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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 2026-09-28T05:30:42Z in 1.298 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
138
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    133
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015T
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.7916
    satlng:
    -0.7007
    satalt:
    806.4899
  2. satid:
    152
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AN
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.2169
    satlng:
    11.0728
    satalt:
    810.2459
  3. satid:
    192
    satname:
    MIDAS 4
    intDesignator:
    1961-028A
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    66.9729
    satlng:
    -10.4949
    satalt:
    3690.2008
  4. satid:
    1572
    satname:
    COSMOS 82
    intDesignator:
    1965-070C
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    54.0338
    satlng:
    5.0291
    satalt:
    1466.1061
  5. satid:
    2009
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028E
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    68.8612
    satlng:
    -2.6944
    satalt:
    3540.6679
  6. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.9111
    satlng:
    -5.6287
    satalt:
    141618.2416
  7. satid:
    3743
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1965-020ES
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    56.4131
    satlng:
    13.3042
    satalt:
    1564.2283
  8. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.4568
    satlng:
    -6.9223
    satalt:
    2091.2861
  9. satid:
    6217
    satname:
    OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)
    intDesignator:
    1972-076B
    launchDate:
    1972-10-02
    satlat:
    58.1757
    satlng:
    6.0939
    satalt:
    663.0885
  10. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    58.5708
    satlng:
    -14.2749
    satalt:
    5952.0432
  11. satid:
    8828
    satname:
    NOAA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1970-106C
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    58.6163
    satlng:
    1.2803
    satalt:
    1541.7455
  12. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    59.2832
    satlng:
    45.7896
    satalt:
    21760.4426
  13. satid:
    10870
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CY
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.9111
    satlng:
    8.0263
    satalt:
    1485.0355
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    52.5523
    satlng:
    -24.6708
    satalt:
    20026.8627
  15. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    48.1788
    satlng:
    -0.3256
    satalt:
    6128.0954
  16. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    51.6059
    satlng:
    25.5641
    satalt:
    7760.6558
  17. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    53.8184
    satlng:
    17.0089
    satalt:
    7736.105
  18. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    69.6848
    satlng:
    59.883
    satalt:
    28614.3181
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    65.6571
    satlng:
    12.5064
    satalt:
    24324.2009
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.0097
    satlng:
    27.4314
    satalt:
    20738.6744
  21. satid:
    15559
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.1821
    satlng:
    8.0092
    satalt:
    1085.5228
  22. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    63.8829
    satlng:
    50.6162
    satalt:
    19078.5158
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.2773
    satlng:
    -5.4446
    satalt:
    39966.2365
  24. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.9516
    satlng:
    -43.5785
    satalt:
    19132.7556
  25. satid:
    16961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    57.908
    satlng:
    27.2132
    satalt:
    19147.9298
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
138
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    133
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015T
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.7916
    satlng:
    -0.7007
    satalt:
    806.4899
  2. satid:
    152
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AN
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.2169
    satlng:
    11.0728
    satalt:
    810.2459
  3. satid:
    192
    satname:
    MIDAS 4
    intDesignator:
    1961-028A
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    66.9729
    satlng:
    -10.4949
    satalt:
    3690.2008
  4. satid:
    1572
    satname:
    COSMOS 82
    intDesignator:
    1965-070C
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    54.0338
    satlng:
    5.0291
    satalt:
    1466.1061
  5. satid:
    2009
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028E
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    68.8612
    satlng:
    -2.6944
    satalt:
    3540.6679
  6. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.9111
    satlng:
    -5.6287
    satalt:
    141618.2416
  7. satid:
    3743
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1965-020ES
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    56.4131
    satlng:
    13.3042
    satalt:
    1564.2283
  8. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.4568
    satlng:
    -6.9223
    satalt:
    2091.2861
  9. satid:
    6217
    satname:
    OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)
    intDesignator:
    1972-076B
    launchDate:
    1972-10-02
    satlat:
    58.1757
    satlng:
    6.0939
    satalt:
    663.0885
  10. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    58.5708
    satlng:
    -14.2749
    satalt:
    5952.0432
  11. satid:
    8828
    satname:
    NOAA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1970-106C
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    58.6163
    satlng:
    1.2803
    satalt:
    1541.7455
  12. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    59.2832
    satlng:
    45.7896
    satalt:
    21760.4426
  13. satid:
    10870
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CY
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.9111
    satlng:
    8.0263
    satalt:
    1485.0355
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    52.5523
    satlng:
    -24.6708
    satalt:
    20026.8627
  15. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    48.1788
    satlng:
    -0.3256
    satalt:
    6128.0954
  16. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    51.6059
    satlng:
    25.5641
    satalt:
    7760.6558
  17. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    53.8184
    satlng:
    17.0089
    satalt:
    7736.105
  18. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    69.6848
    satlng:
    59.883
    satalt:
    28614.3181
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    65.6571
    satlng:
    12.5064
    satalt:
    24324.2009
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.0097
    satlng:
    27.4314
    satalt:
    20738.6744
  21. satid:
    15559
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.1821
    satlng:
    8.0092
    satalt:
    1085.5228
  22. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    63.8829
    satlng:
    50.6162
    satalt:
    19078.5158
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.2773
    satlng:
    -5.4446
    satalt:
    39966.2365
  24. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.9516
    satlng:
    -43.5785
    satalt:
    19132.7556
  25. satid:
    16961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    57.908
    satlng:
    27.2132
    satalt:
    19147.9298
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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