Fully open archive

All methods of accessing our data archive require no username or password authentication. Our data is openly and freely available.

Our Data

Our data is accessible using several different methods, including HTTP, Rsync, FTP, lftp, and programmatically via our Python and IDL libraries. The data archive is fully open and requires no authentication. For more information and some brief examples of usage, explore the Downloading data page.

For information about the real-time status for the SRS Open Science Platform, including our data distribution nodes and visualization tools, visit our Platform Status page. Service interruptions identified on this page are determined using checks at a one-minute cadence, for every service.

In this section

• Open Archive - browse the data archive directly
• Data Volume - archive size and growth statistics
• Archive Organization - how the archive is structured
• How to Cite - citation guidelines for our data
• Platform Status - real-time service health
• Downloading Data - access methods and examples
• Explore Datasets - search and browse all datasets
• Explore Observatories - search and browse all observatories
• Real-time Data - view and access live data streams