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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 2026-09-23T19:01:37Z in 0.670 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    141
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AB
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.0239
    satlng:
    8.134
    satalt:
    970.1546
  2. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    52.648
    satlng:
    40.3501
    satalt:
    30414.4325
  3. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.2843
    satlng:
    33.8128
    satalt:
    29851.601
  4. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    60.9275
    satlng:
    -16.9784
    satalt:
    22842.7575
  5. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    35.8541
    satlng:
    5.3536
    satalt:
    25372.154
  6. satid:
    8867
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-047C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    62.872
    satlng:
    -2.0592
    satalt:
    1043.022
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.6985
    satlng:
    -19.108
    satalt:
    35268.2971
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.7146
    satlng:
    -0.3721
    satalt:
    11391.5942
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.8312
    satlng:
    25.8654
    satalt:
    30066.0839
  10. satid:
    11691
    satname:
    COSMOS 1156
    intDesignator:
    1980-012A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    64.5998
    satlng:
    6.432
    satalt:
    1424.3658
  11. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    63.6073
    satlng:
    -0.7388
    satalt:
    3671.7356
  12. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.9746
    satlng:
    45.0767
    satalt:
    34797.8483
  13. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5102
    satlng:
    -44.413
    satalt:
    38148.3306
  14. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.5376
    satlng:
    16.9098
    satalt:
    39012.4293
  15. satid:
    13916
    satname:
    COSMOS 1447
    intDesignator:
    1983-021A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-24
    satlat:
    60.2827
    satlng:
    10.7919
    satalt:
    1012.4737
  16. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    51.2395
    satlng:
    -14.6461
    satalt:
    33793.768
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5985
    satlng:
    49.4168
    satalt:
    30116.6811
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.8876
    satlng:
    18.9662
    satalt:
    27420.5266
  19. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.5499
    satlng:
    47.7034
    satalt:
    24428.7445
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    49.4969
    satlng:
    -9.9542
    satalt:
    21386.9021
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.0586
    satlng:
    31.2289
    satalt:
    37899.9196
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    42.086
    satlng:
    13.5196
    satalt:
    27294.2826
  23. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8081
    satlng:
    5.6245
    satalt:
    34464.9857
  24. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    51.401
    satlng:
    4.8653
    satalt:
    9109.7919
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.8747
    satlng:
    56.1625
    satalt:
    38725.73
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    141
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AB
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.0239
    satlng:
    8.134
    satalt:
    970.1546
  2. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    52.648
    satlng:
    40.3501
    satalt:
    30414.4325
  3. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.2843
    satlng:
    33.8128
    satalt:
    29851.601
  4. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    60.9275
    satlng:
    -16.9784
    satalt:
    22842.7575
  5. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    35.8541
    satlng:
    5.3536
    satalt:
    25372.154
  6. satid:
    8867
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-047C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    62.872
    satlng:
    -2.0592
    satalt:
    1043.022
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.6985
    satlng:
    -19.108
    satalt:
    35268.2971
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.7146
    satlng:
    -0.3721
    satalt:
    11391.5942
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.8312
    satlng:
    25.8654
    satalt:
    30066.0839
  10. satid:
    11691
    satname:
    COSMOS 1156
    intDesignator:
    1980-012A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    64.5998
    satlng:
    6.432
    satalt:
    1424.3658
  11. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    63.6073
    satlng:
    -0.7388
    satalt:
    3671.7356
  12. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.9746
    satlng:
    45.0767
    satalt:
    34797.8483
  13. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5102
    satlng:
    -44.413
    satalt:
    38148.3306
  14. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.5376
    satlng:
    16.9098
    satalt:
    39012.4293
  15. satid:
    13916
    satname:
    COSMOS 1447
    intDesignator:
    1983-021A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-24
    satlat:
    60.2827
    satlng:
    10.7919
    satalt:
    1012.4737
  16. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    51.2395
    satlng:
    -14.6461
    satalt:
    33793.768
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5985
    satlng:
    49.4168
    satalt:
    30116.6811
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.8876
    satlng:
    18.9662
    satalt:
    27420.5266
  19. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.5499
    satlng:
    47.7034
    satalt:
    24428.7445
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    49.4969
    satlng:
    -9.9542
    satalt:
    21386.9021
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.0586
    satlng:
    31.2289
    satalt:
    37899.9196
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    42.086
    satlng:
    13.5196
    satalt:
    27294.2826
  23. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8081
    satlng:
    5.6245
    satalt:
    34464.9857
  24. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    51.401
    satlng:
    4.8653
    satalt:
    9109.7919
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.8747
    satlng:
    56.1625
    satalt:
    38725.73
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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