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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 2026-09-23T19:09:01Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
106
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    52.8104
    satlng:
    40.3095
    satalt:
    30467.8168
  2. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.3999
    satlng:
    33.796
    satalt:
    29940.3666
  3. satid:
    7440
    satname:
    COSMOS 682
    intDesignator:
    1974-072F
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    63.666
    satlng:
    -3.5983
    satalt:
    1476.1539
  4. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.1407
    satlng:
    -16.7177
    satalt:
    22939.2031
  5. satid:
    8818
    satname:
    OPS 6431
    intDesignator:
    1976-038A
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    57.8703
    satlng:
    0.7349
    satalt:
    859.3976
  6. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.7994
    satlng:
    -19.0946
    satalt:
    35260.2942
  7. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.8814
    satlng:
    0.791
    satalt:
    11526.2108
  8. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.9187
    satlng:
    25.9122
    satalt:
    30140.5297
  9. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    64.2669
    satlng:
    2.7615
    satalt:
    3650.8836
  10. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.907
    satlng:
    45.0595
    satalt:
    34732.5418
  11. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.519
    satlng:
    -44.3905
    satalt:
    38171.7589
  12. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.4971
    satlng:
    16.8935
    satalt:
    38996.588
  13. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    51.3763
    satlng:
    -14.7331
    satalt:
    33765.2068
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.6053
    satlng:
    49.7884
    satalt:
    30056.3641
  15. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.9384
    satlng:
    19.393
    satalt:
    27340.4653
  16. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.687
    satlng:
    48.0973
    satalt:
    24329.1848
  17. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    49.6981
    satlng:
    -9.8732
    satalt:
    21530.4351
  18. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.0672
    satlng:
    31.2497
    satalt:
    37913.5119
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    42.2324
    satlng:
    13.4557
    satalt:
    27409.5964
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8203
    satlng:
    5.6769
    satalt:
    34413.3263
  21. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.7893
    satlng:
    5.5369
    satalt:
    9270.1877
  22. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.8796
    satlng:
    56.1632
    satalt:
    38698.5576
  23. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.4905
    satlng:
    54.5222
    satalt:
    38811.5133
  24. satid:
    17527
    satname:
    MOS 1A (MOMO 1)
    intDesignator:
    1987-018A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-19
    satlat:
    57.4597
    satlng:
    11.1289
    satalt:
    896.7626
  25. satid:
    19785
    satname:
    COSMOS 1994
    intDesignator:
    1989-009A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-10
    satlat:
    59.4995
    satlng:
    13.3669
    satalt:
    1405.2257
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
106
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    52.8104
    satlng:
    40.3095
    satalt:
    30467.8168
  2. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.3999
    satlng:
    33.796
    satalt:
    29940.3666
  3. satid:
    7440
    satname:
    COSMOS 682
    intDesignator:
    1974-072F
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    63.666
    satlng:
    -3.5983
    satalt:
    1476.1539
  4. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.1407
    satlng:
    -16.7177
    satalt:
    22939.2031
  5. satid:
    8818
    satname:
    OPS 6431
    intDesignator:
    1976-038A
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    57.8703
    satlng:
    0.7349
    satalt:
    859.3976
  6. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.7994
    satlng:
    -19.0946
    satalt:
    35260.2942
  7. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.8814
    satlng:
    0.791
    satalt:
    11526.2108
  8. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.9187
    satlng:
    25.9122
    satalt:
    30140.5297
  9. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    64.2669
    satlng:
    2.7615
    satalt:
    3650.8836
  10. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.907
    satlng:
    45.0595
    satalt:
    34732.5418
  11. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.519
    satlng:
    -44.3905
    satalt:
    38171.7589
  12. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.4971
    satlng:
    16.8935
    satalt:
    38996.588
  13. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    51.3763
    satlng:
    -14.7331
    satalt:
    33765.2068
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.6053
    satlng:
    49.7884
    satalt:
    30056.3641
  15. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.9384
    satlng:
    19.393
    satalt:
    27340.4653
  16. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.687
    satlng:
    48.0973
    satalt:
    24329.1848
  17. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    49.6981
    satlng:
    -9.8732
    satalt:
    21530.4351
  18. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.0672
    satlng:
    31.2497
    satalt:
    37913.5119
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    42.2324
    satlng:
    13.4557
    satalt:
    27409.5964
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8203
    satlng:
    5.6769
    satalt:
    34413.3263
  21. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.7893
    satlng:
    5.5369
    satalt:
    9270.1877
  22. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.8796
    satlng:
    56.1632
    satalt:
    38698.5576
  23. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.4905
    satlng:
    54.5222
    satalt:
    38811.5133
  24. satid:
    17527
    satname:
    MOS 1A (MOMO 1)
    intDesignator:
    1987-018A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-19
    satlat:
    57.4597
    satlng:
    11.1289
    satalt:
    896.7626
  25. satid:
    19785
    satname:
    COSMOS 1994
    intDesignator:
    1989-009A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-10
    satlat:
    59.4995
    satlng:
    13.3669
    satalt:
    1405.2257
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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