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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 2026-10-17T23:44:39Z in 3.810 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
88
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1510
    satname:
    DODECAPOLE 2
    intDesignator:
    1965-065C
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    60.4595
    satlng:
    3.172
    satalt:
    863.3886
  2. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.6299
    satlng:
    12.5489
    satalt:
    4018.1719
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    56.3339
    satlng:
    36.3317
    satalt:
    6978.0546
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.8248
    satlng:
    35.9939
    satalt:
    35835.4671
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.0238
    satlng:
    30.4312
    satalt:
    31789.932
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.0165
    satlng:
    30.323
    satalt:
    31374.7268
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    47.231
    satlng:
    -3.6424
    satalt:
    18273.8843
  8. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    63.0196
    satlng:
    -15.7572
    satalt:
    20325.6365
  9. satid:
    10465
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.5951
    satlng:
    9.179
    satalt:
    1152.5846
  10. satid:
    10759
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.5724
    satlng:
    15.4086
    satalt:
    1465.0267
  11. satid:
    10760
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.3355
    satlng:
    17.9931
    satalt:
    1978.0001
  12. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    58.1563
    satlng:
    -17.9151
    satalt:
    19034.9326
  13. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    61.5027
    satlng:
    25.2043
    satalt:
    28115.2698
  14. satid:
    12999
    satname:
    RADIO 5
    intDesignator:
    1981-120C
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    54.2602
    satlng:
    5.8555
    satalt:
    1653.8654
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    66.136
    satlng:
    -13.4554
    satalt:
    21354.1401
  16. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.4289
    satlng:
    -2.1474
    satalt:
    6635.7209
  17. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    66.9775
    satlng:
    -13.3031
    satalt:
    18858.4405
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    48.058
    satlng:
    3.7762
    satalt:
    14076.9638
  19. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.2359
    satlng:
    39.1045
    satalt:
    19127.3252
  20. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    56.232
    satlng:
    6.0437
    satalt:
    675.7675
  21. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    62.9358
    satlng:
    9.8569
    satalt:
    28717.7449
  22. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    50.8159
    satlng:
    -10.1346
    satalt:
    27829.9662
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.9991
    satlng:
    16.276
    satalt:
    39547.9233
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    44.1081
    satlng:
    -17.4083
    satalt:
    28837.2893
  25. satid:
    15530
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027T
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    55.9977
    satlng:
    12.7957
    satalt:
    1251.8671
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
88
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1510
    satname:
    DODECAPOLE 2
    intDesignator:
    1965-065C
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    60.4595
    satlng:
    3.172
    satalt:
    863.3886
  2. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.6299
    satlng:
    12.5489
    satalt:
    4018.1719
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    56.3339
    satlng:
    36.3317
    satalt:
    6978.0546
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.8248
    satlng:
    35.9939
    satalt:
    35835.4671
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.0238
    satlng:
    30.4312
    satalt:
    31789.932
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.0165
    satlng:
    30.323
    satalt:
    31374.7268
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    47.231
    satlng:
    -3.6424
    satalt:
    18273.8843
  8. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    63.0196
    satlng:
    -15.7572
    satalt:
    20325.6365
  9. satid:
    10465
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.5951
    satlng:
    9.179
    satalt:
    1152.5846
  10. satid:
    10759
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.5724
    satlng:
    15.4086
    satalt:
    1465.0267
  11. satid:
    10760
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.3355
    satlng:
    17.9931
    satalt:
    1978.0001
  12. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    58.1563
    satlng:
    -17.9151
    satalt:
    19034.9326
  13. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    61.5027
    satlng:
    25.2043
    satalt:
    28115.2698
  14. satid:
    12999
    satname:
    RADIO 5
    intDesignator:
    1981-120C
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    54.2602
    satlng:
    5.8555
    satalt:
    1653.8654
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    66.136
    satlng:
    -13.4554
    satalt:
    21354.1401
  16. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.4289
    satlng:
    -2.1474
    satalt:
    6635.7209
  17. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    66.9775
    satlng:
    -13.3031
    satalt:
    18858.4405
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    48.058
    satlng:
    3.7762
    satalt:
    14076.9638
  19. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.2359
    satlng:
    39.1045
    satalt:
    19127.3252
  20. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    56.232
    satlng:
    6.0437
    satalt:
    675.7675
  21. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    62.9358
    satlng:
    9.8569
    satalt:
    28717.7449
  22. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    50.8159
    satlng:
    -10.1346
    satalt:
    27829.9662
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.9991
    satlng:
    16.276
    satalt:
    39547.9233
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    44.1081
    satlng:
    -17.4083
    satalt:
    28837.2893
  25. satid:
    15530
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027T
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    55.9977
    satlng:
    12.7957
    satalt:
    1251.8671
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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