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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 2026-10-16T15:16:13Z in 0.958 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    56.0837
    satlng:
    14.6022
    satalt:
    2245.7409
  2. satid:
    3686
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AD
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.316
    satlng:
    3.1958
    satalt:
    1256.6617
  3. satid:
    4635
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091M
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    62.5218
    satlng:
    12.6958
    satalt:
    1806.15
  4. satid:
    5018
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015M
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.2225
    satlng:
    7.6814
    satalt:
    1348.4088
  5. satid:
    6682
    satname:
    COSMOS 571
    intDesignator:
    1973-037H
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    55.132
    satlng:
    -3.546
    satalt:
    1387.8182
  6. satid:
    7137
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.1705
    satlng:
    -3.0123
    satalt:
    1462.9787
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    54.9083
    satlng:
    3.8898
    satalt:
    33787.2865
  8. satid:
    8678
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004F
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    57.0685
    satlng:
    -1.7535
    satalt:
    866.4727
  9. satid:
    9063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-077B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.8455
    satlng:
    5.9269
    satalt:
    1474.986
  10. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.2194
    satlng:
    6.3781
    satalt:
    1871.0931
  11. satid:
    10711
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.8312
    satlng:
    1.7226
    satalt:
    1609.3321
  12. satid:
    12189
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AE
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.8878
    satlng:
    5.7876
    satalt:
    886.5719
  13. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    51.8994
    satlng:
    -20.6851
    satalt:
    23617.1995
  14. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    61.7132
    satlng:
    29.2407
    satalt:
    26878.7363
  15. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    47.1518
    satlng:
    -32.2932
    satalt:
    32660.2677
  16. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.1534
    satlng:
    -8.1172
    satalt:
    11438.4458
  17. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    62.4355
    satlng:
    -44.1327
    satalt:
    24959.3909
  18. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.675
    satlng:
    -2.7261
    satalt:
    23812.5664
  19. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.289
    satlng:
    2.2609
    satalt:
    6171.6066
  20. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    62.4732
    satlng:
    -33.2584
    satalt:
    31083.5193
  21. satid:
    17159
    satname:
    COSMOS 1802
    intDesignator:
    1986-093A
    launchDate:
    1986-11-24
    satlat:
    63.3008
    satlng:
    2.6976
    satalt:
    971.8939
  22. satid:
    17997
    satname:
    USA 22
    intDesignator:
    1987-043A
    launchDate:
    1987-05-15
    satlat:
    59.1558
    satlng:
    3.0603
    satalt:
    453.7821
  23. satid:
    18940
    satname:
    COSMOS 1927
    intDesignator:
    1988-016D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    60.6285
    satlng:
    5.0048
    satalt:
    1468.6526
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    55.3511
    satlng:
    -26.9431
    satalt:
    34808.9944
  25. satid:
    20867
    satname:
    CZ-4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1990-081AF
    launchDate:
    1990-09-03
    satlat:
    61.968
    satlng:
    -2.0827
    satalt:
    831.263
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    56.0837
    satlng:
    14.6022
    satalt:
    2245.7409
  2. satid:
    3686
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AD
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.316
    satlng:
    3.1958
    satalt:
    1256.6617
  3. satid:
    4635
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091M
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    62.5218
    satlng:
    12.6958
    satalt:
    1806.15
  4. satid:
    5018
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015M
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.2225
    satlng:
    7.6814
    satalt:
    1348.4088
  5. satid:
    6682
    satname:
    COSMOS 571
    intDesignator:
    1973-037H
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    55.132
    satlng:
    -3.546
    satalt:
    1387.8182
  6. satid:
    7137
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.1705
    satlng:
    -3.0123
    satalt:
    1462.9787
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    54.9083
    satlng:
    3.8898
    satalt:
    33787.2865
  8. satid:
    8678
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004F
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    57.0685
    satlng:
    -1.7535
    satalt:
    866.4727
  9. satid:
    9063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-077B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.8455
    satlng:
    5.9269
    satalt:
    1474.986
  10. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.2194
    satlng:
    6.3781
    satalt:
    1871.0931
  11. satid:
    10711
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.8312
    satlng:
    1.7226
    satalt:
    1609.3321
  12. satid:
    12189
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AE
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.8878
    satlng:
    5.7876
    satalt:
    886.5719
  13. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    51.8994
    satlng:
    -20.6851
    satalt:
    23617.1995
  14. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    61.7132
    satlng:
    29.2407
    satalt:
    26878.7363
  15. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    47.1518
    satlng:
    -32.2932
    satalt:
    32660.2677
  16. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.1534
    satlng:
    -8.1172
    satalt:
    11438.4458
  17. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    62.4355
    satlng:
    -44.1327
    satalt:
    24959.3909
  18. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.675
    satlng:
    -2.7261
    satalt:
    23812.5664
  19. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.289
    satlng:
    2.2609
    satalt:
    6171.6066
  20. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    62.4732
    satlng:
    -33.2584
    satalt:
    31083.5193
  21. satid:
    17159
    satname:
    COSMOS 1802
    intDesignator:
    1986-093A
    launchDate:
    1986-11-24
    satlat:
    63.3008
    satlng:
    2.6976
    satalt:
    971.8939
  22. satid:
    17997
    satname:
    USA 22
    intDesignator:
    1987-043A
    launchDate:
    1987-05-15
    satlat:
    59.1558
    satlng:
    3.0603
    satalt:
    453.7821
  23. satid:
    18940
    satname:
    COSMOS 1927
    intDesignator:
    1988-016D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    60.6285
    satlng:
    5.0048
    satalt:
    1468.6526
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    55.3511
    satlng:
    -26.9431
    satalt:
    34808.9944
  25. satid:
    20867
    satname:
    CZ-4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1990-081AF
    launchDate:
    1990-09-03
    satlat:
    61.968
    satlng:
    -2.0827
    satalt:
    831.263
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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