---
title: "PUT /udl/laseremitter/{id}"
method: PUT
path: "/udl/laseremitter/{id}"
tags: ["Laser"]
---

# PUT /udl/laseremitter/{id}

`PUT /udl/laseremitter/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://unifieddatalibrary.com`
- URL: `https://unifieddatalibrary.com/udl/laseremitter/{id}`
- Auth: none declared

Service operation to update a single LaserEmitter record. A specific role is required to perform this service operation. Please contact the UDL team for assistance.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- LaserEmitterIngest: Model representation of a laser beam emitter/director which represents a source of directed energy.
  - `id` string: Unique identifier of the record, auto-generated by the system if not provided on create operations.
  - `classificationMarking` string, required: Classification marking of the data in IC/CAPCO Portion-marked format.
  - `laserName` string, required: The name of this laser within the laser system or facility.
  - `laserType` string, required: The type of laser (e.g. CONTINUOUS WAVE, PULSED, etc.).
  - `beamOutputPower` number, double: The beam director aperture average (equivalent CW) output power is the total laser average power that is transmitted away from the final exit aperture of the optical system. For a CW laser, this is equivalent to the laser device CW power multiplied by the throughput of the optical system, including the beam director telescope. For a pulsed laser, this is equivalent to the laser device energy per pulse multiplied by the pulse repetition frequency (PRF) multiplied by the throughput of the optical system including the beam director telescope. Measured in Watts.
  - `atmosphericTransmission` number, double: Maximum possible laser-to-space atmospheric transmission (a value between zero and one, usually assumed to be unity for all lasers except for lasers with wavelengths heavily absorbed by the atmosphere).
  - `divergence` number, double: Minimum possible divergence half-angle of this laser, referenced from the optical axis to the 1/e point of the beam's far field irradiance profile, measured in microradians.
  - `maxDuration` number, double: The maximum time that the laser would be "on" for a given test(s) for laser activity, in seconds.
  - `wavelength` number, double: The center wavelength of this laser, in micrometers.
  - `beamWaist` number, double: The beam waist (radius) of this laser at the exit aperture, in centimeters.
  - `minFocusRange` number, double: The minimum possible focus range of this laser, measured in kilometers.
  - `maxFocusRange` number, double: The maximum possible focus range of this laser, measured in kilometers.
  - `pulseShape` string: The pulse shape (waveform) of this laser, e.g. "RECTANGULAR," "SAWTOOTH," "GAUSSIAN," etc.
  - `pulseRepFreq` number, double: The pulse repetition frequency of this laser, measured in kilohertz.
  - `pulseFluence` number, double: The amount of energy in each laser pulse exiting from the beam director/telescope, measured in Joules.
  - `pulseWidth` number, double: The laser device pulse duration, measured in seconds.
  - `pulsePeakPower` number, double: The instantaneous single pulse peak power exiting from the laser device, measured in Watts.
  - `isOperational` boolean: A Boolean indicating whether or not this laser emitter is operational. False indicates that the laser specified in this record is no longer available and can be considered defunct. This field is true by default.
  - `idEntity` string: Unique identifier of the parent entity. idEntity is required for PUT.
  - `entity` EntityIngest: An entity is a generic representation of any object within a space/SSA system such as sensors, on-orbit objects, RF Emitters, spacecraft buses, etc. An entity can have an operating unit, a location (if terrestrial), and statuses.
    - `idEntity` string: Unique identifier of the record.
    - `name` string, required: Unique entity name.
    - `classificationMarking` string, required: Classification marking of the data in IC/CAPCO Portion-marked format.
    - `type` 'AIRCRAFT' | 'BUS' | 'COMM' | 'IR' | 'LASEREMITTER' | 'NAVIGATION' | 'ONORBIT' | 'RFEMITTER' | 'SCIENTIFIC' | 'SENSOR' | 'SITE' | 'VESSEL', required: The type of entity represented by this record (AIRCRAFT, BUS, COMM, IR, LASEREMITTER, NAVIGATION, ONORBIT, RFEMITTER, SCIENTIFIC, SENSOR, SITE, VESSEL).
    - `idLocation` string: Unique identifier of the entity location, if terrestrial/fixed.
    - `countryCode` string: The country code. This value is typically the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 two-character country code, however it can also represent various consortiums that do not appear in the ISO document. The code must correspond to an existing country in the UDL’s country API. Call udl/country/{code} to get any associated FIPS code, ISO Alpha-3 code, or alternate code values that exist for the specified country code.
    - `ownerType` 'Commercial' | 'Government' | 'Academic' | 'Consortium' | 'Other': Type of organization which owns this entity (e.g. Commercial, Government, Academic, Consortium, etc).
