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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 2026-09-25T10:05:50Z in 0.658 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
122
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    403
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EC
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.3886
    satlng:
    15.7049
    satalt:
    958.2599
  2. satid:
    655
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HG
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    56.55
    satlng:
    16.8875
    satalt:
    1432.3816
  3. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    60.827
    satlng:
    -19.4461
    satalt:
    6048.8993
  4. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    60.4823
    satlng:
    19.8425
    satalt:
    4201.129
  5. satid:
    2377
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014X
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.9012
    satlng:
    4.5106
    satalt:
    3747.053
  6. satid:
    3093
    satname:
    EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
    intDesignator:
    1968-002A
    launchDate:
    1968-01-11
    satlat:
    61.7929
    satlng:
    13.207
    satalt:
    1466.6304
  7. satid:
    4719
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CD
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.2094
    satlng:
    15.7329
    satalt:
    1003.043
  8. satid:
    6319
    satname:
    COSMOS 539
    intDesignator:
    1972-102A
    launchDate:
    1972-12-21
    satlat:
    63.2035
    satlng:
    7.9937
    satalt:
    1381.97
  9. satid:
    7273
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-024J
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    55.4665
    satlng:
    11.7545
    satalt:
    1566.5757
  10. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.3052
    satlng:
    35.7069
    satalt:
    15043.593
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    55.5027
    satlng:
    15.2836
    satalt:
    29118.2967
  12. satid:
    11051
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-091J
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    62.6871
    satlng:
    17.489
    satalt:
    1547.0345
  13. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    63.6285
    satlng:
    33.1937
    satalt:
    6856.7544
  14. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    53.3686
    satlng:
    21.5415
    satalt:
    14889.3833
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    54.208
    satlng:
    -12.7646
    satalt:
    36336.5798
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    61.7445
    satlng:
    -35.9633
    satalt:
    39934.7198
  17. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    62.8103
    satlng:
    61.4841
    satalt:
    33614.5551
  18. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    52.5345
    satlng:
    43.9299
    satalt:
    32461.4715
  19. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    48.1334
    satlng:
    41.8401
    satalt:
    15680.1805
  20. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9607
    satlng:
    35.4729
    satalt:
    39143.1041
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    50.8376
    satlng:
    -3.2182
    satalt:
    35313.9912
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.9709
    satlng:
    50.1914
    satalt:
    37267.4154
  23. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.5678
    satlng:
    26.0308
    satalt:
    12252.6378
  24. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.1128
    satlng:
    -22.8819
    satalt:
    12214.0428
  25. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    66.6887
    satlng:
    43.138
    satalt:
    22473.0396
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
122
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    403
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EC
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.3886
    satlng:
    15.7049
    satalt:
    958.2599
  2. satid:
    655
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HG
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    56.55
    satlng:
    16.8875
    satalt:
    1432.3816
  3. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    60.827
    satlng:
    -19.4461
    satalt:
    6048.8993
  4. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    60.4823
    satlng:
    19.8425
    satalt:
    4201.129
  5. satid:
    2377
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014X
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.9012
    satlng:
    4.5106
    satalt:
    3747.053
  6. satid:
    3093
    satname:
    EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
    intDesignator:
    1968-002A
    launchDate:
    1968-01-11
    satlat:
    61.7929
    satlng:
    13.207
    satalt:
    1466.6304
  7. satid:
    4719
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CD
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.2094
    satlng:
    15.7329
    satalt:
    1003.043
  8. satid:
    6319
    satname:
    COSMOS 539
    intDesignator:
    1972-102A
    launchDate:
    1972-12-21
    satlat:
    63.2035
    satlng:
    7.9937
    satalt:
    1381.97
  9. satid:
    7273
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-024J
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    55.4665
    satlng:
    11.7545
    satalt:
    1566.5757
  10. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.3052
    satlng:
    35.7069
    satalt:
    15043.593
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    55.5027
    satlng:
    15.2836
    satalt:
    29118.2967
  12. satid:
    11051
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-091J
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    62.6871
    satlng:
    17.489
    satalt:
    1547.0345
  13. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    63.6285
    satlng:
    33.1937
    satalt:
    6856.7544
  14. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    53.3686
    satlng:
    21.5415
    satalt:
    14889.3833
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    54.208
    satlng:
    -12.7646
    satalt:
    36336.5798
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    61.7445
    satlng:
    -35.9633
    satalt:
    39934.7198
  17. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    62.8103
    satlng:
    61.4841
    satalt:
    33614.5551
  18. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    52.5345
    satlng:
    43.9299
    satalt:
    32461.4715
  19. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    48.1334
    satlng:
    41.8401
    satalt:
    15680.1805
  20. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9607
    satlng:
    35.4729
    satalt:
    39143.1041
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    50.8376
    satlng:
    -3.2182
    satalt:
    35313.9912
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.9709
    satlng:
    50.1914
    satalt:
    37267.4154
  23. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.5678
    satlng:
    26.0308
    satalt:
    12252.6378
  24. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.1128
    satlng:
    -22.8819
    satalt:
    12214.0428
  25. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    66.6887
    satlng:
    43.138
    satalt:
    22473.0396
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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