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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

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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 2026-10-16T16:16:10Z in 2.814 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
77
satcount:
106
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4321
    satname:
    OSCAR 5
    intDesignator:
    1970-008B
    launchDate:
    1970-01-23
    satlat:
    63.6065
    satlng:
    -0.3749
    satalt:
    1449.5177
  2. satid:
    4682
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BF
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    63.7472
    satlng:
    4.0495
    satalt:
    1281.3044
  3. satid:
    5174
    satname:
    COSMOS 407
    intDesignator:
    1971-035A
    launchDate:
    1971-04-23
    satlat:
    57.3307
    satlng:
    5.3103
    satalt:
    775.3179
  4. satid:
    5730
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-119B
    launchDate:
    1971-12-27
    satlat:
    60.6569
    satlng:
    1.5802
    satalt:
    632.7322
  5. satid:
    5731
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10
    intDesignator:
    1971-120A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    56.8378
    satlng:
    6.2736
    satalt:
    845.1262
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    53.2955
    satlng:
    -12.0216
    satalt:
    20007.9747
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    47.159
    satlng:
    1.3568
    satalt:
    28580.5469
  8. satid:
    9824
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AL
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.8938
    satlng:
    6.3797
    satalt:
    1570.9351
  9. satid:
    10439
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067Q
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.0237
    satlng:
    8.3057
    satalt:
    1437.3258
  10. satid:
    12000
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7498
    satlng:
    -5.2069
    satalt:
    1524.8445
  11. satid:
    12266
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DK
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    62.8278
    satlng:
    1.0226
    satalt:
    841.7845
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    47.5679
    satlng:
    -17.2165
    satalt:
    8743.8311
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    49.2796
    satlng:
    29.4695
    satalt:
    30529.064
  14. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    43.7586
    satlng:
    7.9854
    satalt:
    14928.525
  15. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    49.6712
    satlng:
    38.8424
    satalt:
    33333.6166
  16. satid:
    16449
    satname:
    COSMOS 1716
    intDesignator:
    1986-002A
    launchDate:
    1986-01-09
    satlat:
    56.4838
    satlng:
    -4.7176
    satalt:
    1492.5251
  17. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    56.7245
    satlng:
    -24.6303
    satalt:
    23943.8961
  18. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.4613
    satlng:
    54.971
    satalt:
    39539.3079
  19. satid:
    17728
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EX
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    54.4824
    satlng:
    -2.1515
    satalt:
    1566.3205
  20. satid:
    18477
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055BF
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    57.7753
    satlng:
    2.9049
    satalt:
    745.0998
  21. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    59.4189
    satlng:
    -28.812
    satalt:
    37143.6436
  22. satid:
    19807
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-75
    intDesignator:
    1989-014A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-15
    satlat:
    63.7869
    satlng:
    -51.6264
    satalt:
    35143.9246
  23. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    63.251
    satlng:
    -44.6632
    satalt:
    35727.8431
  24. satid:
    22500
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1992-093GK
    launchDate:
    1992-12-25
    satlat:
    59.2195
    satlng:
    3.6979
    satalt:
    847.7313
  25. satid:
    23420
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-88
    intDesignator:
    1994-081A
    launchDate:
    1994-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9399
    satlng:
    -27.0648
    satalt:
    22900.1046
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
77
satcount:
106
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4321
    satname:
    OSCAR 5
    intDesignator:
    1970-008B
    launchDate:
    1970-01-23
    satlat:
    63.6065
    satlng:
    -0.3749
    satalt:
    1449.5177
  2. satid:
    4682
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BF
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    63.7472
    satlng:
    4.0495
    satalt:
    1281.3044
  3. satid:
    5174
    satname:
    COSMOS 407
    intDesignator:
    1971-035A
    launchDate:
    1971-04-23
    satlat:
    57.3307
    satlng:
    5.3103
    satalt:
    775.3179
  4. satid:
    5730
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-119B
    launchDate:
    1971-12-27
    satlat:
    60.6569
    satlng:
    1.5802
    satalt:
    632.7322
  5. satid:
    5731
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10
    intDesignator:
    1971-120A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    56.8378
    satlng:
    6.2736
    satalt:
    845.1262
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    53.2955
    satlng:
    -12.0216
    satalt:
    20007.9747
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    47.159
    satlng:
    1.3568
    satalt:
    28580.5469
  8. satid:
    9824
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AL
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.8938
    satlng:
    6.3797
    satalt:
    1570.9351
  9. satid:
    10439
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067Q
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.0237
    satlng:
    8.3057
    satalt:
    1437.3258
  10. satid:
    12000
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7498
    satlng:
    -5.2069
    satalt:
    1524.8445
  11. satid:
    12266
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DK
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    62.8278
    satlng:
    1.0226
    satalt:
    841.7845
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    47.5679
    satlng:
    -17.2165
    satalt:
    8743.8311
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    49.2796
    satlng:
    29.4695
    satalt:
    30529.064
  14. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    43.7586
    satlng:
    7.9854
    satalt:
    14928.525
  15. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    49.6712
    satlng:
    38.8424
    satalt:
    33333.6166
  16. satid:
    16449
    satname:
    COSMOS 1716
    intDesignator:
    1986-002A
    launchDate:
    1986-01-09
    satlat:
    56.4838
    satlng:
    -4.7176
    satalt:
    1492.5251
  17. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    56.7245
    satlng:
    -24.6303
    satalt:
    23943.8961
  18. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.4613
    satlng:
    54.971
    satalt:
    39539.3079
  19. satid:
    17728
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EX
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    54.4824
    satlng:
    -2.1515
    satalt:
    1566.3205
  20. satid:
    18477
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055BF
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    57.7753
    satlng:
    2.9049
    satalt:
    745.0998
  21. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    59.4189
    satlng:
    -28.812
    satalt:
    37143.6436
  22. satid:
    19807
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-75
    intDesignator:
    1989-014A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-15
    satlat:
    63.7869
    satlng:
    -51.6264
    satalt:
    35143.9246
  23. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    63.251
    satlng:
    -44.6632
    satalt:
    35727.8431
  24. satid:
    22500
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1992-093GK
    launchDate:
    1992-12-25
    satlat:
    59.2195
    satlng:
    3.6979
    satalt:
    847.7313
  25. satid:
    23420
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-88
    intDesignator:
    1994-081A
    launchDate:
    1994-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9399
    satlng:
    -27.0648
    satalt:
    22900.1046
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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