`search_satellites`

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

Search for satellites by name or keyword. Returns matching satellites with their NORAD IDs and TLE data.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Name or keyword to search for (e.g. “ISS”, “Starlink”, “GPS”).
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 10.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "ISS"
}

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":"search_satellites","arguments":{"query":"ISS"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_satellites', {
  "query": "ISS"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Starlink",
  "limit": 20
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, query, satellites

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching satellites found
`query`	string	Search query that was executed
`satellites`	array	Array of matching satellite records

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching satellites found"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search query that was executed"
    },
    "satellites": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of matching satellite records",
      "items": {
        "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"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "query",
    "satellites"
  ]
}

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.

search_satellites