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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

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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 2026-09-25T01:20:48Z in 7.791 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
101
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    5337
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BS
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.3836
    satlng:
    0.9652
    satalt:
    1481.6638
  2. satid:
    6262
    satname:
    COSMOS 528
    intDesignator:
    1972-087A
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    57.3455
    satlng:
    7.6417
    satalt:
    1383.7556
  3. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    39.5509
    satlng:
    2.8149
    satalt:
    21179.6037
  4. satid:
    8827
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-120D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    57.1589
    satlng:
    9.8531
    satalt:
    853.717
  5. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    61.4662
    satlng:
    4.3819
    satalt:
    20299.9806
  6. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    46.1042
    satlng:
    -7.1061
    satalt:
    16129.1107
  7. satid:
    12978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1323
    intDesignator:
    1981-116D
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    57.6898
    satlng:
    15.7911
    satalt:
    1503.8782
  8. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.5911
    satlng:
    20.9463
    satalt:
    13930.0164
  9. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.5334
    satlng:
    15.4022
    satalt:
    19148.4265
  10. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    39.9281
    satlng:
    15.1809
    satalt:
    16399.5935
  11. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    51.5901
    satlng:
    -25.2339
    satalt:
    19156.3845
  12. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    57.8344
    satlng:
    -13.6055
    satalt:
    19169.8321
  13. satid:
    15033
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1984-056C
    launchDate:
    1984-06-08
    satlat:
    57.2077
    satlng:
    11.1607
    satalt:
    728.276
  14. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    55.6478
    satlng:
    21.9707
    satalt:
    5072.3446
  15. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.5548
    satlng:
    -3.0779
    satalt:
    33507.8461
  16. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.298
    satlng:
    3.8862
    satalt:
    19491.548
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.6648
    satlng:
    16.3015
    satalt:
    39540.0343
  18. satid:
    15535
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CY
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    56.8118
    satlng:
    13.3642
    satalt:
    915.0335
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5341
    satlng:
    -10.2182
    satalt:
    35960.6323
  20. satid:
    15762
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BU
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    56.3889
    satlng:
    5.7107
    satalt:
    1096.9056
  21. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.2928
    satlng:
    -8.1002
    satalt:
    19143.259
  22. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.3829
    satlng:
    30.7734
    satalt:
    36643.3115
  23. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    50.8861
    satlng:
    34.1936
    satalt:
    37868.4545
  24. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    59.579
    satlng:
    -19.3459
    satalt:
    19138.0496
  25. satid:
    20026
    satname:
    COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039C
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    64.4407
    satlng:
    24.6119
    satalt:
    19156.5618
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
101
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    5337
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BS
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.3836
    satlng:
    0.9652
    satalt:
    1481.6638
  2. satid:
    6262
    satname:
    COSMOS 528
    intDesignator:
    1972-087A
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    57.3455
    satlng:
    7.6417
    satalt:
    1383.7556
  3. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    39.5509
    satlng:
    2.8149
    satalt:
    21179.6037
  4. satid:
    8827
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-120D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    57.1589
    satlng:
    9.8531
    satalt:
    853.717
  5. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    61.4662
    satlng:
    4.3819
    satalt:
    20299.9806
  6. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    46.1042
    satlng:
    -7.1061
    satalt:
    16129.1107
  7. satid:
    12978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1323
    intDesignator:
    1981-116D
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    57.6898
    satlng:
    15.7911
    satalt:
    1503.8782
  8. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.5911
    satlng:
    20.9463
    satalt:
    13930.0164
  9. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.5334
    satlng:
    15.4022
    satalt:
    19148.4265
  10. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    39.9281
    satlng:
    15.1809
    satalt:
    16399.5935
  11. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    51.5901
    satlng:
    -25.2339
    satalt:
    19156.3845
  12. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    57.8344
    satlng:
    -13.6055
    satalt:
    19169.8321
  13. satid:
    15033
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1984-056C
    launchDate:
    1984-06-08
    satlat:
    57.2077
    satlng:
    11.1607
    satalt:
    728.276
  14. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    55.6478
    satlng:
    21.9707
    satalt:
    5072.3446
  15. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.5548
    satlng:
    -3.0779
    satalt:
    33507.8461
  16. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.298
    satlng:
    3.8862
    satalt:
    19491.548
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.6648
    satlng:
    16.3015
    satalt:
    39540.0343
  18. satid:
    15535
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CY
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    56.8118
    satlng:
    13.3642
    satalt:
    915.0335
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5341
    satlng:
    -10.2182
    satalt:
    35960.6323
  20. satid:
    15762
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BU
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    56.3889
    satlng:
    5.7107
    satalt:
    1096.9056
  21. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.2928
    satlng:
    -8.1002
    satalt:
    19143.259
  22. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.3829
    satlng:
    30.7734
    satalt:
    36643.3115
  23. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    50.8861
    satlng:
    34.1936
    satalt:
    37868.4545
  24. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    59.579
    satlng:
    -19.3459
    satalt:
    19138.0496
  25. satid:
    20026
    satname:
    COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039C
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    64.4407
    satlng:
    24.6119
    satalt:
    19156.5618
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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