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Slingshot MCP introduces Slingshot Aerospace’s space data platform in your AI chat—explore satellites, orbits, and Portal insights through Slingshot’s hosted server.

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What can you do with Slingshot Aerospace MCP?

Get the latest TLE for a satellite — retrieve the most recent Two-Line Element set for a space object using get_latest_tle.
Look up TLEs for a specific date — fetch TLE data for a given day with get_tle_by_date.
Retrieve detailed spacecraft information — query spacecraft attributes and context via get_spacecraft.
List available spacecraft — browse spacecraft records using list_spacecraft.
Get rocket body details — look up launch vehicle stage information with get_rocket_body.

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Slingshot Aerospace · Official Slingshot hosted MCP (Slingshot MCP)

Official Slingshot Slingshot Portal MCP server for space, satellite, and space data. Model Context Protocol integration for space domain awareness, satellite tracking, TLE, ephemeris, and anomaly detection via AI agents in Cursor and ChatGPT. Connect with a Portal org API key and active subscription to https://api.portal.slingshot.space/mcp. Illustrative SGSN and Seradata tools and Marketplace and Analytics categories below — full tool inventory: Developer Suite · Help Center.

About

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects LLM and AI agent applications to external data and tools. Slingshot hosted MCP is operated by Slingshot Aerospace on Slingshot Portal: your MCP client talks directly to Slingshot over HTTPS — no Docker install, no customer-run proxy, and no third-party gateway on your data path.

Hosted MCP URL: https://api.portal.slingshot.space/mcp

Get started: Slingshot Portal (account + subscription) → Help Center (org API key and MCP connect) → configure your client below.

Tools

Tools are grouped by category. This page shows illustrative examples only — not every tool on the server.

Full tools and API reference: Developer Suite · Help Center

Category	What it covers
Space Object Catalog (SGSN)	Space object catalog queries — satellite tracking and on-orbit context from Slingshot Global Sensor Network (SGSN).
Space Contextual Data (Seradata)	Seradata-backed contextual space data — spacecraft, rocket bodies, and aliases.
Marketplace	Slingshot Marketplace capabilities via MCP.
Space Object Analytics	Analytics on space objects — trends, screening, and derived insights.

Example tools — Space Object Catalog (SGSN)

Tool	Description
`get_latest_tle`	Get latest TLE for a space object
`get_tle_by_date`	Get TLEs for a day

Example tools — Space Contextual Data (Seradata)

Tool	Description
`get_spacecraft`	Get spacecraft details
`list_spacecraft`	List spacecraft
`get_rocket_body`	Get rocket body details

Connect

Prerequisites

Slingshot Portal account with an active subscription
Portal org API key — see Help Center and Developer Suite
Hosted MCP URL: https://api.portal.slingshot.space/mcp

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or Cursor Settings → MCP. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your Portal org API key.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slingshot": {
      "url": "https://api.portal.slingshot.space/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload Cursor, then run any available tool (for example get_spacecraft or list_spacecraft).

Other clients (ChatGPT, etc.)

Use Developer Suite and Help Center for streamable HTTP connect steps and client-specific configuration.

Authentication

Requirement	Details
Credential	Portal org API key (`Authorization: Bearer …`)
Subscription	Active subscription required
Endpoint	`https://api.portal.slingshot.space/mcp` (Slingshot-hosted MCP server)

Access, rate limits, and data use follow Slingshot product terms.