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 2026-10-22T02:02:35Z in 0.916 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
113
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    58.7611
    satlng:
    21.2187
    satalt:
    6213.612
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    62.4916
    satlng:
    1.3406
    satalt:
    36330.8624
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    57.791
    satlng:
    48.5734
    satalt:
    274975.3356
  4. satid:
    6822
    satname:
    OPS 8314 (2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-079C
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    61.4704
    satlng:
    16.111
    satalt:
    1457.2757
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.9194
    satlng:
    -2.2885
    satalt:
    32062.5091
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.2122
    satlng:
    -18.6265
    satalt:
    32876.5171
  7. satid:
    9841
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
    intDesignator:
    1977-012A
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    63.1255
    satlng:
    14.8269
    satalt:
    3423.3091
  8. satid:
    9966
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.6055
    satlng:
    16.6381
    satalt:
    1480.6225
  9. satid:
    10938
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-056J
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    65.1132
    satlng:
    11.7478
    satalt:
    1699.2677
  10. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    62.5288
    satlng:
    -25.3569
    satalt:
    21022.9588
  11. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    58.8576
    satlng:
    34.3381
    satalt:
    21066.8527
  12. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    68.5428
    satlng:
    -1.2747
    satalt:
    13939.0851
  13. satid:
    12652
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053G
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.0836
    satlng:
    4.8814
    satalt:
    925.8274
  14. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    35.5039
    satlng:
    16.8162
    satalt:
    35341.1315
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    51.2614
    satlng:
    0.4664
    satalt:
    12332.5805
  16. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    56.5371
    satlng:
    51.9032
    satalt:
    33659.498
  17. satid:
    13533
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.1222
    satlng:
    18.6236
    satalt:
    1625.1289
  18. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    45.1395
    satlng:
    28.0916
    satalt:
    19080.79
  19. satid:
    13999
    satname:
    COSMOS 1191 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1980-057G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-02
    satlat:
    55.3173
    satlng:
    3.1923
    satalt:
    5497.7689
  20. satid:
    14430
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CV
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    61.0097
    satlng:
    0.8326
    satalt:
    1359.082
  21. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    50.319
    satlng:
    -22.0503
    satalt:
    11311.065
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.9581
    satlng:
    -42.1355
    satalt:
    33623.4371
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    61.4893
    satlng:
    19.6402
    satalt:
    32855.5952
  24. satid:
    16103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1687
    intDesignator:
    1985-088A
    launchDate:
    1985-09-30
    satlat:
    67.4376
    satlng:
    -6.8167
    satalt:
    14590.203
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    57.3732
    satlng:
    4.2646
    satalt:
    40329.6057
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
113
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    58.7611
    satlng:
    21.2187
    satalt:
    6213.612
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    62.4916
    satlng:
    1.3406
    satalt:
    36330.8624
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    57.791
    satlng:
    48.5734
    satalt:
    274975.3356
  4. satid:
    6822
    satname:
    OPS 8314 (2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-079C
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    61.4704
    satlng:
    16.111
    satalt:
    1457.2757
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.9194
    satlng:
    -2.2885
    satalt:
    32062.5091
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.2122
    satlng:
    -18.6265
    satalt:
    32876.5171
  7. satid:
    9841
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
    intDesignator:
    1977-012A
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    63.1255
    satlng:
    14.8269
    satalt:
    3423.3091
  8. satid:
    9966
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.6055
    satlng:
    16.6381
    satalt:
    1480.6225
  9. satid:
    10938
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-056J
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    65.1132
    satlng:
    11.7478
    satalt:
    1699.2677
  10. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    62.5288
    satlng:
    -25.3569
    satalt:
    21022.9588
  11. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    58.8576
    satlng:
    34.3381
    satalt:
    21066.8527
  12. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    68.5428
    satlng:
    -1.2747
    satalt:
    13939.0851
  13. satid:
    12652
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053G
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.0836
    satlng:
    4.8814
    satalt:
    925.8274
  14. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    35.5039
    satlng:
    16.8162
    satalt:
    35341.1315
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    51.2614
    satlng:
    0.4664
    satalt:
    12332.5805
  16. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    56.5371
    satlng:
    51.9032
    satalt:
    33659.498
  17. satid:
    13533
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.1222
    satlng:
    18.6236
    satalt:
    1625.1289
  18. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    45.1395
    satlng:
    28.0916
    satalt:
    19080.79
  19. satid:
    13999
    satname:
    COSMOS 1191 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1980-057G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-02
    satlat:
    55.3173
    satlng:
    3.1923
    satalt:
    5497.7689
  20. satid:
    14430
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CV
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    61.0097
    satlng:
    0.8326
    satalt:
    1359.082
  21. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    50.319
    satlng:
    -22.0503
    satalt:
    11311.065
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.9581
    satlng:
    -42.1355
    satalt:
    33623.4371
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    61.4893
    satlng:
    19.6402
    satalt:
    32855.5952
  24. satid:
    16103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1687
    intDesignator:
    1985-088A
    launchDate:
    1985-09-30
    satlat:
    67.4376
    satlng:
    -6.8167
    satalt:
    14590.203
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    57.3732
    satlng:
    4.2646
    satalt:
    40329.6057
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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