    - `taskable` boolean: Boolean indicating if this entity is taskable.
    - `urls` string[]: List of URLs to additional details/documents for this entity.
    - `createdAt` string, date-time: Time the row was created in the database, auto-populated by the system.
    - `createdBy` string: Application user who created the row in the database, auto-populated by the system.
    - `source` string, required: Source of the data.
    - `origin` string: Originating system or organization which produced the data, if different from the source. The origin may be different than the source if the source was a mediating system which forwarded the data on behalf of the origin system. If null, the source may be assumed to be the origin.
    - `dataMode` 'REAL' | 'TEST' | 'SIMULATED' | 'EXERCISE', required: Indicator of whether the data is REAL, TEST, EXERCISE, or SIMULATED data: REAL: Data collected or produced that pertains to real-world objects, events, and analysis. TEST: Specific datasets used to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements, and for validating technical, functional, and performance characteristics. EXERCISE: Data pertaining to a government or military exercise. The data may include both real and simulated data. SIMULATED: Synthetic data generated by a model to mimic real-world datasets.
    - `location` LocationIngest: Model representation of a location, which is a specific fixed point on the earth and is used to denote the locations of fixed sensors, operating units, etc.
      - `idLocation` string: Unique identifier of the location, auto-generated by the system.
      - `classificationMarking` string, required: Classification marking of the data in IC/CAPCO Portion-marked format.
      - `name` string, required: Location name.
      - `countryCode` string: The country code. This value is typically the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 two-character country code, however it can also represent various consortiums that do not appear in the ISO document. The code must correspond to an existing country in the UDL’s country API. Call udl/country/{code} to get any associated FIPS code, ISO Alpha-3 code, or alternate code values that exist for the specified country code.
      - `lat` number, double: WGS84 latitude of the location, in degrees. -90 to 90 degrees (negative values south of equator).
      - `lon` number, double: WGS84 longitude of the location, in degrees. -180 to 180 degrees (negative values west of Prime Meridian).
      - `altitude` number, double: Altitude of the location, in kilometers.
      - `createdAt` string, date-time: Time the row was created in the database, auto-populated by the system.
      - `createdBy` string: Application user who created the row in the database, auto-populated by the system.
      - `source` string, required: Source of the data.
      - `origin` string: Originating system or organization which produced the data, if different from the source. The origin may be different than the source if the source was a mediating system which forwarded the data on behalf of the origin system. If null, the source may be assumed to be the origin.
      - `dataMode` 'REAL' | 'TEST' | 'SIMULATED' | 'EXERCISE', required: Indicator of whether the data is REAL, TEST, EXERCISE, or SIMULATED data: REAL: Data collected or produced that pertains to real-world objects, events, and analysis. TEST: Specific datasets used to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements, and for validating technical, functional, and performance characteristics. EXERCISE: Data pertaining to a government or military exercise. The data may include both real and simulated data. SIMULATED: Synthetic data generated by a model to mimic real-world datasets.
      - `origNetwork` string: The originating source network on which this record was created, auto-populated by the system.
    - `onOrbit` object: Model object representing on-orbit objects or satellites in the system.
      - `idOnOrbit` string: For the public catalog, the idOnOrbit is typically the satellite number as a string, but may be a UUID for analyst or other unknown or untracked satellites, auto-generated by the system.
      - `classificationMarking` string, required: Classification marking of the data in IC/CAPCO Portion-marked format.
      - `satNo` integer, required: Satellite/Catalog number of the target on-orbit object.
      - `commonName` string: Common name of the on-orbit object.
      - `constellation` string: Constellation to which this satellite belongs.
      - `intlDes` string: International Designator, typically of the format YYYYLLLAAA, where YYYY is the launch year, LLL is the sequential launch number of that year, and AAA is an optional launch piece designator for the launch.
      - `launchDate` string, date: Date of launch.
      - `decayDate` string, date-time: Date of decay.
      - `objectType` 'ROCKET BODY' | 'DEBRIS' | 'PAYLOAD' | 'PLATFORM' | 'MANNED' | 'UNKNOWN': Type of on-orbit object: ROCKET BODY, DEBRIS, PAYLOAD, PLATFORM, MANNED, UNKNOWN.
