Get spacecraft by UUID
Retrieves a spacecraft by its canonical UUID id. A non-UUID value (NORAD, COSPAR, or name) is rejected with 400 VALIDATION_ERROR before resolution. Returns 404 if no such spacecraft exists.
Path Parameters
Spacecraft identifier (UUID)
^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$Response
Spacecraft retrieved successfully
Response containing spacecraft details
Optical absorption coefficient α (dimensionless). Range (0.0, 1.0].
0.4
Body geometry primitive (BOX or REGULAR_PRISM).
BOX, REGULAR_PRISM "BOX"
Spacecraft box/bus X dimension (width) in meters
1.5
Spacecraft box/bus Y dimension (height) in meters
1
Spacecraft box/bus Z dimension (length) in meters
2
Spacecraft color in hex format
"#FF5733"
COSPAR international designator
"2024-001A"
Timestamp when the spacecraft was created
Operator-typed drag cross-sectional area in m² (null for pre-migration spacecraft)
5
Drag coefficient
2.2
Mass without propellant in kg
450
Caller-assigned external reference key (unique within your organization; immutable once set). Null when no key has been assigned.
"PARTNER-SAT-001"
Unique identifier of the spacecraft
"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
Principal moment of inertia about the body's primary principal axis (kg·m²). Optional; null when inertia is not configured.
1500
Principal moment of inertia about the body's secondary principal axis (kg·m²). Optional; null when inertia is not configured.
1700
Principal moment of inertia about the body's tertiary principal axis (kg·m²). Optional; null when inertia is not configured.
2100
Total mass at launch in kg
500
Lifecycle status of the spacecraft
"Active"
Name of the spacecraft
"Sentinel-1A"
NORAD catalog number
43013
Organization ID that owns this spacecraft
"VALAR"
Per-panel rows (0..8). Each entry carries dimensions, attachment face, and orientation angles.
Extrusion axis of the regular prism (DKR-1 §3.4). Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
X, Y, Z "Z"
Cross-section diameter in the OTHER datum (the complement of prismDiameterMeasure), computed from edge + sides (DKR-1 §3.4). Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
1
Cross-section diameter in the operator's chosen datum (prismDiameterMeasure), computed from edge + sides (DKR-1 §3.4). Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
0.866025
Which diameter datum the operator used to size the cross-section (DKR-1 §3.4). Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
INSCRIBED, CIRCUMSCRIBED "INSCRIBED"
Canonical regular-polygon edge length a in meters (DKR-1 §6) — the persisted source-of-truth cross-section dimension. Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
0.5
Regular-prism height L along the extrusion axis in meters. Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
1
Number of regular-polygon sides N (DKR-1 §3.4). Populated only when bodyShape=REGULAR_PRISM; null otherwise.
6
Reflectivity coefficient
1
Optical specular-reflection coefficient ρs (dimensionless). Range [0.0, 1.0).
0.3
Operator-typed SRP cross-sectional area in m² (null for pre-migration spacecraft)
5
Timestamp when the spacecraft was last updated