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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

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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

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 2026-10-17T22:46:30Z in 1.689 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    630
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030C
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    63.7509
    satlng:
    5.3512
    satalt:
    3631.2884
  2. satid:
    2520
    satname:
    SECOR 8 (EGRS 8)
    intDesignator:
    1966-089B
    launchDate:
    1966-10-05
    satlat:
    56.1664
    satlng:
    22.9425
    satalt:
    3711.7244
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.282
    satlng:
    35.8525
    satalt:
    32860.4988
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    69.7318
    satlng:
    13.8536
    satalt:
    33644.9822
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    52.1251
    satlng:
    29.9601
    satalt:
    28012.8713
  6. satid:
    8142
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089L
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.3631
    satlng:
    7.3101
    satalt:
    1234.3036
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.5301
    satlng:
    -14.2891
    satalt:
    25367.1871
  8. satid:
    9963
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BD
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    57.3393
    satlng:
    3.2347
    satalt:
    1154.2644
  9. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.6176
    satlng:
    1.0641
    satalt:
    1124.6618
  10. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    62.6975
    satlng:
    25.0374
    satalt:
    21027.5983
  11. satid:
    12150
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-006B
    launchDate:
    1981-01-21
    satlat:
    62.1298
    satlng:
    6.6434
    satalt:
    1015.9472
  12. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    63.62
    satlng:
    0.7598
    satalt:
    1486.627
  13. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3254
    satlng:
    2.2039
    satalt:
    22005.0983
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    59.013
    satlng:
    24.6915
    satalt:
    21353.4673
  15. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.4065
    satlng:
    -22.1613
    satalt:
    22160.8498
  16. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    53.8377
    satlng:
    -6.3088
    satalt:
    19157.7557
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    49.2318
    satlng:
    8.6132
    satalt:
    23278.6967
  18. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    57.3534
    satlng:
    -9.3606
    satalt:
    33254.4352
  19. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    58.1055
    satlng:
    18.8199
    satalt:
    38813.2713
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.9749
    satlng:
    22.6311
    satalt:
    29932.3154
  21. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.9798
    satlng:
    39.4285
    satalt:
    19154.7289
  22. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    51.6545
    satlng:
    -13.4549
    satalt:
    19153.0452
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.3438
    satlng:
    43.3198
    satalt:
    36582.0163
  24. satid:
    18374
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079G
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    39.106
    satlng:
    7.0608
    satalt:
    15713.72
  25. satid:
    19170
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043H
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    49.8765
    satlng:
    25.0242
    satalt:
    6317.1778
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    630
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030C
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    63.7509
    satlng:
    5.3512
    satalt:
    3631.2884
  2. satid:
    2520
    satname:
    SECOR 8 (EGRS 8)
    intDesignator:
    1966-089B
    launchDate:
    1966-10-05
    satlat:
    56.1664
    satlng:
    22.9425
    satalt:
    3711.7244
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.282
    satlng:
    35.8525
    satalt:
    32860.4988
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    69.7318
    satlng:
    13.8536
    satalt:
    33644.9822
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    52.1251
    satlng:
    29.9601
    satalt:
    28012.8713
  6. satid:
    8142
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089L
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.3631
    satlng:
    7.3101
    satalt:
    1234.3036
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.5301
    satlng:
    -14.2891
    satalt:
    25367.1871
  8. satid:
    9963
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BD
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    57.3393
    satlng:
    3.2347
    satalt:
    1154.2644
  9. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.6176
    satlng:
    1.0641
    satalt:
    1124.6618
  10. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    62.6975
    satlng:
    25.0374
    satalt:
    21027.5983
  11. satid:
    12150
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-006B
    launchDate:
    1981-01-21
    satlat:
    62.1298
    satlng:
    6.6434
    satalt:
    1015.9472
  12. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    63.62
    satlng:
    0.7598
    satalt:
    1486.627
  13. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3254
    satlng:
    2.2039
    satalt:
    22005.0983
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    59.013
    satlng:
    24.6915
    satalt:
    21353.4673
  15. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.4065
    satlng:
    -22.1613
    satalt:
    22160.8498
  16. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    53.8377
    satlng:
    -6.3088
    satalt:
    19157.7557
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    49.2318
    satlng:
    8.6132
    satalt:
    23278.6967
  18. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    57.3534
    satlng:
    -9.3606
    satalt:
    33254.4352
  19. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    58.1055
    satlng:
    18.8199
    satalt:
    38813.2713
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.9749
    satlng:
    22.6311
    satalt:
    29932.3154
  21. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.9798
    satlng:
    39.4285
    satalt:
    19154.7289
  22. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    51.6545
    satlng:
    -13.4549
    satalt:
    19153.0452
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.3438
    satlng:
    43.3198
    satalt:
    36582.0163
  24. satid:
    18374
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079G
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    39.106
    satlng:
    7.0608
    satalt:
    15713.72
  25. satid:
    19170
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043H
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    49.8765
    satlng:
    25.0242
    satalt:
    6317.1778
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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