List supported satellites
Overview
The List supported satellites endpoint retrieves all satellites that are supported on Aurora. A successful request returns a list of satellites along with details like id, name, collections, bands etc. Authentication via API key is mandatory.
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Method:
GET -
URL:
/v0/satellites -
Operation: Retrieve a list of supported satellites
-
Authentication Required: Yes
Authorization
You need the api key which you can get from the API tab in Workspace Settings. The api key is required in almost all the commands
Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>Path Parameters
You don't require any path parameters for this command.
Response
Successful Response – 200 OK
A 200 OK response from the List supported satellites endpoint indicates that the request was successful. It returns a list of satellites supported on Aurora with following fields:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Unique identifier for the Satellite. |
name | string | Name of the satellite. |
collections | string | Different set of collections available for a satellite( e.g., ["l2a", "l1c"]). |
bands | array | List of EO bands associated with the satellite (e.g., ["B01", "B02"]). |
Below is the complete JSON response for listing all satellites using the List supported satellites endpoint.
{
"satellites": [
{
"id": "string",
"name": "string",
"collections": [
{
"id": "string",
"name": "string",
"provider": "string",
"rescale": [
],
"queryables": [
"string",
"string"
]
}
],
"bands": [
{
"name": "string",
"wavelength": "number",
"scale": "number",
"spatial_resolution": "number"
},
{
"name": "string",
"wavelength": "number",
"scale": "number",
"spatial_resolution": "number"
}
],
"rgb_composite": {
"blue": "string",
"green": "string",
"red": "string"
}
}
]
}- If you recieve a Not Found error (404) or the Internal Server Error (500), you will get the following response:
{
"error": {
"code": "string",
"details": "any",
"message": "string"
}
}How to use the endpoint
- Construct Your Request:
Add your API key to theAuthorizationheader. - Send the Request:
Make theGETrequest tohttps://api.pixxel.space/v0/satellites. - Examine the Response:
A successful200 OKresponse returns a JSON object with a list of supported satellites and metadata. In case of errors you'll receive a structured error message with details and status code.