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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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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

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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 2026-09-27T13:12:08Z in 1.056 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
135
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    134
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015U
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.0114
    satlng:
    -2.2662
    satalt:
    875.1836
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.2648
    satlng:
    37.6133
    satalt:
    151090.3674
  3. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    45.5697
    satlng:
    -21.3571
    satalt:
    174772.8186
  4. satid:
    3132
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030G
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    70.3986
    satlng:
    6.1142
    satalt:
    3753.0701
  5. satid:
    5060
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025JE
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.1731
    satlng:
    4.9774
    satalt:
    862.7095
  6. satid:
    7091
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CK
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    54.0144
    satlng:
    11.5629
    satalt:
    1906.3299
  7. satid:
    7265
    satname:
    COSMOS 641
    intDesignator:
    1974-024A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    54.5941
    satlng:
    1.3578
    satalt:
    1422.4969
  8. satid:
    7350
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-048B
    launchDate:
    1974-06-27
    satlat:
    56.5623
    satlng:
    6.4663
    satalt:
    971.1199
  9. satid:
    7532
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-089D
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.5588
    satlng:
    1.3659
    satalt:
    1493.6567
  10. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    59.2554
    satlng:
    18.0708
    satalt:
    14566.3925
  11. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    55.8992
    satlng:
    -23.9554
    satalt:
    26707.9299
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.1989
    satlng:
    22.3244
    satalt:
    38249.5353
  13. satid:
    8612
    satname:
    COSMOS 796
    intDesignator:
    1976-008F
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    61.6954
    satlng:
    6.5474
    satalt:
    1482.1241
  14. satid:
    9494
    satname:
    COSMOS 861
    intDesignator:
    1976-104A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-21
    satlat:
    58.0626
    satlng:
    -0.9103
    satalt:
    966.5629
  15. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    52.1141
    satlng:
    0.6341
    satalt:
    32535.0498
  16. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    62.1526
    satlng:
    52.6299
    satalt:
    28731.7371
  17. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    46.635
    satlng:
    30.8448
    satalt:
    21414.1723
  18. satid:
    10578
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121V
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    59.3534
    satlng:
    5.3636
    satalt:
    1066.3224
  19. satid:
    10684
    satname:
    OPS 5111 (NAVSTAR 1)
    intDesignator:
    1978-020A
    launchDate:
    1978-02-22
    satlat:
    62.7189
    satlng:
    -43.0443
    satalt:
    20519.098
  20. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    62.1347
    satlng:
    2.2419
    satalt:
    11010.1463
  21. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    54.9218
    satlng:
    -29.5961
    satalt:
    33298.6367
  22. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    51.6322
    satlng:
    12.9334
    satalt:
    19441.7296
  23. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    55.2827
    satlng:
    22.5974
    satalt:
    35782.5092
  24. satid:
    13166
    satname:
    COSMOS 1363
    intDesignator:
    1982-040G
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    56.6916
    satlng:
    1.2659
    satalt:
    1513.065
  25. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    61.3895
    satlng:
    -19.9606
    satalt:
    19073.9621
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
135
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    134
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015U
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.0114
    satlng:
    -2.2662
    satalt:
    875.1836
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.2648
    satlng:
    37.6133
    satalt:
    151090.3674
  3. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    45.5697
    satlng:
    -21.3571
    satalt:
    174772.8186
  4. satid:
    3132
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030G
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    70.3986
    satlng:
    6.1142
    satalt:
    3753.0701
  5. satid:
    5060
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025JE
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.1731
    satlng:
    4.9774
    satalt:
    862.7095
  6. satid:
    7091
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CK
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    54.0144
    satlng:
    11.5629
    satalt:
    1906.3299
  7. satid:
    7265
    satname:
    COSMOS 641
    intDesignator:
    1974-024A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    54.5941
    satlng:
    1.3578
    satalt:
    1422.4969
  8. satid:
    7350
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-048B
    launchDate:
    1974-06-27
    satlat:
    56.5623
    satlng:
    6.4663
    satalt:
    971.1199
  9. satid:
    7532
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-089D
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.5588
    satlng:
    1.3659
    satalt:
    1493.6567
  10. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    59.2554
    satlng:
    18.0708
    satalt:
    14566.3925
  11. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    55.8992
    satlng:
    -23.9554
    satalt:
    26707.9299
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.1989
    satlng:
    22.3244
    satalt:
    38249.5353
  13. satid:
    8612
    satname:
    COSMOS 796
    intDesignator:
    1976-008F
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    61.6954
    satlng:
    6.5474
    satalt:
    1482.1241
  14. satid:
    9494
    satname:
    COSMOS 861
    intDesignator:
    1976-104A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-21
    satlat:
    58.0626
    satlng:
    -0.9103
    satalt:
    966.5629
  15. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    52.1141
    satlng:
    0.6341
    satalt:
    32535.0498
  16. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    62.1526
    satlng:
    52.6299
    satalt:
    28731.7371
  17. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    46.635
    satlng:
    30.8448
    satalt:
    21414.1723
  18. satid:
    10578
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121V
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    59.3534
    satlng:
    5.3636
    satalt:
    1066.3224
  19. satid:
    10684
    satname:
    OPS 5111 (NAVSTAR 1)
    intDesignator:
    1978-020A
    launchDate:
    1978-02-22
    satlat:
    62.7189
    satlng:
    -43.0443
    satalt:
    20519.098
  20. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    62.1347
    satlng:
    2.2419
    satalt:
    11010.1463
  21. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    54.9218
    satlng:
    -29.5961
    satalt:
    33298.6367
  22. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    51.6322
    satlng:
    12.9334
    satalt:
    19441.7296
  23. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    55.2827
    satlng:
    22.5974
    satalt:
    35782.5092
  24. satid:
    13166
    satname:
    COSMOS 1363
    intDesignator:
    1982-040G
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    56.6916
    satlng:
    1.2659
    satalt:
    1513.065
  25. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    61.3895
    satlng:
    -19.9606
    satalt:
    19073.9621
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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