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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 2026-10-17T23:33:32Z in 2.373 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1316
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027C
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.771
    satlng:
    10.3055
    satalt:
    1206.3868
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.312
    satlng:
    35.8863
    satalt:
    35427.5516
  3. satid:
    5183
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025JZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.2208
    satlng:
    7.5326
    satalt:
    997.8131
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.7996
    satlng:
    27.529
    satalt:
    32270.0117
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.9355
    satlng:
    30.0486
    satalt:
    30916.5497
  6. satid:
    8405
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    57.8038
    satlng:
    -6.2563
    satalt:
    2425.7054
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    51.4322
    satlng:
    -5.0429
    satalt:
    19790.1534
  8. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.4875
    satlng:
    -24.9161
    satalt:
    20338.0875
  9. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    60.4135
    satlng:
    -26.1349
    satalt:
    18923.5552
  10. satid:
    12551
    satname:
    COSMOS 1249 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1981-021C
    launchDate:
    1981-03-05
    satlat:
    56.87
    satlng:
    5.7844
    satalt:
    926.4404
  11. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    63.188
    satlng:
    23.241
    satalt:
    27113.9887
  12. satid:
    13133
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012J
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    59.847
    satlng:
    -9.2739
    satalt:
    2701.2709
  13. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    63.0182
    satlng:
    -18.2596
    satalt:
    20029.6539
  14. satid:
    14176
    satname:
    COSMOS 1478
    intDesignator:
    1983-069F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    63.5178
    satlng:
    2.2645
    satalt:
    1488.7708
  15. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.0662
    satlng:
    -21.9541
    satalt:
    20340.4563
  16. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    54.0499
    satlng:
    0.5076
    satalt:
    15772.2525
  17. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1805
    satlng:
    27.2508
    satalt:
    19133.6756
  18. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    60.8112
    satlng:
    9.0995
    satalt:
    27835.9999
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    52.3466
    satlng:
    -9.9714
    satalt:
    29044.1095
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.5409
    satlng:
    16.6259
    satalt:
    39537.8765
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    42.4061
    satlng:
    -16.5353
    satalt:
    27458.8475
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    52.2829
    satlng:
    25.6796
    satalt:
    23818.812
  23. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.3611
    satlng:
    16.4156
    satalt:
    19146.6776
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    54.1856
    satlng:
    38.4517
    satalt:
    39018.4563
  25. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    59.8238
    satlng:
    56.7813
    satalt:
    40222.4968
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1316
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027C
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.771
    satlng:
    10.3055
    satalt:
    1206.3868
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.312
    satlng:
    35.8863
    satalt:
    35427.5516
  3. satid:
    5183
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025JZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.2208
    satlng:
    7.5326
    satalt:
    997.8131
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.7996
    satlng:
    27.529
    satalt:
    32270.0117
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.9355
    satlng:
    30.0486
    satalt:
    30916.5497
  6. satid:
    8405
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    57.8038
    satlng:
    -6.2563
    satalt:
    2425.7054
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    51.4322
    satlng:
    -5.0429
    satalt:
    19790.1534
  8. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.4875
    satlng:
    -24.9161
    satalt:
    20338.0875
  9. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    60.4135
    satlng:
    -26.1349
    satalt:
    18923.5552
  10. satid:
    12551
    satname:
    COSMOS 1249 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1981-021C
    launchDate:
    1981-03-05
    satlat:
    56.87
    satlng:
    5.7844
    satalt:
    926.4404
  11. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    63.188
    satlng:
    23.241
    satalt:
    27113.9887
  12. satid:
    13133
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012J
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    59.847
    satlng:
    -9.2739
    satalt:
    2701.2709
  13. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    63.0182
    satlng:
    -18.2596
    satalt:
    20029.6539
  14. satid:
    14176
    satname:
    COSMOS 1478
    intDesignator:
    1983-069F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    63.5178
    satlng:
    2.2645
    satalt:
    1488.7708
  15. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.0662
    satlng:
    -21.9541
    satalt:
    20340.4563
  16. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    54.0499
    satlng:
    0.5076
    satalt:
    15772.2525
  17. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1805
    satlng:
    27.2508
    satalt:
    19133.6756
  18. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    60.8112
    satlng:
    9.0995
    satalt:
    27835.9999
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    52.3466
    satlng:
    -9.9714
    satalt:
    29044.1095
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.5409
    satlng:
    16.6259
    satalt:
    39537.8765
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    42.4061
    satlng:
    -16.5353
    satalt:
    27458.8475
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    52.2829
    satlng:
    25.6796
    satalt:
    23818.812
  23. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.3611
    satlng:
    16.4156
    satalt:
    19146.6776
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    54.1856
    satlng:
    38.4517
    satalt:
    39018.4563
  25. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    59.8238
    satlng:
    56.7813
    satalt:
    40222.4968
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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