mcp-server-satellite-orbit

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred

Ground station visibility passes (azimuth, elevation, range) for a satellite comms or telemetry planning note · Ground track and 3D orbit figures for a report or client presentation · Converting orbital elements from a dataset to Cartesian state for downstream analysis

Audience llm-inferred

GIS analysts · remote sensing analysts · space-systems engineers

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred

Some features depend on bundled Windows .exe programs, so they may not run on other platforms · Requires Python 3.13 or higher and the uv package manager · Orbital mechanics only; no water, civils or environmental datasets, and no UK-specific data · Not a hosted service; must be cloned and run locally · Orbit computations are not documented as validated for engineering or regulatory use

Example tool calls docs-verified

{
  "tool": "kpl2cts",
  "arguments": {
    "<kepler_elements>": [
      7000,
      0.001,
      45,
      90,
      0,
      0
    ]
  }
}

{
  "tool": "date2mjd",
  "arguments": {
    "<date>": "2025-01-01"
  }
}