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 2026-10-16T21:10:40Z in 0.807 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.7338
    satlng:
    14.3486
    satalt:
    3655.2139
  2. satid:
    3557
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097K
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    56.328
    satlng:
    12.8541
    satalt:
    1703.7691
  3. satid:
    5580
    satname:
    PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)
    intDesignator:
    1971-093A
    launchDate:
    1971-10-28
    satlat:
    61.981
    satlng:
    5.7813
    satalt:
    1070.9661
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    58.248
    satlng:
    -8.2024
    satalt:
    32274.2382
  5. satid:
    7020
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086L
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    55.015
    satlng:
    -7.1304
    satalt:
    1739.1724
  6. satid:
    7179
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.7016
    satlng:
    7.1601
    satalt:
    812.5901
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    46.4798
    satlng:
    39.293
    satalt:
    33169.1821
  8. satid:
    8860
    satname:
    P 76-5
    intDesignator:
    1976-047A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    56.0636
    satlng:
    -1.9487
    satalt:
    1006.1578
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.8917
    satlng:
    0.6608
    satalt:
    29342.3976
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.7961
    satlng:
    -43.2764
    satalt:
    32595.5209
  11. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.2736
    satlng:
    -46.7868
    satalt:
    36993.6999
  12. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    56.9835
    satlng:
    5.5845
    satalt:
    21089.0741
  13. satid:
    11087
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-100D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    56.7886
    satlng:
    -3.9885
    satalt:
    1695.3571
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3657
    satlng:
    -25.3101
    satalt:
    31685.4334
  15. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    70.5094
    satlng:
    33.0783
    satalt:
    18986.4362
  16. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1556
    satlng:
    -23.519
    satalt:
    38017.3073
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.8931
    satlng:
    26.1127
    satalt:
    33365.0881
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5686
    satlng:
    26.5527
    satalt:
    36358.7028
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8827
    satlng:
    -42.3438
    satalt:
    32427.3582
  20. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    44.3074
    satlng:
    -15.8755
    satalt:
    18830.9002
  21. satid:
    19162
    satname:
    COSMOS 1932 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1988-019D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-14
    satlat:
    61.0236
    satlng:
    -3.6462
    satalt:
    968.3949
  22. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    61.5087
    satlng:
    11.1207
    satalt:
    17066.267
  23. satid:
    19439
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    53.4949
    satlng:
    2.9654
    satalt:
    1622.3347
  24. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.0061
    satlng:
    -27.6961
    satalt:
    24660.871
  25. satid:
    20619
    satname:
    COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1990-045A
    launchDate:
    1990-05-19
    satlat:
    59.9355
    satlng:
    16.05
    satalt:
    19221.3659
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.7338
    satlng:
    14.3486
    satalt:
    3655.2139
  2. satid:
    3557
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097K
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    56.328
    satlng:
    12.8541
    satalt:
    1703.7691
  3. satid:
    5580
    satname:
    PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)
    intDesignator:
    1971-093A
    launchDate:
    1971-10-28
    satlat:
    61.981
    satlng:
    5.7813
    satalt:
    1070.9661
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    58.248
    satlng:
    -8.2024
    satalt:
    32274.2382
  5. satid:
    7020
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086L
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    55.015
    satlng:
    -7.1304
    satalt:
    1739.1724
  6. satid:
    7179
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.7016
    satlng:
    7.1601
    satalt:
    812.5901
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    46.4798
    satlng:
    39.293
    satalt:
    33169.1821
  8. satid:
    8860
    satname:
    P 76-5
    intDesignator:
    1976-047A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    56.0636
    satlng:
    -1.9487
    satalt:
    1006.1578
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.8917
    satlng:
    0.6608
    satalt:
    29342.3976
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.7961
    satlng:
    -43.2764
    satalt:
    32595.5209
  11. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.2736
    satlng:
    -46.7868
    satalt:
    36993.6999
  12. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    56.9835
    satlng:
    5.5845
    satalt:
    21089.0741
  13. satid:
    11087
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-100D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    56.7886
    satlng:
    -3.9885
    satalt:
    1695.3571
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3657
    satlng:
    -25.3101
    satalt:
    31685.4334
  15. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    70.5094
    satlng:
    33.0783
    satalt:
    18986.4362
  16. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1556
    satlng:
    -23.519
    satalt:
    38017.3073
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.8931
    satlng:
    26.1127
    satalt:
    33365.0881
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5686
    satlng:
    26.5527
    satalt:
    36358.7028
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8827
    satlng:
    -42.3438
    satalt:
    32427.3582
  20. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    44.3074
    satlng:
    -15.8755
    satalt:
    18830.9002
  21. satid:
    19162
    satname:
    COSMOS 1932 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1988-019D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-14
    satlat:
    61.0236
    satlng:
    -3.6462
    satalt:
    968.3949
  22. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    61.5087
    satlng:
    11.1207
    satalt:
    17066.267
  23. satid:
    19439
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    53.4949
    satlng:
    2.9654
    satalt:
    1622.3347
  24. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.0061
    satlng:
    -27.6961
    satalt:
    24660.871
  25. satid:
    20619
    satname:
    COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1990-045A
    launchDate:
    1990-05-19
    satlat:
    59.9355
    satlng:
    16.05
    satalt:
    19221.3659
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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