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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 2026-10-17T21:32:45Z in 0.929 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
83
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    130
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015Q
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.2723
    satlng:
    3.7283
    satalt:
    953.0937
  2. satid:
    574
    satname:
    MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
    intDesignator:
    1963-014A
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    50.1834
    satlng:
    11.5075
    satalt:
    3675.0879
  3. satid:
    602
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014E
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    52.3138
    satlng:
    5.1403
    satalt:
    3648.5969
  4. satid:
    2153
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-098J
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    61.9631
    satlng:
    -3.5278
    satalt:
    1411.9215
  5. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    56.8765
    satlng:
    3.1461
    satalt:
    2589.7126
  6. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    69.0154
    satlng:
    -11.4683
    satalt:
    5125.4778
  7. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.4596
    satlng:
    3.4861
    satalt:
    1047.1495
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    49.7254
    satlng:
    36.6525
    satalt:
    25794.7547
  9. satid:
    5691
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025LW
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    58.4217
    satlng:
    -1.6041
    satalt:
    893.3702
  10. satid:
    6210
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-074C
    launchDate:
    1972-09-29
    satlat:
    60.2006
    satlng:
    2.7018
    satalt:
    997.1819
  11. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.6114
    satlng:
    -0.5028
    satalt:
    33676.8278
  12. satid:
    6846
    satname:
    COSMOS 589
    intDesignator:
    1973-069B
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    55.3933
    satlng:
    1.6914
    satalt:
    1423.6161
  13. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    69.3057
    satlng:
    -38.7211
    satalt:
    31436.2165
  14. satid:
    9982
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012F
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    62.6604
    satlng:
    12.9986
    satalt:
    2681.9547
  15. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    48.9888
    satlng:
    -16.9371
    satalt:
    21104.9493
  16. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.0309
    satlng:
    22.5975
    satalt:
    12666.5256
  17. satid:
    14146
    satname:
    OPS 6432 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-056F
    launchDate:
    1983-06-09
    satlat:
    60.9508
    satlng:
    9.6991
    satalt:
    1059.6466
  18. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4243
    satlng:
    -2.5499
    satalt:
    28683.3595
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.8005
    satlng:
    -9.3859
    satalt:
    37124.2197
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.5758
    satlng:
    23.9892
    satalt:
    35371.5817
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5682
    satlng:
    19.8844
    satalt:
    36362.8778
  22. satid:
    16144
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-094G
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    64.1912
    satlng:
    2.5093
    satalt:
    1466.8808
  23. satid:
    16292
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-110B
    launchDate:
    1985-11-28
    satlat:
    56.1896
    satlng:
    6.2581
    satalt:
    1001.4674
  24. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    52.4383
    satlng:
    -7.1739
    satalt:
    20165.4028
  25. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    44.1813
    satlng:
    -3.7658
    satalt:
    19166.7831
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
83
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    130
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015Q
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.2723
    satlng:
    3.7283
    satalt:
    953.0937
  2. satid:
    574
    satname:
    MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
    intDesignator:
    1963-014A
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    50.1834
    satlng:
    11.5075
    satalt:
    3675.0879
  3. satid:
    602
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014E
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    52.3138
    satlng:
    5.1403
    satalt:
    3648.5969
  4. satid:
    2153
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-098J
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    61.9631
    satlng:
    -3.5278
    satalt:
    1411.9215
  5. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    56.8765
    satlng:
    3.1461
    satalt:
    2589.7126
  6. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    69.0154
    satlng:
    -11.4683
    satalt:
    5125.4778
  7. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.4596
    satlng:
    3.4861
    satalt:
    1047.1495
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    49.7254
    satlng:
    36.6525
    satalt:
    25794.7547
  9. satid:
    5691
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025LW
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    58.4217
    satlng:
    -1.6041
    satalt:
    893.3702
  10. satid:
    6210
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-074C
    launchDate:
    1972-09-29
    satlat:
    60.2006
    satlng:
    2.7018
    satalt:
    997.1819
  11. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.6114
    satlng:
    -0.5028
    satalt:
    33676.8278
  12. satid:
    6846
    satname:
    COSMOS 589
    intDesignator:
    1973-069B
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    55.3933
    satlng:
    1.6914
    satalt:
    1423.6161
  13. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    69.3057
    satlng:
    -38.7211
    satalt:
    31436.2165
  14. satid:
    9982
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012F
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    62.6604
    satlng:
    12.9986
    satalt:
    2681.9547
  15. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    48.9888
    satlng:
    -16.9371
    satalt:
    21104.9493
  16. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.0309
    satlng:
    22.5975
    satalt:
    12666.5256
  17. satid:
    14146
    satname:
    OPS 6432 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-056F
    launchDate:
    1983-06-09
    satlat:
    60.9508
    satlng:
    9.6991
    satalt:
    1059.6466
  18. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4243
    satlng:
    -2.5499
    satalt:
    28683.3595
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.8005
    satlng:
    -9.3859
    satalt:
    37124.2197
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.5758
    satlng:
    23.9892
    satalt:
    35371.5817
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5682
    satlng:
    19.8844
    satalt:
    36362.8778
  22. satid:
    16144
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-094G
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    64.1912
    satlng:
    2.5093
    satalt:
    1466.8808
  23. satid:
    16292
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-110B
    launchDate:
    1985-11-28
    satlat:
    56.1896
    satlng:
    6.2581
    satalt:
    1001.4674
  24. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    52.4383
    satlng:
    -7.1739
    satalt:
    20165.4028
  25. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    44.1813
    satlng:
    -3.7658
    satalt:
    19166.7831
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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