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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 2026-10-16T16:06:09Z in 1.270 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
30
satcount:
100
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4766
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.6311
    satlng:
    18.9453
    satalt:
    1057.4895
  2. satid:
    4841
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055D
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    46.8013
    satlng:
    15.611
    satalt:
    5034.6843
  3. satid:
    6393
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1973-015B
    launchDate:
    1973-03-20
    satlat:
    57.7692
    satlng:
    9.2774
    satalt:
    841.6179
  4. satid:
    6764
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CK
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    57.5275
    satlng:
    7.8739
    satalt:
    1468.6746
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    49.5596
    satlng:
    -13.7347
    satalt:
    18770.2519
  6. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    48.7135
    satlng:
    1.8218
    satalt:
    29610.0103
  7. satid:
    12269
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    57.6282
    satlng:
    13.8987
    satalt:
    563.4596
  8. satid:
    12642
    satname:
    COSMOS 1293
    intDesignator:
    1981-074G
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    59.4977
    satlng:
    20.5328
    satalt:
    1456.7987
  9. satid:
    12865
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AT
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.2925
    satlng:
    6.5553
    satalt:
    985.9106
  10. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    51.2994
    satlng:
    30.2024
    satalt:
    30038.8227
  11. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    45.3158
    satlng:
    23.0773
    satalt:
    13656.6488
  12. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    47.3186
    satlng:
    5.9938
    satalt:
    16719.7477
  13. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    48.5882
    satlng:
    39.6443
    satalt:
    32415.413
  14. satid:
    16385
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055Z
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    61.8135
    satlng:
    7.3331
    satalt:
    968.3815
  15. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    58.1936
    satlng:
    -26.1878
    satalt:
    25328.789
  16. satid:
    17144
    satname:
    COSMOS 1800
    intDesignator:
    1986-092G
    launchDate:
    1986-11-21
    satlat:
    56.0101
    satlng:
    17.0648
    satalt:
    1478.5244
  17. satid:
    17213
    satname:
    COSMOS 1806
    intDesignator:
    1986-098A
    launchDate:
    1986-12-12
    satlat:
    50.773
    satlng:
    25.1081
    satalt:
    9090.306
  18. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.1026
    satlng:
    55.2768
    satalt:
    39449.2121
  19. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    58.8629
    satlng:
    -28.6075
    satalt:
    36890.7235
  20. satid:
    19102
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1982-051G
    launchDate:
    1982-06-01
    satlat:
    61.1866
    satlng:
    10.5017
    satalt:
    683.8323
  21. satid:
    21160
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009X
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    55.7235
    satlng:
    5.647
    satalt:
    1641.7352
  22. satid:
    21183
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009AW
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    54.3467
    satlng:
    8.6218
    satalt:
    1496.2502
  23. satid:
    22382
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1992-093BX
    launchDate:
    1992-12-25
    satlat:
    56.4051
    satlng:
    8.8906
    satalt:
    833.1341
  24. satid:
    23420
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-88
    intDesignator:
    1994-081A
    launchDate:
    1994-12-14
    satlat:
    53.0074
    satlng:
    -28.1647
    satalt:
    22509.9009
  25. satid:
    23622
    satname:
    COSMOS 2318 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1995-037C
    launchDate:
    1995-07-24
    satlat:
    65.5212
    satlng:
    24.0805
    satalt:
    19108.5141
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
30
satcount:
100
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4766
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.6311
    satlng:
    18.9453
    satalt:
    1057.4895
  2. satid:
    4841
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055D
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    46.8013
    satlng:
    15.611
    satalt:
    5034.6843
  3. satid:
    6393
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1973-015B
    launchDate:
    1973-03-20
    satlat:
    57.7692
    satlng:
    9.2774
    satalt:
    841.6179
  4. satid:
    6764
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CK
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    57.5275
    satlng:
    7.8739
    satalt:
    1468.6746
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    49.5596
    satlng:
    -13.7347
    satalt:
    18770.2519
  6. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    48.7135
    satlng:
    1.8218
    satalt:
    29610.0103
  7. satid:
    12269
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    57.6282
    satlng:
    13.8987
    satalt:
    563.4596
  8. satid:
    12642
    satname:
    COSMOS 1293
    intDesignator:
    1981-074G
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    59.4977
    satlng:
    20.5328
    satalt:
    1456.7987
  9. satid:
    12865
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AT
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.2925
    satlng:
    6.5553
    satalt:
    985.9106
  10. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    51.2994
    satlng:
    30.2024
    satalt:
    30038.8227
  11. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    45.3158
    satlng:
    23.0773
    satalt:
    13656.6488
  12. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    47.3186
    satlng:
    5.9938
    satalt:
    16719.7477
  13. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    48.5882
    satlng:
    39.6443
    satalt:
    32415.413
  14. satid:
    16385
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055Z
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    61.8135
    satlng:
    7.3331
    satalt:
    968.3815
  15. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    58.1936
    satlng:
    -26.1878
    satalt:
    25328.789
  16. satid:
    17144
    satname:
    COSMOS 1800
    intDesignator:
    1986-092G
    launchDate:
    1986-11-21
    satlat:
    56.0101
    satlng:
    17.0648
    satalt:
    1478.5244
  17. satid:
    17213
    satname:
    COSMOS 1806
    intDesignator:
    1986-098A
    launchDate:
    1986-12-12
    satlat:
    50.773
    satlng:
    25.1081
    satalt:
    9090.306
  18. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.1026
    satlng:
    55.2768
    satalt:
    39449.2121
  19. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    58.8629
    satlng:
    -28.6075
    satalt:
    36890.7235
  20. satid:
    19102
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1982-051G
    launchDate:
    1982-06-01
    satlat:
    61.1866
    satlng:
    10.5017
    satalt:
    683.8323
  21. satid:
    21160
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009X
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    55.7235
    satlng:
    5.647
    satalt:
    1641.7352
  22. satid:
    21183
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009AW
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    54.3467
    satlng:
    8.6218
    satalt:
    1496.2502
  23. satid:
    22382
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1992-093BX
    launchDate:
    1992-12-25
    satlat:
    56.4051
    satlng:
    8.8906
    satalt:
    833.1341
  24. satid:
    23420
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-88
    intDesignator:
    1994-081A
    launchDate:
    1994-12-14
    satlat:
    53.0074
    satlng:
    -28.1647
    satalt:
    22509.9009
  25. satid:
    23622
    satname:
    COSMOS 2318 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1995-037C
    launchDate:
    1995-07-24
    satlat:
    65.5212
    satlng:
    24.0805
    satalt:
    19108.5141
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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