	string	Second line of the Two-Line Element set

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "norad_id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "NORAD catalog ID of the satellite"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the satellite"
    },
    "epoch": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Epoch date of the TLE set"
    },
    "line1": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "First line of the Two-Line Element set"
    },
    "line2": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Second line of the Two-Line Element set"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "norad_id",
    "name",
    "epoch",
    "line1",
    "line2"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tle": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tle/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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