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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

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

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 2026-10-21T14:04:32Z in 1.151 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1943
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    56.6125
    satlng:
    5.1759
    satalt:
    836.7393
  2. satid:
    6985
    satname:
    COSMOS 617
    intDesignator:
    1973-104A
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    55.3057
    satlng:
    9.4466
    satalt:
    1492.5021
  3. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    60.5476
    satlng:
    9.7823
    satalt:
    38451.7107
  4. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    60.4496
    satlng:
    0.4728
    satalt:
    37224.8179
  5. satid:
    9975
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GE
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.2099
    satlng:
    6.2702
    satalt:
    1474.3804
  6. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    47.1086
    satlng:
    -22.3942
    satalt:
    19602.8422
  7. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    49.9842
    satlng:
    0.4021
    satalt:
    7220.5555
  8. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    64.0385
    satlng:
    -14.1184
    satalt:
    13408.2656
  9. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    63.2705
    satlng:
    -28.0363
    satalt:
    18450.0823
  10. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    57.0646
    satlng:
    26.1971
    satalt:
    11398.1305
  11. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    32.1107
    satlng:
    9.2482
    satalt:
    31612.8667
  12. satid:
    12834
    satname:
    COSMOS 1191 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1980-057F
    launchDate:
    1980-07-02
    satlat:
    57.86
    satlng:
    -15.7226
    satalt:
    8689.6708
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.6558
    satlng:
    -3.7831
    satalt:
    21474.5478
  14. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    57.3946
    satlng:
    -29.0389
    satalt:
    31020.5346
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.3621
    satlng:
    39.4218
    satalt:
    38814.7108
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.6868
    satlng:
    32.5831
    satalt:
    38020.3158
  17. satid:
    14616
    satname:
    COSMOS 1527
    intDesignator:
    1984-001F
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    61.7817
    satlng:
    6.2637
    satalt:
    1471.7416
  18. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    55.322
    satlng:
    -7.3717
    satalt:
    32364.9764
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    55.83
    satlng:
    37.3531
    satalt:
    30504.6875
  20. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    54.7787
    satlng:
    -32.5172
    satalt:
    19171.5948
  21. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    36.7737
    satlng:
    23.8346
    satalt:
    30295.3632
  22. satid:
    18120
    satname:
    COSMOS 1859
    intDesignator:
    1987-051H
    launchDate:
    1987-06-16
    satlat:
    56.7453
    satlng:
    -5.8521
    satalt:
    1461.3684
  23. satid:
    18756
    satname:
    COSMOS 1823 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-020AH
    launchDate:
    1987-02-20
    satlat:
    54.8554
    satlng:
    -1.9481
    satalt:
    1502.9145
  24. satid:
    19164
    satname:
    COSMOS 1947 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043B
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    41.4388
    satlng:
    -16.1855
    satalt:
    19135.3823
  25. satid:
    19176
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100T
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    54.9194
    satlng:
    5.4095
    satalt:
    1808.188
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1943
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    56.6125
    satlng:
    5.1759
    satalt:
    836.7393
  2. satid:
    6985
    satname:
    COSMOS 617
    intDesignator:
    1973-104A
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    55.3057
    satlng:
    9.4466
    satalt:
    1492.5021
  3. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    60.5476
    satlng:
    9.7823
    satalt:
    38451.7107
  4. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    60.4496
    satlng:
    0.4728
    satalt:
    37224.8179
  5. satid:
    9975
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GE
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.2099
    satlng:
    6.2702
    satalt:
    1474.3804
  6. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    47.1086
    satlng:
    -22.3942
    satalt:
    19602.8422
  7. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    49.9842
    satlng:
    0.4021
    satalt:
    7220.5555
  8. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    64.0385
    satlng:
    -14.1184
    satalt:
    13408.2656
  9. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    63.2705
    satlng:
    -28.0363
    satalt:
    18450.0823
  10. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    57.0646
    satlng:
    26.1971
    satalt:
    11398.1305
  11. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    32.1107
    satlng:
    9.2482
    satalt:
    31612.8667
  12. satid:
    12834
    satname:
    COSMOS 1191 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1980-057F
    launchDate:
    1980-07-02
    satlat:
    57.86
    satlng:
    -15.7226
    satalt:
    8689.6708
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.6558
    satlng:
    -3.7831
    satalt:
    21474.5478
  14. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    57.3946
    satlng:
    -29.0389
    satalt:
    31020.5346
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.3621
    satlng:
    39.4218
    satalt:
    38814.7108
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.6868
    satlng:
    32.5831
    satalt:
    38020.3158
  17. satid:
    14616
    satname:
    COSMOS 1527
    intDesignator:
    1984-001F
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    61.7817
    satlng:
    6.2637
    satalt:
    1471.7416
  18. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    55.322
    satlng:
    -7.3717
    satalt:
    32364.9764
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    55.83
    satlng:
    37.3531
    satalt:
    30504.6875
  20. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    54.7787
    satlng:
    -32.5172
    satalt:
    19171.5948
  21. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    36.7737
    satlng:
    23.8346
    satalt:
    30295.3632
  22. satid:
    18120
    satname:
    COSMOS 1859
    intDesignator:
    1987-051H
    launchDate:
    1987-06-16
    satlat:
    56.7453
    satlng:
    -5.8521
    satalt:
    1461.3684
  23. satid:
    18756
    satname:
    COSMOS 1823 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-020AH
    launchDate:
    1987-02-20
    satlat:
    54.8554
    satlng:
    -1.9481
    satalt:
    1502.9145
  24. satid:
    19164
    satname:
    COSMOS 1947 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043B
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    41.4388
    satlng:
    -16.1855
    satalt:
    19135.3823
  25. satid:
    19176
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100T
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    54.9194
    satlng:
    5.4095
    satalt:
    1808.188
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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