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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 2026-10-14T07:04:01Z in 0.829 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    7291
    satname:
    COSMOS 651
    intDesignator:
    1974-029A
    launchDate:
    1974-05-15
    satlat:
    54.9627
    satlng:
    9.9383
    satalt:
    939.3141
  2. satid:
    7530
    satname:
    OSCAR 7
    intDesignator:
    1974-089B
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    55.9017
    satlng:
    11.1247
    satalt:
    1465.4951
  3. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    50.8499
    satlng:
    40.5521
    satalt:
    23177.7801
  4. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.2587
    satlng:
    5.746
    satalt:
    20779.1647
  5. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    62.4354
    satlng:
    14.3039
    satalt:
    23711.0795
  6. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    59.0729
    satlng:
    -7.0425
    satalt:
    2175.9632
  7. satid:
    11060
    satname:
    TIROS N
    intDesignator:
    1978-096A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.322
    satlng:
    8.5157
    satalt:
    842.2213
  8. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    44.6923
    satlng:
    28.8252
    satalt:
    14059.6063
  9. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    54.3304
    satlng:
    11.0141
    satalt:
    34729.1824
  10. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    68.1272
    satlng:
    45.4824
    satalt:
    31695.7498
  11. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    41.5953
    satlng:
    19.0345
    satalt:
    32377.1734
  12. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.0176
    satlng:
    39.021
    satalt:
    21616.5398
  13. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    35.1137
    satlng:
    14.9836
    satalt:
    22332.0324
  14. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    61.8358
    satlng:
    8.9558
    satalt:
    34360.9827
  15. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.8986
    satlng:
    53.0751
    satalt:
    31565.1504
  16. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    50.6685
    satlng:
    15.8961
    satalt:
    11702.2587
  17. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    65.0278
    satlng:
    39.8063
    satalt:
    30468.8018
  18. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    52.3031
    satlng:
    -25.4828
    satalt:
    21421.94
  19. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    58.5304
    satlng:
    -10.3911
    satalt:
    19115.2351
  20. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    60.9395
    satlng:
    -18.5011
    satalt:
    18988.0234
  21. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    56.5037
    satlng:
    -13.3623
    satalt:
    19162.6586
  22. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    37.5886
    satlng:
    -3.3799
    satalt:
    19080.3592
  23. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.4785
    satlng:
    -11.0727
    satalt:
    22460.2259
  24. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    44.2833
    satlng:
    30.2406
    satalt:
    27004.2457
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    60.6004
    satlng:
    7.8455
    satalt:
    30612.4255
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    7291
    satname:
    COSMOS 651
    intDesignator:
    1974-029A
    launchDate:
    1974-05-15
    satlat:
    54.9627
    satlng:
    9.9383
    satalt:
    939.3141
  2. satid:
    7530
    satname:
    OSCAR 7
    intDesignator:
    1974-089B
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    55.9017
    satlng:
    11.1247
    satalt:
    1465.4951
  3. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    50.8499
    satlng:
    40.5521
    satalt:
    23177.7801
  4. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.2587
    satlng:
    5.746
    satalt:
    20779.1647
  5. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    62.4354
    satlng:
    14.3039
    satalt:
    23711.0795
  6. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    59.0729
    satlng:
    -7.0425
    satalt:
    2175.9632
  7. satid:
    11060
    satname:
    TIROS N
    intDesignator:
    1978-096A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.322
    satlng:
    8.5157
    satalt:
    842.2213
  8. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    44.6923
    satlng:
    28.8252
    satalt:
    14059.6063
  9. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    54.3304
    satlng:
    11.0141
    satalt:
    34729.1824
  10. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    68.1272
    satlng:
    45.4824
    satalt:
    31695.7498
  11. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    41.5953
    satlng:
    19.0345
    satalt:
    32377.1734
  12. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.0176
    satlng:
    39.021
    satalt:
    21616.5398
  13. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    35.1137
    satlng:
    14.9836
    satalt:
    22332.0324
  14. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    61.8358
    satlng:
    8.9558
    satalt:
    34360.9827
  15. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.8986
    satlng:
    53.0751
    satalt:
    31565.1504
  16. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    50.6685
    satlng:
    15.8961
    satalt:
    11702.2587
  17. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    65.0278
    satlng:
    39.8063
    satalt:
    30468.8018
  18. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    52.3031
    satlng:
    -25.4828
    satalt:
    21421.94
  19. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    58.5304
    satlng:
    -10.3911
    satalt:
    19115.2351
  20. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    60.9395
    satlng:
    -18.5011
    satalt:
    18988.0234
  21. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    56.5037
    satlng:
    -13.3623
    satalt:
    19162.6586
  22. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    37.5886
    satlng:
    -3.3799
    satalt:
    19080.3592
  23. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.4785
    satlng:
    -11.0727
    satalt:
    22460.2259
  24. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    44.2833
    satlng:
    30.2406
    satalt:
    27004.2457
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    60.6004
    satlng:
    7.8455
    satalt:
    30612.4255
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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