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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 2026-09-24T23:14:56Z in 0.991 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
48
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3121
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030F
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    59.1799
    satlng:
    28.0027
    satalt:
    3739.5909
  2. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.2705
    satlng:
    49.958
    satalt:
    33892.3375
  3. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    47.8328
    satlng:
    29.5811
    satalt:
    33454.7683
  4. satid:
    8436
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CM
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.7006
    satlng:
    -0.2853
    satalt:
    1603.465
  5. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.4879
    satlng:
    3.7582
    satalt:
    1643.4038
  6. satid:
    10877
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121Y
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    59.7706
    satlng:
    8.16
    satalt:
    1097.3791
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    61.4009
    satlng:
    -11.6824
    satalt:
    18956.0415
  8. satid:
    10938
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-056J
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    59.509
    satlng:
    1.4275
    satalt:
    1575.9679
  9. satid:
    11131
    satname:
    COSMOS 1054
    intDesignator:
    1978-109D
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    63.4402
    satlng:
    2.1907
    satalt:
    1488.7388
  10. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    67.6065
    satlng:
    22.3779
    satalt:
    21805.616
  11. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.0922
    satlng:
    1.7938
    satalt:
    4514.6801
  12. satid:
    14463
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GD
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    61.889
    satlng:
    7.1103
    satalt:
    761.229
  13. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    60.7258
    satlng:
    24.4086
    satalt:
    19148.6445
  14. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    66.5133
    satlng:
    48.8342
    satalt:
    29912.5792
  15. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.5529
    satlng:
    3.6171
    satalt:
    38983.4994
  16. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.8111
    satlng:
    6.991
    satalt:
    21252.9479
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.348
    satlng:
    23.9842
    satalt:
    35298.876
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.5654
    satlng:
    -9.3452
    satalt:
    40407.8332
  19. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.9397
    satlng:
    16.1599
    satalt:
    19151.1731
  20. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    65.189
    satlng:
    12.3511
    satalt:
    8272.6258
  21. satid:
    18355
    satname:
    COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079A
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    50.0999
    satlng:
    -4.2241
    satalt:
    19152.4787
  22. satid:
    18670
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AG
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.3087
    satlng:
    5.532
    satalt:
    1301.1119
  23. satid:
    18789
    satname:
    COSMOS 1910
    intDesignator:
    1988-002B
    launchDate:
    1988-01-15
    satlat:
    61.2518
    satlng:
    3.8177
    satalt:
    1420.3352
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    51.6568
    satlng:
    -32.9444
    satalt:
    23699.0714
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.6367
    satlng:
    35.5651
    satalt:
    19147.4972
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
48
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3121
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030F
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    59.1799
    satlng:
    28.0027
    satalt:
    3739.5909
  2. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.2705
    satlng:
    49.958
    satalt:
    33892.3375
  3. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    47.8328
    satlng:
    29.5811
    satalt:
    33454.7683
  4. satid:
    8436
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CM
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.7006
    satlng:
    -0.2853
    satalt:
    1603.465
  5. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.4879
    satlng:
    3.7582
    satalt:
    1643.4038
  6. satid:
    10877
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121Y
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    59.7706
    satlng:
    8.16
    satalt:
    1097.3791
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    61.4009
    satlng:
    -11.6824
    satalt:
    18956.0415
  8. satid:
    10938
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-056J
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    59.509
    satlng:
    1.4275
    satalt:
    1575.9679
  9. satid:
    11131
    satname:
    COSMOS 1054
    intDesignator:
    1978-109D
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    63.4402
    satlng:
    2.1907
    satalt:
    1488.7388
  10. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    67.6065
    satlng:
    22.3779
    satalt:
    21805.616
  11. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.0922
    satlng:
    1.7938
    satalt:
    4514.6801
  12. satid:
    14463
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GD
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    61.889
    satlng:
    7.1103
    satalt:
    761.229
  13. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    60.7258
    satlng:
    24.4086
    satalt:
    19148.6445
  14. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    66.5133
    satlng:
    48.8342
    satalt:
    29912.5792
  15. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.5529
    satlng:
    3.6171
    satalt:
    38983.4994
  16. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.8111
    satlng:
    6.991
    satalt:
    21252.9479
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.348
    satlng:
    23.9842
    satalt:
    35298.876
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.5654
    satlng:
    -9.3452
    satalt:
    40407.8332
  19. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.9397
    satlng:
    16.1599
    satalt:
    19151.1731
  20. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    65.189
    satlng:
    12.3511
    satalt:
    8272.6258
  21. satid:
    18355
    satname:
    COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079A
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    50.0999
    satlng:
    -4.2241
    satalt:
    19152.4787
  22. satid:
    18670
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AG
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.3087
    satlng:
    5.532
    satalt:
    1301.1119
  23. satid:
    18789
    satname:
    COSMOS 1910
    intDesignator:
    1988-002B
    launchDate:
    1988-01-15
    satlat:
    61.2518
    satlng:
    3.8177
    satalt:
    1420.3352
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    51.6568
    satlng:
    -32.9444
    satalt:
    23699.0714
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.6367
    satlng:
    35.5651
    satalt:
    19147.4972
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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