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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 2026-10-18T23:16:09Z in 1.183 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    188
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018C
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    61.107
    satlng:
    19.0067
    satalt:
    3503.9981
  2. satid:
    560
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GS
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.5168
    satlng:
    10.8008
    satalt:
    1221.2471
  3. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.7516
    satlng:
    18.469
    satalt:
    4092.7244
  4. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    59.6287
    satlng:
    14.4733
    satalt:
    6180.6088
  5. satid:
    3954
    satname:
    OPS 6909 (VELA 9)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046D
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    74.8154
    satlng:
    6.6437
    satalt:
    19043.7369
  6. satid:
    4607
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025K
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.5507
    satlng:
    3.9283
    satalt:
    2026.3085
  7. satid:
    5098
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015X
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    60.0544
    satlng:
    12.0266
    satalt:
    1597.5465
  8. satid:
    5729
    satname:
    AUREOLE 1
    intDesignator:
    1971-119A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-27
    satlat:
    58.1193
    satlng:
    6.4332
    satalt:
    710.9834
  9. satid:
    5905
    satname:
    COSMOS 480
    intDesignator:
    1972-019A
    launchDate:
    1972-03-25
    satlat:
    59.279
    satlng:
    2.8051
    satalt:
    1182.9023
  10. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.1683
    satlng:
    35.5918
    satalt:
    31867.0631
  11. satid:
    7044
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.6506
    satlng:
    -1.3155
    satalt:
    1495.5277
  12. satid:
    7191
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.5755
    satlng:
    -3.8012
    satalt:
    1443.024
  13. satid:
    7192
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FA
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.8868
    satlng:
    8.8437
    satalt:
    1533.4645
  14. satid:
    7441
    satname:
    COSMOS 683
    intDesignator:
    1974-072G
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    59.3927
    satlng:
    13.8576
    satalt:
    1448.009
  15. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    53.991
    satlng:
    48.0918
    satalt:
    29298.1
  16. satid:
    8110
    satname:
    SL-3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-064D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-11
    satlat:
    61.8144
    satlng:
    3.2451
    satalt:
    847.3214
  17. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    57.3529
    satlng:
    -9.5625
    satalt:
    22221.535
  18. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    60.4328
    satlng:
    -35.5566
    satalt:
    20351.7362
  19. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    62.2698
    satlng:
    -2.7147
    satalt:
    21056.5594
  20. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.5649
    satlng:
    -30.023
    satalt:
    18295.1747
  21. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.0031
    satlng:
    -6.9141
    satalt:
    34633.6563
  22. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    59.0707
    satlng:
    -15.5769
    satalt:
    18993.763
  23. satid:
    12114
    satname:
    COSMOS 1235
    intDesignator:
    1980-102H
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    56.338
    satlng:
    -1.3408
    satalt:
    1470.364
  24. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    64.5106
    satlng:
    21.9808
    satalt:
    26244.7936
  25. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    66.2871
    satlng:
    -6.9117
    satalt:
    21433.9117
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
133
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    188
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018C
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    61.107
    satlng:
    19.0067
    satalt:
    3503.9981
  2. satid:
    560
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GS
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.5168
    satlng:
    10.8008
    satalt:
    1221.2471
  3. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.7516
    satlng:
    18.469
    satalt:
    4092.7244
  4. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    59.6287
    satlng:
    14.4733
    satalt:
    6180.6088
  5. satid:
    3954
    satname:
    OPS 6909 (VELA 9)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046D
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    74.8154
    satlng:
    6.6437
    satalt:
    19043.7369
  6. satid:
    4607
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025K
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.5507
    satlng:
    3.9283
    satalt:
    2026.3085
  7. satid:
    5098
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015X
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    60.0544
    satlng:
    12.0266
    satalt:
    1597.5465
  8. satid:
    5729
    satname:
    AUREOLE 1
    intDesignator:
    1971-119A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-27
    satlat:
    58.1193
    satlng:
    6.4332
    satalt:
    710.9834
  9. satid:
    5905
    satname:
    COSMOS 480
    intDesignator:
    1972-019A
    launchDate:
    1972-03-25
    satlat:
    59.279
    satlng:
    2.8051
    satalt:
    1182.9023
  10. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.1683
    satlng:
    35.5918
    satalt:
    31867.0631
  11. satid:
    7044
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.6506
    satlng:
    -1.3155
    satalt:
    1495.5277
  12. satid:
    7191
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.5755
    satlng:
    -3.8012
    satalt:
    1443.024
  13. satid:
    7192
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FA
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.8868
    satlng:
    8.8437
    satalt:
    1533.4645
  14. satid:
    7441
    satname:
    COSMOS 683
    intDesignator:
    1974-072G
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    59.3927
    satlng:
    13.8576
    satalt:
    1448.009
  15. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    53.991
    satlng:
    48.0918
    satalt:
    29298.1
  16. satid:
    8110
    satname:
    SL-3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-064D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-11
    satlat:
    61.8144
    satlng:
    3.2451
    satalt:
    847.3214
  17. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    57.3529
    satlng:
    -9.5625
    satalt:
    22221.535
  18. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    60.4328
    satlng:
    -35.5566
    satalt:
    20351.7362
  19. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    62.2698
    satlng:
    -2.7147
    satalt:
    21056.5594
  20. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.5649
    satlng:
    -30.023
    satalt:
    18295.1747
  21. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.0031
    satlng:
    -6.9141
    satalt:
    34633.6563
  22. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    59.0707
    satlng:
    -15.5769
    satalt:
    18993.763
  23. satid:
    12114
    satname:
    COSMOS 1235
    intDesignator:
    1980-102H
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    56.338
    satlng:
    -1.3408
    satalt:
    1470.364
  24. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    64.5106
    satlng:
    21.9808
    satalt:
    26244.7936
  25. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    66.2871
    satlng:
    -6.9117
    satalt:
    21433.9117
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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