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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 2026-10-17T15:38:28Z in 0.995 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
84
satcount:
108
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2381
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AB
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    52.0608
    satlng:
    1.2703
    satalt:
    3492.0987
  2. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    55.3408
    satlng:
    16.6148
    satalt:
    3695.362
  3. satid:
    2796
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AQ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    53.3102
    satlng:
    -10.4518
    satalt:
    3584.0021
  4. satid:
    3670
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-009B
    launchDate:
    1969-01-30
    satlat:
    52.5545
    satlng:
    8.3913
    satalt:
    1856.3789
  5. satid:
    4856
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025EL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.293
    satlng:
    -0.9958
    satalt:
    946.6059
  6. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    56.9306
    satlng:
    -2.9025
    satalt:
    1709.9133
  7. satid:
    5018
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015M
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.7985
    satlng:
    0.0093
    satalt:
    1331.7558
  8. satid:
    5548
    satname:
    COSMOS 445
    intDesignator:
    1971-086B
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    62.0407
    satlng:
    9.6465
    satalt:
    1400.114
  9. satid:
    6289
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-024C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-17
    satlat:
    58.9975
    satlng:
    3.049
    satalt:
    1168.9025
  10. satid:
    7185
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EW
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    54.3888
    satlng:
    8.9835
    satalt:
    1495.7301
  11. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    40.6551
    satlng:
    26.1673
    satalt:
    28102.5012
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    52.359
    satlng:
    2.0775
    satalt:
    32063.8565
  13. satid:
    9824
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AL
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    63.8459
    satlng:
    0.4274
    satalt:
    1515.7886
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    63.545
    satlng:
    3.3368
    satalt:
    30111.3937
  15. satid:
    10990
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EK
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.6918
    satlng:
    0.0663
    satalt:
    1413.0628
  16. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    44.9411
    satlng:
    -20.5636
    satalt:
    26664.9179
  17. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    56.5414
    satlng:
    30.4986
    satalt:
    28589.5348
  18. satid:
    13167
    satname:
    COSMOS 1364
    intDesignator:
    1982-040H
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    56.6607
    satlng:
    9.2842
    satalt:
    1520.529
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    57.3468
    satlng:
    -31.5281
    satalt:
    33458.8636
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    48.5572
    satlng:
    -17.3703
    satalt:
    33824.8729
  21. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    62.8581
    satlng:
    -43.4014
    satalt:
    31964.0434
  22. satid:
    17213
    satname:
    COSMOS 1806
    intDesignator:
    1986-098A
    launchDate:
    1986-12-12
    satlat:
    68.6028
    satlng:
    -25.2427
    satalt:
    7620.7722
  23. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    59.1105
    satlng:
    56.0576
    satalt:
    39037.2907
  24. satid:
    18615
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014DK
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.0847
    satlng:
    -1.1872
    satalt:
    4914.4355
  25. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    60.8688
    satlng:
    -12.8487
    satalt:
    37592.0158
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
84
satcount:
108
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2381
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AB
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    52.0608
    satlng:
    1.2703
    satalt:
    3492.0987
  2. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    55.3408
    satlng:
    16.6148
    satalt:
    3695.362
  3. satid:
    2796
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AQ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    53.3102
    satlng:
    -10.4518
    satalt:
    3584.0021
  4. satid:
    3670
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-009B
    launchDate:
    1969-01-30
    satlat:
    52.5545
    satlng:
    8.3913
    satalt:
    1856.3789
  5. satid:
    4856
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025EL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.293
    satlng:
    -0.9958
    satalt:
    946.6059
  6. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    56.9306
    satlng:
    -2.9025
    satalt:
    1709.9133
  7. satid:
    5018
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015M
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.7985
    satlng:
    0.0093
    satalt:
    1331.7558
  8. satid:
    5548
    satname:
    COSMOS 445
    intDesignator:
    1971-086B
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    62.0407
    satlng:
    9.6465
    satalt:
    1400.114
  9. satid:
    6289
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-024C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-17
    satlat:
    58.9975
    satlng:
    3.049
    satalt:
    1168.9025
  10. satid:
    7185
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EW
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    54.3888
    satlng:
    8.9835
    satalt:
    1495.7301
  11. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    40.6551
    satlng:
    26.1673
    satalt:
    28102.5012
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    52.359
    satlng:
    2.0775
    satalt:
    32063.8565
  13. satid:
    9824
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AL
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    63.8459
    satlng:
    0.4274
    satalt:
    1515.7886
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    63.545
    satlng:
    3.3368
    satalt:
    30111.3937
  15. satid:
    10990
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EK
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.6918
    satlng:
    0.0663
    satalt:
    1413.0628
  16. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    44.9411
    satlng:
    -20.5636
    satalt:
    26664.9179
  17. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    56.5414
    satlng:
    30.4986
    satalt:
    28589.5348
  18. satid:
    13167
    satname:
    COSMOS 1364
    intDesignator:
    1982-040H
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    56.6607
    satlng:
    9.2842
    satalt:
    1520.529
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    57.3468
    satlng:
    -31.5281
    satalt:
    33458.8636
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    48.5572
    satlng:
    -17.3703
    satalt:
    33824.8729
  21. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    62.8581
    satlng:
    -43.4014
    satalt:
    31964.0434
  22. satid:
    17213
    satname:
    COSMOS 1806
    intDesignator:
    1986-098A
    launchDate:
    1986-12-12
    satlat:
    68.6028
    satlng:
    -25.2427
    satalt:
    7620.7722
  23. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    59.1105
    satlng:
    56.0576
    satalt:
    39037.2907
  24. satid:
    18615
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014DK
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.0847
    satlng:
    -1.1872
    satalt:
    4914.4355
  25. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    60.8688
    satlng:
    -12.8487
    satalt:
    37592.0158
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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