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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 2026-10-20T08:00:18Z in 1.489 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
5
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    670
    satname:
    TRANSIT 5B-1
    intDesignator:
    1963-038B
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    61.9555
    satlng:
    3.5089
    satalt:
    1096.7648
  2. satid:
    1982
    satname:
    ESSA 1 (OT-3)
    intDesignator:
    1966-008A
    launchDate:
    1966-02-03
    satlat:
    57.5911
    satlng:
    -0.6516
    satalt:
    699.2024
  3. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    54.5811
    satlng:
    -0.3746
    satalt:
    5724.9896
  4. satid:
    3255
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BV
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.9504
    satlng:
    13.3016
    satalt:
    3441.377
  5. satid:
    7272
    satname:
    COSMOS 648
    intDesignator:
    1974-024H
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    61.429
    satlng:
    7.9983
    satalt:
    1465.5468
  6. satid:
    7489
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FV
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    52.5331
    satlng:
    4.7469
    satalt:
    1511.9621
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.966
    satlng:
    -39.0166
    satalt:
    36281.509
  8. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    65.8688
    satlng:
    10.5858
    satalt:
    26656.1234
  9. satid:
    10492
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-109B
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    59.0472
    satlng:
    5.1355
    satalt:
    1187.0175
  10. satid:
    10619
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    53.7079
    satlng:
    -0.4592
    satalt:
    2060.5408
  11. satid:
    11112
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-105B
    launchDate:
    1978-11-16
    satlat:
    60.7491
    satlng:
    3.8695
    satalt:
    763.0485
  12. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    56.806
    satlng:
    -20.0733
    satalt:
    13849.2703
  13. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    50.9087
    satlng:
    14.141
    satalt:
    14750.452
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.2081
    satlng:
    -25.6519
    satalt:
    39113.2573
  15. satid:
    11971
    satname:
    COSMOS 1176 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1980-034D
    launchDate:
    1980-04-29
    satlat:
    58.5452
    satlng:
    9.1672
    satalt:
    929.5859
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    54.3154
    satlng:
    48.3625
    satalt:
    32499.2747
  17. satid:
    12169
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026J
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    54.745
    satlng:
    3.2059
    satalt:
    756.0391
  18. satid:
    12749
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CS
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.205
    satlng:
    0.9095
    satalt:
    967.6946
  19. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    39.8205
    satlng:
    14.1062
    satalt:
    31847.9022
  20. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    49.457
    satlng:
    3.5738
    satalt:
    35161.6967
  21. satid:
    13483
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053GF
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.3917
    satlng:
    3.7324
    satalt:
    819.1824
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.1661
    satlng:
    55.1242
    satalt:
    37436.9553
  23. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.3997
    satlng:
    18.442
    satalt:
    12597.426
  24. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    59.4017
    satlng:
    31.3669
    satalt:
    31627.1627
  25. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    56.9009
    satlng:
    46.6941
    satalt:
    20626.2881
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
5
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    670
    satname:
    TRANSIT 5B-1
    intDesignator:
    1963-038B
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    61.9555
    satlng:
    3.5089
    satalt:
    1096.7648
  2. satid:
    1982
    satname:
    ESSA 1 (OT-3)
    intDesignator:
    1966-008A
    launchDate:
    1966-02-03
    satlat:
    57.5911
    satlng:
    -0.6516
    satalt:
    699.2024
  3. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    54.5811
    satlng:
    -0.3746
    satalt:
    5724.9896
  4. satid:
    3255
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BV
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.9504
    satlng:
    13.3016
    satalt:
    3441.377
  5. satid:
    7272
    satname:
    COSMOS 648
    intDesignator:
    1974-024H
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    61.429
    satlng:
    7.9983
    satalt:
    1465.5468
  6. satid:
    7489
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FV
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    52.5331
    satlng:
    4.7469
    satalt:
    1511.9621
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.966
    satlng:
    -39.0166
    satalt:
    36281.509
  8. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    65.8688
    satlng:
    10.5858
    satalt:
    26656.1234
  9. satid:
    10492
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-109B
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    59.0472
    satlng:
    5.1355
    satalt:
    1187.0175
  10. satid:
    10619
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    53.7079
    satlng:
    -0.4592
    satalt:
    2060.5408
  11. satid:
    11112
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-105B
    launchDate:
    1978-11-16
    satlat:
    60.7491
    satlng:
    3.8695
    satalt:
    763.0485
  12. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    56.806
    satlng:
    -20.0733
    satalt:
    13849.2703
  13. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    50.9087
    satlng:
    14.141
    satalt:
    14750.452
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.2081
    satlng:
    -25.6519
    satalt:
    39113.2573
  15. satid:
    11971
    satname:
    COSMOS 1176 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1980-034D
    launchDate:
    1980-04-29
    satlat:
    58.5452
    satlng:
    9.1672
    satalt:
    929.5859
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    54.3154
    satlng:
    48.3625
    satalt:
    32499.2747
  17. satid:
    12169
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026J
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    54.745
    satlng:
    3.2059
    satalt:
    756.0391
  18. satid:
    12749
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CS
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.205
    satlng:
    0.9095
    satalt:
    967.6946
  19. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    39.8205
    satlng:
    14.1062
    satalt:
    31847.9022
  20. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    49.457
    satlng:
    3.5738
    satalt:
    35161.6967
  21. satid:
    13483
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053GF
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.3917
    satlng:
    3.7324
    satalt:
    819.1824
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.1661
    satlng:
    55.1242
    satalt:
    37436.9553
  23. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.3997
    satlng:
    18.442
    satalt:
    12597.426
  24. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    59.4017
    satlng:
    31.3669
    satalt:
    31627.1627
  25. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    56.9009
    satlng:
    46.6941
    satalt:
    20626.2881
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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