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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 2026-10-18T19:18:17Z in 0.913 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2377
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014X
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.5146
    satlng:
    11.0205
    satalt:
    3190.2847
  2. satid:
    2530
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    66.0968
    satlng:
    1.6302
    satalt:
    3535.8798
  3. satid:
    4841
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055D
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.8795
    satlng:
    30.5752
    satalt:
    5751.6954
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.4318
    satlng:
    -17.1459
    satalt:
    14251.9647
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    47.8422
    satlng:
    5.4522
    satalt:
    28993.2658
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.2512
    satlng:
    44.8287
    satalt:
    33400.7917
  7. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    61.0071
    satlng:
    37.101
    satalt:
    30122.0447
  8. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.1523
    satlng:
    13.4362
    satalt:
    1963.8482
  9. satid:
    9955
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AV
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.4795
    satlng:
    5.2991
    satalt:
    603.3953
  10. satid:
    10877
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121Y
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.2598
    satlng:
    2.6622
    satalt:
    1094.7276
  11. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    60.0478
    satlng:
    -8.2149
    satalt:
    6095.5672
  12. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.5229
    satlng:
    -20.993
    satalt:
    25264.182
  13. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    53.5967
    satlng:
    -5.8264
    satalt:
    5985.0633
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8029
    satlng:
    -25.0859
    satalt:
    34050.996
  15. satid:
    14277
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084G
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    47.0622
    satlng:
    23.8109
    satalt:
    12630.3028
  16. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    64.4492
    satlng:
    6.9434
    satalt:
    25996.5259
  17. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1468
    satlng:
    1.8172
    satalt:
    37995.5808
  18. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    42.9625
    satlng:
    -0.0674
    satalt:
    21319.9484
  19. satid:
    15559
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    58.6331
    satlng:
    10.1489
    satalt:
    1041.1995
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    59.2916
    satlng:
    15.7662
    satalt:
    40187.9903
  21. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.5192
    satlng:
    4.4058
    satalt:
    27104.1203
  22. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    53.6911
    satlng:
    36.2585
    satalt:
    19183.3474
  23. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    57.6986
    satlng:
    40.4113
    satalt:
    19120.614
  24. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    57.8049
    satlng:
    -20.6183
    satalt:
    28872.4818
  25. satid:
    21196
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-40
    intDesignator:
    1991-022A
    launchDate:
    1991-03-22
    satlat:
    64.0458
    satlng:
    -34.3255
    satalt:
    30922.3319
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2377
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014X
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.5146
    satlng:
    11.0205
    satalt:
    3190.2847
  2. satid:
    2530
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    66.0968
    satlng:
    1.6302
    satalt:
    3535.8798
  3. satid:
    4841
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055D
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.8795
    satlng:
    30.5752
    satalt:
    5751.6954
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.4318
    satlng:
    -17.1459
    satalt:
    14251.9647
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    47.8422
    satlng:
    5.4522
    satalt:
    28993.2658
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.2512
    satlng:
    44.8287
    satalt:
    33400.7917
  7. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    61.0071
    satlng:
    37.101
    satalt:
    30122.0447
  8. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.1523
    satlng:
    13.4362
    satalt:
    1963.8482
  9. satid:
    9955
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AV
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.4795
    satlng:
    5.2991
    satalt:
    603.3953
  10. satid:
    10877
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121Y
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.2598
    satlng:
    2.6622
    satalt:
    1094.7276
  11. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    60.0478
    satlng:
    -8.2149
    satalt:
    6095.5672
  12. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.5229
    satlng:
    -20.993
    satalt:
    25264.182
  13. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    53.5967
    satlng:
    -5.8264
    satalt:
    5985.0633
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8029
    satlng:
    -25.0859
    satalt:
    34050.996
  15. satid:
    14277
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084G
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    47.0622
    satlng:
    23.8109
    satalt:
    12630.3028
  16. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    64.4492
    satlng:
    6.9434
    satalt:
    25996.5259
  17. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1468
    satlng:
    1.8172
    satalt:
    37995.5808
  18. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    42.9625
    satlng:
    -0.0674
    satalt:
    21319.9484
  19. satid:
    15559
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    58.6331
    satlng:
    10.1489
    satalt:
    1041.1995
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    59.2916
    satlng:
    15.7662
    satalt:
    40187.9903
  21. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.5192
    satlng:
    4.4058
    satalt:
    27104.1203
  22. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    53.6911
    satlng:
    36.2585
    satalt:
    19183.3474
  23. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    57.6986
    satlng:
    40.4113
    satalt:
    19120.614
  24. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    57.8049
    satlng:
    -20.6183
    satalt:
    28872.4818
  25. satid:
    21196
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-40
    intDesignator:
    1991-022A
    launchDate:
    1991-03-22
    satlat:
    64.0458
    satlng:
    -34.3255
    satalt:
    30922.3319
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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