Status

GET /status

API health check and data freshness. No authentication required.

Example

curl https://orbital-data-api.davidhsu.cc/api/v1/status

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "catalog_size": 27032,
  "satcat_size": 68151,
  "daily_elsets": 27032,
  "historical_elsets": 166931394,
  "last_gp_ingest": "2026-03-21T06:00:00.000Z"
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
status	string	healthy or degraded
version	string	API version
catalog_size	integer	Active satellites with current GP data
satcat_size	integer	Total objects in SATCAT catalog
daily_elsets	integer	Element sets from last ingest run
historical_elsets	integer	Cumulative historical element sets (2004–present)
last_gp_ingest	datetime	Last successful GP data sync from Space-Track

Notes

• This is the only endpoint that does not require an API key.
• Use this endpoint for uptime monitoring and to verify data freshness.
• A degraded status means the API is operational but data may be stale.
• Response is cached for 30 seconds to absorb burst traffic.