:doc:`GroundStation <../../groundstation>` / Client / get_satellite

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get_satellite
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.. py:method:: GroundStation.Client.get_satellite(**kwargs)

  

  Returns a satellite.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/groundstation-2019-05-23/GetSatellite>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.get_satellite(
        satelliteId='string'
    )
    
  :type satelliteId: string
  :param satelliteId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    UUID of a satellite.

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'satelliteId': 'string',
          'satelliteArn': 'string',
          'noradSatelliteID': 123,
          'groundStations': [
              'string',
          ],
          'currentEphemeris': {
              'source': 'CUSTOMER_PROVIDED'|'SPACE_TRACK',
              'ephemerisId': 'string',
              'epoch': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
              'name': 'string'
          }
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **satelliteId** *(string) --* 

        UUID of a satellite.

        
      

      - **satelliteArn** *(string) --* 

        ARN of a satellite.

        
      

      - **noradSatelliteID** *(integer) --* 

        NORAD satellite ID number.

        
      

      - **groundStations** *(list) --* 

        A list of ground stations to which the satellite is on-boarded.

        
        

        - *(string) --* 
    
      

      - **currentEphemeris** *(dict) --* 

        The current ephemeris being used to compute the trajectory of the satellite.

        
        

        - **source** *(string) --* 

          The ``EphemerisSource`` that generated a given ephemeris.

          
        

        - **ephemerisId** *(string) --* 

          UUID of a customer-provided ephemeris.

           

          This field is not populated for default ephemerides from Space Track.

          
        

        - **epoch** *(datetime) --* 

          The epoch of a default, ephemeris from Space Track in UTC.

           

          This field is not populated for customer-provided ephemerides.

          
        

        - **name** *(string) --* 

          A name string associated with the ephemeris. Used as a human-readable identifier for the ephemeris.

           

          A name is only returned for customer-provider ephemerides that have a name associated.

          
    
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`GroundStation.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterException`

  
  *   :py:class:`GroundStation.Client.exceptions.DependencyException`

  
  *   :py:class:`GroundStation.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException`

  