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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 2026-10-17T19:25:00Z in 2.353 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    573
    satname:
    TELSTAR 2 (A-41)
    intDesignator:
    1963-013A
    launchDate:
    1963-05-07
    satlat:
    41.7415
    satlng:
    3.2681
    satalt:
    10225.7275
  2. satid:
    2933
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AR
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.2799
    satlng:
    8.8202
    satalt:
    3361.9607
  3. satid:
    2985
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-096B
    launchDate:
    1967-10-11
    satlat:
    59.7657
    satlng:
    7.498
    satalt:
    615.1504
  4. satid:
    3617
    satname:
    OPS 7684 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-112C
    launchDate:
    1968-12-12
    satlat:
    57.305
    satlng:
    3.5579
    satalt:
    1447.6509
  5. satid:
    5015
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015J
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.4067
    satlng:
    2.8089
    satalt:
    1442.6566
  6. satid:
    5156
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AK
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    62.5137
    satlng:
    -0.0146
    satalt:
    1392.8186
  7. satid:
    5214
    satname:
    COSMOS 415
    intDesignator:
    1971-041E
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    61.1188
    satlng:
    -1.9836
    satalt:
    1475.0876
  8. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    70.9605
    satlng:
    -23.852
    satalt:
    14649.2912
  9. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    43.5525
    satlng:
    1.3113
    satalt:
    27462.6914
  10. satid:
    7193
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.0415
    satlng:
    5.2119
    satalt:
    1620.8079
  11. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.1639
    satlng:
    44.3793
    satalt:
    33413.6892
  12. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    55.6998
    satlng:
    5.3563
    satalt:
    2099.4705
  13. satid:
    9797
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126X
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    54.7711
    satlng:
    5.7679
    satalt:
    1033.1275
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    44.5782
    satlng:
    22.0584
    satalt:
    22805.7223
  15. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    57.5496
    satlng:
    -16.3109
    satalt:
    6731.2038
  16. satid:
    11543
    satname:
    COSMOS 1135
    intDesignator:
    1979-084F
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    60.6608
    satlng:
    -0.5644
    satalt:
    1472.4107
  17. satid:
    12326
    satname:
    COSMOS 1256
    intDesignator:
    1981-022G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    61.8705
    satlng:
    15.5071
    satalt:
    1484.3991
  18. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    57.65
    satlng:
    27.8445
    satalt:
    16963.706
  19. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    53.071
    satlng:
    9.3312
    satalt:
    11542.1746
  20. satid:
    12870
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AY
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.1558
    satlng:
    10.1979
    satalt:
    1008.9546
  21. satid:
    14148
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-061B
    launchDate:
    1983-06-23
    satlat:
    56.1542
    satlng:
    6.1194
    satalt:
    633.8722
  22. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    60.634
    satlng:
    -30.2463
    satalt:
    34341.9854
  23. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    60.8481
    satlng:
    -1.883
    satalt:
    27916.7425
  24. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.3157
    satlng:
    -12.0236
    satalt:
    36912.1796
  25. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    51.8427
    satlng:
    18.2655
    satalt:
    11059.6171
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    573
    satname:
    TELSTAR 2 (A-41)
    intDesignator:
    1963-013A
    launchDate:
    1963-05-07
    satlat:
    41.7415
    satlng:
    3.2681
    satalt:
    10225.7275
  2. satid:
    2933
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AR
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.2799
    satlng:
    8.8202
    satalt:
    3361.9607
  3. satid:
    2985
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-096B
    launchDate:
    1967-10-11
    satlat:
    59.7657
    satlng:
    7.498
    satalt:
    615.1504
  4. satid:
    3617
    satname:
    OPS 7684 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-112C
    launchDate:
    1968-12-12
    satlat:
    57.305
    satlng:
    3.5579
    satalt:
    1447.6509
  5. satid:
    5015
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015J
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.4067
    satlng:
    2.8089
    satalt:
    1442.6566
  6. satid:
    5156
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AK
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    62.5137
    satlng:
    -0.0146
    satalt:
    1392.8186
  7. satid:
    5214
    satname:
    COSMOS 415
    intDesignator:
    1971-041E
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    61.1188
    satlng:
    -1.9836
    satalt:
    1475.0876
  8. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    70.9605
    satlng:
    -23.852
    satalt:
    14649.2912
  9. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    43.5525
    satlng:
    1.3113
    satalt:
    27462.6914
  10. satid:
    7193
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.0415
    satlng:
    5.2119
    satalt:
    1620.8079
  11. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.1639
    satlng:
    44.3793
    satalt:
    33413.6892
  12. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    55.6998
    satlng:
    5.3563
    satalt:
    2099.4705
  13. satid:
    9797
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126X
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    54.7711
    satlng:
    5.7679
    satalt:
    1033.1275
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    44.5782
    satlng:
    22.0584
    satalt:
    22805.7223
  15. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    57.5496
    satlng:
    -16.3109
    satalt:
    6731.2038
  16. satid:
    11543
    satname:
    COSMOS 1135
    intDesignator:
    1979-084F
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    60.6608
    satlng:
    -0.5644
    satalt:
    1472.4107
  17. satid:
    12326
    satname:
    COSMOS 1256
    intDesignator:
    1981-022G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    61.8705
    satlng:
    15.5071
    satalt:
    1484.3991
  18. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    57.65
    satlng:
    27.8445
    satalt:
    16963.706
  19. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    53.071
    satlng:
    9.3312
    satalt:
    11542.1746
  20. satid:
    12870
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AY
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.1558
    satlng:
    10.1979
    satalt:
    1008.9546
  21. satid:
    14148
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-061B
    launchDate:
    1983-06-23
    satlat:
    56.1542
    satlng:
    6.1194
    satalt:
    633.8722
  22. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    60.634
    satlng:
    -30.2463
    satalt:
    34341.9854
  23. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    60.8481
    satlng:
    -1.883
    satalt:
    27916.7425
  24. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.3157
    satlng:
    -12.0236
    satalt:
    36912.1796
  25. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    51.8427
    satlng:
    18.2655
    satalt:
    11059.6171
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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