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.

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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 2026-09-26T08:13:55Z in 0.695 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
142
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    50.6787
    satlng:
    53.9856
    satalt:
    154085.2659
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    64.8657
    satlng:
    -2.02
    satalt:
    4274.1218
  3. satid:
    5020
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089W
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.3802
    satlng:
    10.7443
    satalt:
    953.9072
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    59.2042
    satlng:
    -11.1015
    satalt:
    31308.6651
  5. satid:
    5220
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025KG
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.8618
    satlng:
    -3.1772
    satalt:
    1244.3517
  6. satid:
    5876
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    52.6577
    satlng:
    7.8631
    satalt:
    2039.2742
  7. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    64.3494
    satlng:
    -22.4606
    satalt:
    8220.3548
  8. satid:
    7061
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.0406
    satlng:
    15.6332
    satalt:
    1452.0312
  9. satid:
    7438
    satname:
    COSMOS 680
    intDesignator:
    1974-072D
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    64.2463
    satlng:
    9.9547
    satalt:
    1500.7224
  10. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    52.8927
    satlng:
    13.8315
    satalt:
    12193.3955
  11. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    69.2765
    satlng:
    -18.1225
    satalt:
    5957.7919
  12. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.3973
    satlng:
    7.5952
    satalt:
    20770.149
  13. satid:
    11130
    satname:
    COSMOS 1053
    intDesignator:
    1978-109C
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    58.8129
    satlng:
    12.5059
    satalt:
    1448.0114
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    66.9878
    satlng:
    -18.4571
    satalt:
    28809.2023
  15. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.5707
    satlng:
    -42.9368
    satalt:
    37721.2424
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    69.9021
    satlng:
    39.6546
    satalt:
    31173.0895
  17. satid:
    12203
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AU
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.9436
    satlng:
    0.5523
    satalt:
    792.4449
  18. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    60.639
    satlng:
    35.6573
    satalt:
    10201.3899
  19. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    60.7411
    satlng:
    6.3544
    satalt:
    1636.0599
  20. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    51.843
    satlng:
    -0.6124
    satalt:
    31973.8742
  21. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.009
    satlng:
    26.8504
    satalt:
    32789.5731
  22. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.4355
    satlng:
    2.1987
    satalt:
    33149.6668
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.3844
    satlng:
    49.7168
    satalt:
    29315.2434
  24. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.3033
    satlng:
    5.8312
    satalt:
    12357.5308
  25. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    62.8076
    satlng:
    42.5699
    satalt:
    30674.6082
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
142
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    50.6787
    satlng:
    53.9856
    satalt:
    154085.2659
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    64.8657
    satlng:
    -2.02
    satalt:
    4274.1218
  3. satid:
    5020
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089W
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.3802
    satlng:
    10.7443
    satalt:
    953.9072
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    59.2042
    satlng:
    -11.1015
    satalt:
    31308.6651
  5. satid:
    5220
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025KG
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.8618
    satlng:
    -3.1772
    satalt:
    1244.3517
  6. satid:
    5876
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    52.6577
    satlng:
    7.8631
    satalt:
    2039.2742
  7. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    64.3494
    satlng:
    -22.4606
    satalt:
    8220.3548
  8. satid:
    7061
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.0406
    satlng:
    15.6332
    satalt:
    1452.0312
  9. satid:
    7438
    satname:
    COSMOS 680
    intDesignator:
    1974-072D
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    64.2463
    satlng:
    9.9547
    satalt:
    1500.7224
  10. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    52.8927
    satlng:
    13.8315
    satalt:
    12193.3955
  11. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    69.2765
    satlng:
    -18.1225
    satalt:
    5957.7919
  12. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.3973
    satlng:
    7.5952
    satalt:
    20770.149
  13. satid:
    11130
    satname:
    COSMOS 1053
    intDesignator:
    1978-109C
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    58.8129
    satlng:
    12.5059
    satalt:
    1448.0114
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    66.9878
    satlng:
    -18.4571
    satalt:
    28809.2023
  15. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.5707
    satlng:
    -42.9368
    satalt:
    37721.2424
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    69.9021
    satlng:
    39.6546
    satalt:
    31173.0895
  17. satid:
    12203
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AU
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.9436
    satlng:
    0.5523
    satalt:
    792.4449
  18. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    60.639
    satlng:
    35.6573
    satalt:
    10201.3899
  19. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    60.7411
    satlng:
    6.3544
    satalt:
    1636.0599
  20. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    51.843
    satlng:
    -0.6124
    satalt:
    31973.8742
  21. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.009
    satlng:
    26.8504
    satalt:
    32789.5731
  22. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.4355
    satlng:
    2.1987
    satalt:
    33149.6668
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.3844
    satlng:
    49.7168
    satalt:
    29315.2434
  24. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.3033
    satlng:
    5.8312
    satalt:
    12357.5308
  25. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    62.8076
    satlng:
    42.5699
    satalt:
    30674.6082
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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