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

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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 2026-09-26T02:10:48Z in 1.209 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
86
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1335
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-020E
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    54.888
    satlng:
    8.7336
    satalt:
    1111.4639
  2. satid:
    3713
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AQ
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    59.3687
    satlng:
    13.2018
    satalt:
    1044.8606
  3. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    57.8312
    satlng:
    -3.0282
    satalt:
    1205.4291
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    42.6536
    satlng:
    -16.1503
    satalt:
    20864.1439
  5. satid:
    5554
    satname:
    COSMOS 451
    intDesignator:
    1971-086H
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    59.6071
    satlng:
    12.9965
    satalt:
    1501.7303
  6. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    42.9216
    satlng:
    34.2054
    satalt:
    233243.054
  7. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    49.761
    satlng:
    37.7801
    satalt:
    29345.358
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    38.2781
    satlng:
    -0.7713
    satalt:
    23487.107
  9. satid:
    9570
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.3902
    satlng:
    9.6262
    satalt:
    1492.34
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.8838
    satlng:
    47.9689
    satalt:
    21673.8543
  11. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    45.9442
    satlng:
    28.5154
    satalt:
    20213.7603
  12. satid:
    12535
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DQ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.2884
    satlng:
    9.7376
    satalt:
    1817.5316
  13. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    50.8784
    satlng:
    11.0596
    satalt:
    11765.9533
  14. satid:
    12736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CD
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    54.158
    satlng:
    2.5252
    satalt:
    1008.018
  15. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    66.9738
    satlng:
    -9.9153
    satalt:
    24039.9018
  16. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.3894
    satlng:
    36.4906
    satalt:
    12439.8155
  17. satid:
    13164
    satname:
    COSMOS 1361
    intDesignator:
    1982-040E
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    62.1066
    satlng:
    1.4469
    satalt:
    1483.0637
  18. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.793
    satlng:
    -14.6577
    satalt:
    5743.5805
  19. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.2794
    satlng:
    8.0223
    satalt:
    14056.4056
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    47.5301
    satlng:
    -23.9697
    satalt:
    15711.768
  21. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.9251
    satlng:
    -39.1498
    satalt:
    35349.9826
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    42.2769
    satlng:
    -4.3353
    satalt:
    26528.3188
  23. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.0446
    satlng:
    -1.2377
    satalt:
    19368.9421
  24. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.4323
    satlng:
    15.3286
    satalt:
    38896.5853
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.6218
    satlng:
    -15.9747
    satalt:
    33817.5281
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
86
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1335
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-020E
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    54.888
    satlng:
    8.7336
    satalt:
    1111.4639
  2. satid:
    3713
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AQ
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    59.3687
    satlng:
    13.2018
    satalt:
    1044.8606
  3. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    57.8312
    satlng:
    -3.0282
    satalt:
    1205.4291
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    42.6536
    satlng:
    -16.1503
    satalt:
    20864.1439
  5. satid:
    5554
    satname:
    COSMOS 451
    intDesignator:
    1971-086H
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    59.6071
    satlng:
    12.9965
    satalt:
    1501.7303
  6. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    42.9216
    satlng:
    34.2054
    satalt:
    233243.054
  7. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    49.761
    satlng:
    37.7801
    satalt:
    29345.358
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    38.2781
    satlng:
    -0.7713
    satalt:
    23487.107
  9. satid:
    9570
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.3902
    satlng:
    9.6262
    satalt:
    1492.34
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.8838
    satlng:
    47.9689
    satalt:
    21673.8543
  11. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    45.9442
    satlng:
    28.5154
    satalt:
    20213.7603
  12. satid:
    12535
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DQ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.2884
    satlng:
    9.7376
    satalt:
    1817.5316
  13. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    50.8784
    satlng:
    11.0596
    satalt:
    11765.9533
  14. satid:
    12736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CD
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    54.158
    satlng:
    2.5252
    satalt:
    1008.018
  15. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    66.9738
    satlng:
    -9.9153
    satalt:
    24039.9018
  16. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.3894
    satlng:
    36.4906
    satalt:
    12439.8155
  17. satid:
    13164
    satname:
    COSMOS 1361
    intDesignator:
    1982-040E
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    62.1066
    satlng:
    1.4469
    satalt:
    1483.0637
  18. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.793
    satlng:
    -14.6577
    satalt:
    5743.5805
  19. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.2794
    satlng:
    8.0223
    satalt:
    14056.4056
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    47.5301
    satlng:
    -23.9697
    satalt:
    15711.768
  21. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.9251
    satlng:
    -39.1498
    satalt:
    35349.9826
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    42.2769
    satlng:
    -4.3353
    satalt:
    26528.3188
  23. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.0446
    satlng:
    -1.2377
    satalt:
    19368.9421
  24. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.4323
    satlng:
    15.3286
    satalt:
    38896.5853
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.6218
    satlng:
    -15.9747
    satalt:
    33817.5281
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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