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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 2026-09-23T16:13:12Z in 0.002 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
12
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    704
    satname:
    TRANSIT 5B-2
    intDesignator:
    1963-049B
    launchDate:
    1963-12-05
    satlat:
    60.3913
    satlng:
    6.6867
    satalt:
    1097.9344
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    41.1139
    satlng:
    12.8526
    satalt:
    136912.8044
  3. satid:
    4321
    satname:
    OSCAR 5
    intDesignator:
    1970-008B
    launchDate:
    1970-01-23
    satlat:
    60.3145
    satlng:
    7.3484
    satalt:
    1443.6588
  4. satid:
    4895
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082HE
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    60.8953
    satlng:
    11.9656
    satalt:
    754.7477
  5. satid:
    5732
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-120B
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    62.2211
    satlng:
    12.3599
    satalt:
    903.0382
  6. satid:
    7134
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CY
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.1979
    satlng:
    5.5078
    satalt:
    1454.2167
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    58.6083
    satlng:
    17.7095
    satalt:
    38011.9913
  8. satid:
    7979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058DA
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    57.671
    satlng:
    18.4503
    satalt:
    1286.0246
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    51.0159
    satlng:
    24.7612
    satalt:
    31220.8786
  10. satid:
    9650
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126G
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.7711
    satlng:
    11.7797
    satalt:
    1130.7698
  11. satid:
    10577
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121U
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    58.0498
    satlng:
    2.7419
    satalt:
    1105.0485
  12. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    60.1244
    satlng:
    18.7547
    satalt:
    11975.6468
  13. satid:
    12531
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DL
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.0411
    satlng:
    6.1527
    satalt:
    1717.4525
  14. satid:
    12857
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012H
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    60.9939
    satlng:
    6.2289
    satalt:
    1902.1894
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    63.7571
    satlng:
    37.4281
    satalt:
    25938.0912
  16. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    52.3433
    satlng:
    -24.3283
    satalt:
    31886.2361
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.7732
    satlng:
    46.4049
    satalt:
    39379.4203
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.5049
    satlng:
    13.5491
    satalt:
    34126.8807
  19. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    59.6343
    satlng:
    29.9259
    satalt:
    12358.1784
  20. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    51.1532
    satlng:
    32.9146
    satalt:
    34010.5849
  21. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.3288
    satlng:
    9.9477
    satalt:
    34793.5805
  22. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    69.0774
    satlng:
    -40.6837
    satalt:
    23827.1456
  23. satid:
    15031
    satname:
    COSMOS 1570
    intDesignator:
    1984-056A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-08
    satlat:
    62.9006
    satlng:
    14.5387
    satalt:
    787.0641
  24. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.6998
    satlng:
    -22.1178
    satalt:
    34754.0438
  25. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    50.1121
    satlng:
    28.7948
    satalt:
    25765.3166
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
12
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    704
    satname:
    TRANSIT 5B-2
    intDesignator:
    1963-049B
    launchDate:
    1963-12-05
    satlat:
    60.3913
    satlng:
    6.6867
    satalt:
    1097.9344
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    41.1139
    satlng:
    12.8526
    satalt:
    136912.8044
  3. satid:
    4321
    satname:
    OSCAR 5
    intDesignator:
    1970-008B
    launchDate:
    1970-01-23
    satlat:
    60.3145
    satlng:
    7.3484
    satalt:
    1443.6588
  4. satid:
    4895
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082HE
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    60.8953
    satlng:
    11.9656
    satalt:
    754.7477
  5. satid:
    5732
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-120B
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    62.2211
    satlng:
    12.3599
    satalt:
    903.0382
  6. satid:
    7134
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CY
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.1979
    satlng:
    5.5078
    satalt:
    1454.2167
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    58.6083
    satlng:
    17.7095
    satalt:
    38011.9913
  8. satid:
    7979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058DA
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    57.671
    satlng:
    18.4503
    satalt:
    1286.0246
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    51.0159
    satlng:
    24.7612
    satalt:
    31220.8786
  10. satid:
    9650
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126G
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.7711
    satlng:
    11.7797
    satalt:
    1130.7698
  11. satid:
    10577
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121U
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    58.0498
    satlng:
    2.7419
    satalt:
    1105.0485
  12. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    60.1244
    satlng:
    18.7547
    satalt:
    11975.6468
  13. satid:
    12531
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DL
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.0411
    satlng:
    6.1527
    satalt:
    1717.4525
  14. satid:
    12857
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012H
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    60.9939
    satlng:
    6.2289
    satalt:
    1902.1894
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    63.7571
    satlng:
    37.4281
    satalt:
    25938.0912
  16. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    52.3433
    satlng:
    -24.3283
    satalt:
    31886.2361
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.7732
    satlng:
    46.4049
    satalt:
    39379.4203
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.5049
    satlng:
    13.5491
    satalt:
    34126.8807
  19. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    59.6343
    satlng:
    29.9259
    satalt:
    12358.1784
  20. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    51.1532
    satlng:
    32.9146
    satalt:
    34010.5849
  21. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.3288
    satlng:
    9.9477
    satalt:
    34793.5805
  22. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    69.0774
    satlng:
    -40.6837
    satalt:
    23827.1456
  23. satid:
    15031
    satname:
    COSMOS 1570
    intDesignator:
    1984-056A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-08
    satlat:
    62.9006
    satlng:
    14.5387
    satalt:
    787.0641
  24. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.6998
    satlng:
    -22.1178
    satalt:
    34754.0438
  25. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    50.1121
    satlng:
    28.7948
    satalt:
    25765.3166
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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