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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

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

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 2026-10-16T13:01:26Z in 0.987 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
33
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    121
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015F
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.9897
    satlng:
    2.4129
    satalt:
    975.1629
  2. satid:
    192
    satname:
    MIDAS 4
    intDesignator:
    1961-028A
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    63.6529
    satlng:
    16.818
    satalt:
    3744.343
  3. satid:
    1726
    satname:
    EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1965-089A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    59.4734
    satlng:
    -11.8431
    satalt:
    2192.1363
  4. satid:
    4257
    satname:
    TIMATION 2
    intDesignator:
    1969-082C
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.5728
    satlng:
    9.7316
    satalt:
    920.8137
  5. satid:
    6180
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-069B
    launchDate:
    1972-09-02
    satlat:
    61.492
    satlng:
    1.0456
    satalt:
    628.5116
  6. satid:
    7147
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DM
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.6222
    satlng:
    -7.5431
    satalt:
    1513.3485
  7. satid:
    7437
    satname:
    COSMOS 679
    intDesignator:
    1974-072C
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    58.8481
    satlng:
    3.3178
    satalt:
    1485.6524
  8. satid:
    7625
    satname:
    COSMOS 706
    intDesignator:
    1975-007A
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.3207
    satlng:
    36.9636
    satalt:
    9496.491
  9. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    56.938
    satlng:
    42.5104
    satalt:
    37384.5613
  10. satid:
    8404
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CG
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    60.5007
    satlng:
    -1.2127
    satalt:
    1269.8059
  11. satid:
    8593
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DG
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.457
    satlng:
    3.1964
    satalt:
    1560.0709
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.2255
    satlng:
    4.0715
    satalt:
    38259.9173
  13. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    37.5684
    satlng:
    -5.4109
    satalt:
    34250.1584
  14. satid:
    10825
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BV
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.6125
    satlng:
    6.8457
    satalt:
    1532.8899
  15. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    39.2325
    satlng:
    10.064
    satalt:
    14438.807
  16. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    48.8931
    satlng:
    -6.0819
    satalt:
    20757.018
  17. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    62.3017
    satlng:
    -26.193
    satalt:
    14847.5954
  18. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    70.8118
    satlng:
    -43.2669
    satalt:
    26127.0612
  19. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    36.4062
    satlng:
    9.6381
    satalt:
    22224.563
  20. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    62.6896
    satlng:
    -43.4457
    satalt:
    19073.0747
  21. satid:
    13947
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.4457
    satlng:
    10.9854
    satalt:
    1561.1337
  22. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    38.6702
    satlng:
    9.0303
    satalt:
    27312.7705
  23. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    45.4429
    satlng:
    -17.0317
    satalt:
    28923.2247
  24. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    63.9792
    satlng:
    -44.096
    satalt:
    19106.5223
  25. satid:
    15698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037B
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    43.2371
    satlng:
    2.2331
    satalt:
    19141.7683
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
33
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    121
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015F
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.9897
    satlng:
    2.4129
    satalt:
    975.1629
  2. satid:
    192
    satname:
    MIDAS 4
    intDesignator:
    1961-028A
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    63.6529
    satlng:
    16.818
    satalt:
    3744.343
  3. satid:
    1726
    satname:
    EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1965-089A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    59.4734
    satlng:
    -11.8431
    satalt:
    2192.1363
  4. satid:
    4257
    satname:
    TIMATION 2
    intDesignator:
    1969-082C
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.5728
    satlng:
    9.7316
    satalt:
    920.8137
  5. satid:
    6180
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-069B
    launchDate:
    1972-09-02
    satlat:
    61.492
    satlng:
    1.0456
    satalt:
    628.5116
  6. satid:
    7147
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DM
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.6222
    satlng:
    -7.5431
    satalt:
    1513.3485
  7. satid:
    7437
    satname:
    COSMOS 679
    intDesignator:
    1974-072C
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    58.8481
    satlng:
    3.3178
    satalt:
    1485.6524
  8. satid:
    7625
    satname:
    COSMOS 706
    intDesignator:
    1975-007A
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.3207
    satlng:
    36.9636
    satalt:
    9496.491
  9. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    56.938
    satlng:
    42.5104
    satalt:
    37384.5613
  10. satid:
    8404
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CG
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    60.5007
    satlng:
    -1.2127
    satalt:
    1269.8059
  11. satid:
    8593
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DG
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.457
    satlng:
    3.1964
    satalt:
    1560.0709
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.2255
    satlng:
    4.0715
    satalt:
    38259.9173
  13. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    37.5684
    satlng:
    -5.4109
    satalt:
    34250.1584
  14. satid:
    10825
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BV
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.6125
    satlng:
    6.8457
    satalt:
    1532.8899
  15. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    39.2325
    satlng:
    10.064
    satalt:
    14438.807
  16. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    48.8931
    satlng:
    -6.0819
    satalt:
    20757.018
  17. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    62.3017
    satlng:
    -26.193
    satalt:
    14847.5954
  18. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    70.8118
    satlng:
    -43.2669
    satalt:
    26127.0612
  19. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    36.4062
    satlng:
    9.6381
    satalt:
    22224.563
  20. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    62.6896
    satlng:
    -43.4457
    satalt:
    19073.0747
  21. satid:
    13947
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.4457
    satlng:
    10.9854
    satalt:
    1561.1337
  22. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    38.6702
    satlng:
    9.0303
    satalt:
    27312.7705
  23. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    45.4429
    satlng:
    -17.0317
    satalt:
    28923.2247
  24. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    63.9792
    satlng:
    -44.096
    satalt:
    19106.5223
  25. satid:
    15698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037B
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    43.2371
    satlng:
    2.2331
    satalt:
    19141.7683
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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