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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

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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 2026-10-23T09:04:28Z in 1.600 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    48.0468
    satlng:
    43.842
    satalt:
    163508.8152
  2. satid:
    2256
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056C
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    56.9418
    satlng:
    -15.4368
    satalt:
    4209.0934
  3. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.7779
    satlng:
    -22.8346
    satalt:
    5771.9582
  4. satid:
    4920
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    55.0851
    satlng:
    2.3612
    satalt:
    1012.0628
  5. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    55.5139
    satlng:
    -13.9009
    satalt:
    267332.6109
  6. satid:
    6236
    satname:
    OSCAR 6
    intDesignator:
    1972-082B
    launchDate:
    1972-10-15
    satlat:
    58.8557
    satlng:
    -6.5066
    satalt:
    1463.495
  7. satid:
    7057
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.9406
    satlng:
    -8.1987
    satalt:
    1522.0339
  8. satid:
    7177
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EP
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.8596
    satlng:
    3.9004
    satalt:
    1097.2663
  9. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    58.9979
    satlng:
    41.2708
    satalt:
    14504.0254
  10. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.3166
    satlng:
    -27.3225
    satalt:
    38061.2133
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    47.8444
    satlng:
    -12.7766
    satalt:
    23732.4117
  12. satid:
    8612
    satname:
    COSMOS 796
    intDesignator:
    1976-008F
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    55.5455
    satlng:
    1.7981
    satalt:
    1484.8308
  13. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    66.7324
    satlng:
    20.7152
    satalt:
    30789.3323
  14. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    70.0835
    satlng:
    -7.8582
    satalt:
    25101.7148
  15. satid:
    10292
    satname:
    COSMOS 946
    intDesignator:
    1977-079H
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    57.7055
    satlng:
    2.8388
    satalt:
    1490.8339
  16. satid:
    10623
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AX
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    57.3879
    satlng:
    7.1523
    satalt:
    1402.7891
  17. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    63.0911
    satlng:
    28.3193
    satalt:
    14697.3905
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.455
    satlng:
    -46.0614
    satalt:
    39252.8277
  19. satid:
    12218
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026BK
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    60.5121
    satlng:
    -2.7962
    satalt:
    929.3707
  20. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    69.6934
    satlng:
    -28.94
    satalt:
    28244.948
  21. satid:
    12660
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053Q
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    57.9456
    satlng:
    6.8085
    satalt:
    948.9019
  22. satid:
    12981
    satname:
    COSMOS 1326
    intDesignator:
    1981-116G
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    57.5521
    satlng:
    3.945
    satalt:
    1562.1185
  23. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    55.4182
    satlng:
    -21.5486
    satalt:
    26337.6369
  24. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    36.6358
    satlng:
    -7.3139
    satalt:
    32605.9863
  25. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    66.2538
    satlng:
    8.183
    satalt:
    9934.2924
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    48.0468
    satlng:
    43.842
    satalt:
    163508.8152
  2. satid:
    2256
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056C
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    56.9418
    satlng:
    -15.4368
    satalt:
    4209.0934
  3. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.7779
    satlng:
    -22.8346
    satalt:
    5771.9582
  4. satid:
    4920
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    55.0851
    satlng:
    2.3612
    satalt:
    1012.0628
  5. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    55.5139
    satlng:
    -13.9009
    satalt:
    267332.6109
  6. satid:
    6236
    satname:
    OSCAR 6
    intDesignator:
    1972-082B
    launchDate:
    1972-10-15
    satlat:
    58.8557
    satlng:
    -6.5066
    satalt:
    1463.495
  7. satid:
    7057
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.9406
    satlng:
    -8.1987
    satalt:
    1522.0339
  8. satid:
    7177
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EP
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.8596
    satlng:
    3.9004
    satalt:
    1097.2663
  9. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    58.9979
    satlng:
    41.2708
    satalt:
    14504.0254
  10. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.3166
    satlng:
    -27.3225
    satalt:
    38061.2133
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    47.8444
    satlng:
    -12.7766
    satalt:
    23732.4117
  12. satid:
    8612
    satname:
    COSMOS 796
    intDesignator:
    1976-008F
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    55.5455
    satlng:
    1.7981
    satalt:
    1484.8308
  13. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    66.7324
    satlng:
    20.7152
    satalt:
    30789.3323
  14. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    70.0835
    satlng:
    -7.8582
    satalt:
    25101.7148
  15. satid:
    10292
    satname:
    COSMOS 946
    intDesignator:
    1977-079H
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    57.7055
    satlng:
    2.8388
    satalt:
    1490.8339
  16. satid:
    10623
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AX
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    57.3879
    satlng:
    7.1523
    satalt:
    1402.7891
  17. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    63.0911
    satlng:
    28.3193
    satalt:
    14697.3905
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.455
    satlng:
    -46.0614
    satalt:
    39252.8277
  19. satid:
    12218
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026BK
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    60.5121
    satlng:
    -2.7962
    satalt:
    929.3707
  20. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    69.6934
    satlng:
    -28.94
    satalt:
    28244.948
  21. satid:
    12660
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053Q
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    57.9456
    satlng:
    6.8085
    satalt:
    948.9019
  22. satid:
    12981
    satname:
    COSMOS 1326
    intDesignator:
    1981-116G
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    57.5521
    satlng:
    3.945
    satalt:
    1562.1185
  23. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    55.4182
    satlng:
    -21.5486
    satalt:
    26337.6369
  24. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    36.6358
    satlng:
    -7.3139
    satalt:
    32605.9863
  25. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    66.2538
    satlng:
    8.183
    satalt:
    9934.2924
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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