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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 2026-10-15T04:01:30Z in 1.108 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
40
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    273
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010C
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    52.3712
    satlng:
    10.9529
    satalt:
    2908.8798
  2. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    56.1296
    satlng:
    -2.7941
    satalt:
    6185.731
  3. satid:
    1459
    satname:
    OPS 6564 (VELA 6)
    intDesignator:
    1965-058B
    launchDate:
    1965-07-20
    satlat:
    40.7419
    satlng:
    -12.9874
    satalt:
    56593.9261
  4. satid:
    2700
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-089C
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    58.3159
    satlng:
    8.1542
    satalt:
    1444.991
  5. satid:
    2802
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-045B
    launchDate:
    1967-05-15
    satlat:
    57.8136
    satlng:
    7.1456
    satalt:
    781.5714
  6. satid:
    7079
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.1556
    satlng:
    4.3905
    satalt:
    1563.8863
  7. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.6957
    satlng:
    -15.4228
    satalt:
    32441.7767
  8. satid:
    10684
    satname:
    OPS 5111 (NAVSTAR 1)
    intDesignator:
    1978-020A
    launchDate:
    1978-02-22
    satlat:
    53.384
    satlng:
    4.6006
    satalt:
    20611.6939
  9. satid:
    10751
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AY
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.3256
    satlng:
    6.5608
    satalt:
    1687.7034
  10. satid:
    11693
    satname:
    COSMOS 1158
    intDesignator:
    1980-012C
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    61.781
    satlng:
    10.6936
    satalt:
    1468.088
  11. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8892
    satlng:
    10.5037
    satalt:
    39424.4671
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    48.9039
    satlng:
    -22.5802
    satalt:
    19205.4898
  13. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    67.2991
    satlng:
    -32.7251
    satalt:
    12983.2114
  14. satid:
    12748
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CR
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.4643
    satlng:
    9.9978
    satalt:
    1015.7483
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    57.9598
    satlng:
    26.8898
    satalt:
    33084.1427
  16. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.3088
    satlng:
    -33.7401
    satalt:
    19132.3556
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    70.9146
    satlng:
    -3.8275
    satalt:
    27448.6012
  18. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.6159
    satlng:
    37.4811
    satalt:
    34303.8649
  19. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    39.2886
    satlng:
    5.5077
    satalt:
    19256.8147
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.6235
    satlng:
    26.0095
    satalt:
    22796.0701
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.5433
    satlng:
    -12.1088
    satalt:
    36990.0014
  22. satid:
    15715
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037H
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    52.1067
    satlng:
    20.8518
    satalt:
    3962.3685
  23. satid:
    16129
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 11 (USA 10)
    intDesignator:
    1985-093A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    38.0323
    satlng:
    19.9952
    satalt:
    20289.6423
  24. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    55.749
    satlng:
    15.3679
    satalt:
    19136.1576
  25. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    47.474
    satlng:
    26.859
    satalt:
    19139.0081
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
40
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    273
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010C
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    52.3712
    satlng:
    10.9529
    satalt:
    2908.8798
  2. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    56.1296
    satlng:
    -2.7941
    satalt:
    6185.731
  3. satid:
    1459
    satname:
    OPS 6564 (VELA 6)
    intDesignator:
    1965-058B
    launchDate:
    1965-07-20
    satlat:
    40.7419
    satlng:
    -12.9874
    satalt:
    56593.9261
  4. satid:
    2700
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-089C
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    58.3159
    satlng:
    8.1542
    satalt:
    1444.991
  5. satid:
    2802
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-045B
    launchDate:
    1967-05-15
    satlat:
    57.8136
    satlng:
    7.1456
    satalt:
    781.5714
  6. satid:
    7079
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.1556
    satlng:
    4.3905
    satalt:
    1563.8863
  7. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.6957
    satlng:
    -15.4228
    satalt:
    32441.7767
  8. satid:
    10684
    satname:
    OPS 5111 (NAVSTAR 1)
    intDesignator:
    1978-020A
    launchDate:
    1978-02-22
    satlat:
    53.384
    satlng:
    4.6006
    satalt:
    20611.6939
  9. satid:
    10751
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AY
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.3256
    satlng:
    6.5608
    satalt:
    1687.7034
  10. satid:
    11693
    satname:
    COSMOS 1158
    intDesignator:
    1980-012C
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    61.781
    satlng:
    10.6936
    satalt:
    1468.088
  11. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8892
    satlng:
    10.5037
    satalt:
    39424.4671
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    48.9039
    satlng:
    -22.5802
    satalt:
    19205.4898
  13. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    67.2991
    satlng:
    -32.7251
    satalt:
    12983.2114
  14. satid:
    12748
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CR
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.4643
    satlng:
    9.9978
    satalt:
    1015.7483
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    57.9598
    satlng:
    26.8898
    satalt:
    33084.1427
  16. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.3088
    satlng:
    -33.7401
    satalt:
    19132.3556
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    70.9146
    satlng:
    -3.8275
    satalt:
    27448.6012
  18. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.6159
    satlng:
    37.4811
    satalt:
    34303.8649
  19. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    39.2886
    satlng:
    5.5077
    satalt:
    19256.8147
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.6235
    satlng:
    26.0095
    satalt:
    22796.0701
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.5433
    satlng:
    -12.1088
    satalt:
    36990.0014
  22. satid:
    15715
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037H
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    52.1067
    satlng:
    20.8518
    satalt:
    3962.3685
  23. satid:
    16129
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 11 (USA 10)
    intDesignator:
    1985-093A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    38.0323
    satlng:
    19.9952
    satalt:
    20289.6423
  24. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    55.749
    satlng:
    15.3679
    satalt:
    19136.1576
  25. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    47.474
    satlng:
    26.859
    satalt:
    19139.0081
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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