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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 2026-10-23T04:11:37Z in 0.824 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
131
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    56.919
    satlng:
    52.9978
    satalt:
    269530.9454
  2. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    57.6693
    satlng:
    11.5236
    satalt:
    1408.9637
  3. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.921
    satlng:
    -23.4057
    satalt:
    13112.2363
  4. satid:
    10410
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067D
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.1916
    satlng:
    16.5089
    satalt:
    2036.814
  5. satid:
    10599
    satname:
    COSMOS 985
    intDesignator:
    1978-007A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-17
    satlat:
    58.2117
    satlng:
    7.2563
    satalt:
    973.0435
  6. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    40.5568
    satlng:
    -4.1799
    satalt:
    20846.2832
  7. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    40.7675
    satlng:
    -1.0018
    satalt:
    20488.5846
  8. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    64.9378
    satlng:
    -13.9219
    satalt:
    24132.5073
  9. satid:
    12527
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    54.4192
    satlng:
    8.9605
    satalt:
    1499.6557
  10. satid:
    12665
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053V
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    62.5393
    satlng:
    0.5989
    satalt:
    955.7484
  11. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.7248
    satlng:
    -21.9481
    satalt:
    26775.0806
  12. satid:
    13382
    satname:
    COSMOS 1395
    intDesignator:
    1982-073H
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    58.1413
    satlng:
    6.0536
    satalt:
    1483.3263
  13. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.7581
    satlng:
    -2.1649
    satalt:
    11032.0294
  14. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    38.0742
    satlng:
    -4.6374
    satalt:
    19099.2251
  15. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    58.9308
    satlng:
    3.7967
    satalt:
    19108.0025
  16. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    46.888
    satlng:
    -14.1553
    satalt:
    15994.683
  17. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    46.2307
    satlng:
    5.5028
    satalt:
    12648.2951
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    64.6994
    satlng:
    8.5916
    satalt:
    23479.5381
  19. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    56.3863
    satlng:
    17.0415
    satalt:
    19247.0845
  20. satid:
    15598
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-022B
    launchDate:
    1985-03-14
    satlat:
    55.1078
    satlng:
    4.0745
    satalt:
    995.5658
  21. satid:
    16070
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-084D
    launchDate:
    1985-09-24
    satlat:
    69.3316
    satlng:
    39.0025
    satalt:
    13825.2827
  22. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.2973
    satlng:
    -5.5277
    satalt:
    19138.2179
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.0737
    satlng:
    -8.5523
    satalt:
    39309.2597
  24. satid:
    16968
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071F
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    63.3613
    satlng:
    40.7374
    satalt:
    19179.111
  25. satid:
    17023
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EW
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    60.1503
    satlng:
    7.8425
    satalt:
    1416.9232
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
131
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    56.919
    satlng:
    52.9978
    satalt:
    269530.9454
  2. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    57.6693
    satlng:
    11.5236
    satalt:
    1408.9637
  3. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.921
    satlng:
    -23.4057
    satalt:
    13112.2363
  4. satid:
    10410
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067D
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.1916
    satlng:
    16.5089
    satalt:
    2036.814
  5. satid:
    10599
    satname:
    COSMOS 985
    intDesignator:
    1978-007A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-17
    satlat:
    58.2117
    satlng:
    7.2563
    satalt:
    973.0435
  6. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    40.5568
    satlng:
    -4.1799
    satalt:
    20846.2832
  7. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    40.7675
    satlng:
    -1.0018
    satalt:
    20488.5846
  8. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    64.9378
    satlng:
    -13.9219
    satalt:
    24132.5073
  9. satid:
    12527
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    54.4192
    satlng:
    8.9605
    satalt:
    1499.6557
  10. satid:
    12665
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053V
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    62.5393
    satlng:
    0.5989
    satalt:
    955.7484
  11. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.7248
    satlng:
    -21.9481
    satalt:
    26775.0806
  12. satid:
    13382
    satname:
    COSMOS 1395
    intDesignator:
    1982-073H
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    58.1413
    satlng:
    6.0536
    satalt:
    1483.3263
  13. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.7581
    satlng:
    -2.1649
    satalt:
    11032.0294
  14. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    38.0742
    satlng:
    -4.6374
    satalt:
    19099.2251
  15. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    58.9308
    satlng:
    3.7967
    satalt:
    19108.0025
  16. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    46.888
    satlng:
    -14.1553
    satalt:
    15994.683
  17. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    46.2307
    satlng:
    5.5028
    satalt:
    12648.2951
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    64.6994
    satlng:
    8.5916
    satalt:
    23479.5381
  19. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    56.3863
    satlng:
    17.0415
    satalt:
    19247.0845
  20. satid:
    15598
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-022B
    launchDate:
    1985-03-14
    satlat:
    55.1078
    satlng:
    4.0745
    satalt:
    995.5658
  21. satid:
    16070
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-084D
    launchDate:
    1985-09-24
    satlat:
    69.3316
    satlng:
    39.0025
    satalt:
    13825.2827
  22. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.2973
    satlng:
    -5.5277
    satalt:
    19138.2179
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.0737
    satlng:
    -8.5523
    satalt:
    39309.2597
  24. satid:
    16968
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071F
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    63.3613
    satlng:
    40.7374
    satalt:
    19179.111
  25. satid:
    17023
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EW
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    60.1503
    satlng:
    7.8425
    satalt:
    1416.9232
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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