      - `origin` string: Originating system or organization which produced the data, if different from the source. The origin may be different than the source if the source was a mediating system which forwarded the data on behalf of the origin system. If null, the source may be assumed to be the origin.
      - `missionNumber` string: Mission number of the on-orbit object.
      - `category` 'Unknown' | 'On-Orbit' | 'Decayed' | 'Cataloged Without State' | 'Launch Nominal' | 'Analyst Satellite' | 'Cislunar' | 'Lunar' | 'Hyperbolic' | 'Heliocentric' | 'Interplanetary' | 'Lagrangian' | 'Docked': Category of the on-orbit object. (Unknown, On-Orbit, Decayed, Cataloged Without State, Launch Nominal, Analyst Satellite, Cislunar, Lunar, Hyperbolic, Heliocentric, Interplanetary, Lagrangian, Docked).
      - `lifetimeYears` integer: Estimated lifetime of the on-orbit payload, if known.
      - `altName` string: Alternate name of the on-orbit object.
      - `createdAt` string, date-time: Time the row was created in the database, auto-populated by the system.
      - `createdBy` string: Application user who created the row in the database, auto-populated by the system.
      - `source` string, required: Source of the data.
      - `dataMode` 'REAL' | 'TEST' | 'SIMULATED' | 'EXERCISE', required: Indicator of whether the data is REAL, TEST, EXERCISE, or SIMULATED data: REAL: Data collected or produced that pertains to real-world objects, events, and analysis. TEST: Specific datasets used to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements, and for validating technical, functional, and performance characteristics. EXERCISE: Data pertaining to a government or military exercise. The data may include both real and simulated data. SIMULATED: Synthetic data generated by a model to mimic real-world datasets.
      - `launchSiteId` string: Id of the associated launchSite entity.
      - `countryCode` string: The country code. This value is typically the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 two-character country code, however it can also represent various consortiums that do not appear in the ISO document. The code must correspond to an existing country in the UDL’s country API. Call udl/country/{code} to get any associated FIPS code, ISO Alpha-3 code, or alternate code values that exist for the specified country code.
      - `origNetwork` string: The originating source network on which this record was created, auto-populated by the system.
    - `idOnOrbit` string: Onorbit identifier if this entity is part of an on-orbit object. For the public catalog, the idOnOrbit is typically the satellite number as a string, but may be a UUID for analyst or other unknown or untracked satellites.
    - `idOperatingUnit` string: Unique identifier of the associated operating unit object.
    - `origNetwork` string: The originating source network on which this record was created, auto-populated by the system.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time: Time the row was created in the database, auto-populated by the system.
  - `createdBy` string: Application user who created the row in the database, auto-populated by the system.
  - `sourceDL` string: The source data library from which this record was received. This could be a remote or tactical UDL or another data library. If null, the record should be assumed to have originated from the primary Enterprise UDL.
  - `source` string, required: Source of the data.
  - `origin` string: Originating system or organization which produced the data, if different from the source. The origin may be different than the source if the source was a mediating system which forwarded the data on behalf of the origin system. If null, the source may be assumed to be the origin.
  - `origNetwork` string: The originating source network on which this record was created, auto-populated by the system.
  - `dataMode` 'REAL' | 'TEST' | 'SIMULATED' | 'EXERCISE', required: Indicator of whether the data is REAL, TEST, EXERCISE, or SIMULATED data: REAL: Data collected or produced that pertains to real-world objects, events, and analysis. TEST: Specific datasets used to evaluate compliance with specifications and requirements, and for validating technical, functional, and performance characteristics. EXERCISE: Data pertaining to a government or military exercise. The data may include both real and simulated data. SIMULATED: Synthetic data generated by a model to mimic real-world datasets.

## Response `204`

Success

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Invalid/Missing User Credentials
- `403`: User Is Not Authorized
- `404`: Item Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `415`: MediaType Unsupported
- `429`: Rate of Requests Exceeds Allowed Limit
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

> 12 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2025-05-29** `4e1cbc17e814`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bluestaq/apis/unified-data-library-services-api/changes/udl/laseremitter/:id/put.md)

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