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find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

Signature: find_satellites_above(observer_lat: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_lon: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_alt_m: decimal number, metres, optional, default 0; radius_deg: integer, degrees, optional, default 30; category_id: integer, optional, default 0; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

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Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above/?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {observer_lat}, {observer_lon}, {observer_alt_m}, {radius_deg}, {category_id} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
observer_latrequirednumberObserver latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
category_idoptionalintegerN2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/n2yo/find_satellites_above?observer_lat={observer_lat}&observer_lon={observer_lon}&observer_alt_m=0&radius_deg=30&category_id=0&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "n2yo",
  "operation": "find_satellites_above",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Type: decimal number. Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-09-27T15:04:13Z in 1.387 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
109
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    45.9118
    satlng:
    13.0426
    satalt:
    147974.1797
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    46.1186
    satlng:
    -46.9521
    satalt:
    175423.5965
  3. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.7256
    satlng:
    -13.555
    satalt:
    35946.3106
  4. satid:
    8594
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.247
    satlng:
    -6.8563
    satalt:
    1473.9945
  5. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9885
    satlng:
    22.7767
    satalt:
    35191.143
  6. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    33.5344
    satlng:
    -14.5086
    satalt:
    34128.7855
  7. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    61.855
    satlng:
    37.6023
    satalt:
    33755.5512
  8. satid:
    10886
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AH
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.2853
    satlng:
    -8.0491
    satalt:
    937.0472
  9. satid:
    12320
    satname:
    COSMOS 1250
    intDesignator:
    1981-022A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    54.175
    satlng:
    3.1469
    satalt:
    1476.543
  10. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    40.5124
    satlng:
    15.8314
    satalt:
    24930.3449
  11. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.5425
    satlng:
    9.3732
    satalt:
    21563.5745
  12. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    60.5235
    satlng:
    -23.9387
    satalt:
    30061.4373
  13. satid:
    13530
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    57.1555
    satlng:
    -13.8003
    satalt:
    1469.4796
  14. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    38.0808
    satlng:
    -10.6961
    satalt:
    19080.7287
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.3967
    satlng:
    20.4411
    satalt:
    30831.0258
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    39.919
    satlng:
    -16.6731
    satalt:
    17997.2704
  17. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.6321
    satlng:
    -36.7606
    satalt:
    9013.0407
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    50.9976
    satlng:
    24.2506
    satalt:
    34663.0726
  19. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    32.9635
    satlng:
    -2.367
    satalt:
    31425.7588
  20. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    64.5076
    satlng:
    -14.8644
    satalt:
    26008.8413
  21. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    56.4607
    satlng:
    2.4503
    satalt:
    32977.6617
  22. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    39.3834
    satlng:
    -4.0809
    satalt:
    19164.1684
  23. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    55.2127
    satlng:
    19.1002
    satalt:
    24093.075
  24. satid:
    16631
    satname:
    USA 18
    intDesignator:
    1986-014H
    launchDate:
    1986-02-09
    satlat:
    55.9982
    satlng:
    -1.2348
    satalt:
    382.1065
  25. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    58.239
    satlng:
    5.9515
    satalt:
    36583.7828
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
109
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    45.9118
    satlng:
    13.0426
    satalt:
    147974.1797
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    46.1186
    satlng:
    -46.9521
    satalt:
    175423.5965
  3. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.7256
    satlng:
    -13.555
    satalt:
    35946.3106
  4. satid:
    8594
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.247
    satlng:
    -6.8563
    satalt:
    1473.9945
  5. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9885
    satlng:
    22.7767
    satalt:
    35191.143
  6. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    33.5344
    satlng:
    -14.5086
    satalt:
    34128.7855
  7. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    61.855
    satlng:
    37.6023
    satalt:
    33755.5512
  8. satid:
    10886
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AH
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.2853
    satlng:
    -8.0491
    satalt:
    937.0472
  9. satid:
    12320
    satname:
    COSMOS 1250
    intDesignator:
    1981-022A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    54.175
    satlng:
    3.1469
    satalt:
    1476.543
  10. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    40.5124
    satlng:
    15.8314
    satalt:
    24930.3449
  11. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.5425
    satlng:
    9.3732
    satalt:
    21563.5745
  12. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    60.5235
    satlng:
    -23.9387
    satalt:
    30061.4373
  13. satid:
    13530
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    57.1555
    satlng:
    -13.8003
    satalt:
    1469.4796
  14. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    38.0808
    satlng:
    -10.6961
    satalt:
    19080.7287
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.3967
    satlng:
    20.4411
    satalt:
    30831.0258
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    39.919
    satlng:
    -16.6731
    satalt:
    17997.2704
  17. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.6321
    satlng:
    -36.7606
    satalt:
    9013.0407
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    50.9976
    satlng:
    24.2506
    satalt:
    34663.0726
  19. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    32.9635
    satlng:
    -2.367
    satalt:
    31425.7588
  20. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    64.5076
    satlng:
    -14.8644
    satalt:
    26008.8413
  21. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    56.4607
    satlng:
    2.4503
    satalt:
    32977.6617
  22. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    39.3834
    satlng:
    -4.0809
    satalt:
    19164.1684
  23. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    55.2127
    satlng:
    19.1002
    satalt:
    24093.075
  24. satid:
    16631
    satname:
    USA 18
    intDesignator:
    1986-014H
    launchDate:
    1986-02-09
    satlat:
    55.9982
    satlng:
    -1.2348
    satalt:
    382.1065
  25. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    58.239
    satlng:
    5.9515
    satalt:
    36583.7828
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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