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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 2026-09-27T08:08:26Z in 0.002 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
43
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1502
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-063B
    launchDate:
    1965-08-10
    satlat:
    55.0939
    satlng:
    4.9146
    satalt:
    1220.5555
  2. satid:
    4598
    satname:
    COSMOS 375
    intDesignator:
    1970-091A
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    61.9823
    satlng:
    14.0306
    satalt:
    1522.5901
  3. satid:
    4793
    satname:
    NOAA 1
    intDesignator:
    1970-106A
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    54.3423
    satlng:
    9.4647
    satalt:
    1433.0353
  4. satid:
    5010
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015D
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    60.7764
    satlng:
    7.6516
    satalt:
    1349.6731
  5. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.0455
    satlng:
    -8.0117
    satalt:
    228615.1597
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    55.3856
    satlng:
    11.9779
    satalt:
    23141.501
  7. satid:
    8159
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089Z
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.7467
    satlng:
    1.5075
    satalt:
    1404.1159
  8. satid:
    8292
    satname:
    COSMOS 768
    intDesignator:
    1975-086H
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    59.0633
    satlng:
    3.0581
    satalt:
    1481.5939
  9. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    60.6839
    satlng:
    12.2067
    satalt:
    1433.5939
  10. satid:
    9591
    satname:
    COSMOS 874
    intDesignator:
    1976-118D
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    64.5324
    satlng:
    12.2009
    satalt:
    1526.4003
  11. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.0263
    satlng:
    13.2428
    satalt:
    20659.2294
  12. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.6172
    satlng:
    6.0388
    satalt:
    2106.4597
  13. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.3394
    satlng:
    26.7479
    satalt:
    13528.8181
  14. satid:
    11672
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-005B
    launchDate:
    1980-01-23
    satlat:
    61.7576
    satlng:
    2.7144
    satalt:
    613.4232
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.9732
    satlng:
    -24.2956
    satalt:
    27516.9514
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.4544
    satlng:
    38.4498
    satalt:
    31010.3179
  17. satid:
    12680
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-071D
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    64.7595
    satlng:
    30.5119
    satalt:
    7739.64
  18. satid:
    12698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AS
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.0161
    satlng:
    6.7869
    satalt:
    777.9938
  19. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    58.294
    satlng:
    8.3143
    satalt:
    1634.5764
  20. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    58.1567
    satlng:
    21.3002
    satalt:
    30663.2256
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.8864
    satlng:
    2.2203
    satalt:
    32988.7641
  22. satid:
    13462
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FJ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.1597
    satlng:
    7.5259
    satalt:
    1115.962
  23. satid:
    13575
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    60.7306
    satlng:
    6.109
    satalt:
    871.8008
  24. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    55.0539
    satlng:
    -23.2245
    satalt:
    19080.6671
  25. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.1544
    satlng:
    40.9027
    satalt:
    12036.5714
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
43
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1502
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-063B
    launchDate:
    1965-08-10
    satlat:
    55.0939
    satlng:
    4.9146
    satalt:
    1220.5555
  2. satid:
    4598
    satname:
    COSMOS 375
    intDesignator:
    1970-091A
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    61.9823
    satlng:
    14.0306
    satalt:
    1522.5901
  3. satid:
    4793
    satname:
    NOAA 1
    intDesignator:
    1970-106A
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    54.3423
    satlng:
    9.4647
    satalt:
    1433.0353
  4. satid:
    5010
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015D
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    60.7764
    satlng:
    7.6516
    satalt:
    1349.6731
  5. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.0455
    satlng:
    -8.0117
    satalt:
    228615.1597
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    55.3856
    satlng:
    11.9779
    satalt:
    23141.501
  7. satid:
    8159
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089Z
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.7467
    satlng:
    1.5075
    satalt:
    1404.1159
  8. satid:
    8292
    satname:
    COSMOS 768
    intDesignator:
    1975-086H
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    59.0633
    satlng:
    3.0581
    satalt:
    1481.5939
  9. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    60.6839
    satlng:
    12.2067
    satalt:
    1433.5939
  10. satid:
    9591
    satname:
    COSMOS 874
    intDesignator:
    1976-118D
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    64.5324
    satlng:
    12.2009
    satalt:
    1526.4003
  11. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.0263
    satlng:
    13.2428
    satalt:
    20659.2294
  12. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.6172
    satlng:
    6.0388
    satalt:
    2106.4597
  13. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.3394
    satlng:
    26.7479
    satalt:
    13528.8181
  14. satid:
    11672
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-005B
    launchDate:
    1980-01-23
    satlat:
    61.7576
    satlng:
    2.7144
    satalt:
    613.4232
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.9732
    satlng:
    -24.2956
    satalt:
    27516.9514
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.4544
    satlng:
    38.4498
    satalt:
    31010.3179
  17. satid:
    12680
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-071D
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    64.7595
    satlng:
    30.5119
    satalt:
    7739.64
  18. satid:
    12698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AS
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.0161
    satlng:
    6.7869
    satalt:
    777.9938
  19. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    58.294
    satlng:
    8.3143
    satalt:
    1634.5764
  20. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    58.1567
    satlng:
    21.3002
    satalt:
    30663.2256
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.8864
    satlng:
    2.2203
    satalt:
    32988.7641
  22. satid:
    13462
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FJ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.1597
    satlng:
    7.5259
    satalt:
    1115.962
  23. satid:
    13575
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    60.7306
    satlng:
    6.109
    satalt:
    871.8008
  24. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    55.0539
    satlng:
    -23.2245
    satalt:
    19080.6671
  25. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.1544
    satlng:
    40.9027
    satalt:
    12036.5714
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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