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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

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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

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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 2026-09-24T15:06:15Z in 0.885 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    147
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AH
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.2586
    satlng:
    7.9914
    satalt:
    832.627
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    46.076
    satlng:
    1.2661
    satalt:
    139588.8657
  3. satid:
    4515
    satname:
    SCOUT A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-067B
    launchDate:
    1970-08-27
    satlat:
    64.4714
    satlng:
    4.3861
    satalt:
    1188.5321
  4. satid:
    5416
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BN
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    59.9746
    satlng:
    6.0991
    satalt:
    1019.8508
  5. satid:
    7015
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086F
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.8177
    satlng:
    17.1449
    satalt:
    1867.9375
  6. satid:
    7068
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.0909
    satlng:
    10.3518
    satalt:
    1331.6689
  7. satid:
    7137
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.4544
    satlng:
    -0.0662
    satalt:
    1457.7706
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    62.7907
    satlng:
    11.0622
    satalt:
    38261.3936
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9172
    satlng:
    25.7398
    satalt:
    35147.7469
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8668
    satlng:
    59.5947
    satalt:
    37209.3534
  11. satid:
    10614
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.3273
    satlng:
    9.7297
    satalt:
    1038.9106
  12. satid:
    12993
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    61.5664
    satlng:
    -24.8829
    satalt:
    12143.6266
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.7928
    satlng:
    4.9699
    satalt:
    20960.8897
  14. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    61.9243
    satlng:
    -23.7079
    satalt:
    29626.2282
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    59.0603
    satlng:
    39.987
    satalt:
    36384.8193
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.3882
    satlng:
    4.4989
    satalt:
    26885.6887
  17. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.9916
    satlng:
    -15.5802
    satalt:
    8032.7684
  18. satid:
    14178
    satname:
    COSMOS 1480
    intDesignator:
    1983-069H
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    56.1166
    satlng:
    10.1043
    satalt:
    1508.3774
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.231
    satlng:
    41.2988
    satalt:
    33102.5546
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    41.3041
    satlng:
    19.0241
    satalt:
    34420.4692
  21. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    61.5988
    satlng:
    -40.5389
    satalt:
    19135.7411
  22. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    47.9624
    satlng:
    -10.2072
    satalt:
    19163.9492
  23. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    39.9974
    satlng:
    -3.3271
    satalt:
    32086.1991
  24. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    40.2196
    satlng:
    17.4823
    satalt:
    32018.2133
  25. satid:
    14910
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GK
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    61.0909
    satlng:
    5.057
    satalt:
    821.4545
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    147
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AH
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.2586
    satlng:
    7.9914
    satalt:
    832.627
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    46.076
    satlng:
    1.2661
    satalt:
    139588.8657
  3. satid:
    4515
    satname:
    SCOUT A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-067B
    launchDate:
    1970-08-27
    satlat:
    64.4714
    satlng:
    4.3861
    satalt:
    1188.5321
  4. satid:
    5416
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BN
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    59.9746
    satlng:
    6.0991
    satalt:
    1019.8508
  5. satid:
    7015
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086F
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.8177
    satlng:
    17.1449
    satalt:
    1867.9375
  6. satid:
    7068
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.0909
    satlng:
    10.3518
    satalt:
    1331.6689
  7. satid:
    7137
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.4544
    satlng:
    -0.0662
    satalt:
    1457.7706
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    62.7907
    satlng:
    11.0622
    satalt:
    38261.3936
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9172
    satlng:
    25.7398
    satalt:
    35147.7469
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8668
    satlng:
    59.5947
    satalt:
    37209.3534
  11. satid:
    10614
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.3273
    satlng:
    9.7297
    satalt:
    1038.9106
  12. satid:
    12993
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    61.5664
    satlng:
    -24.8829
    satalt:
    12143.6266
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.7928
    satlng:
    4.9699
    satalt:
    20960.8897
  14. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    61.9243
    satlng:
    -23.7079
    satalt:
    29626.2282
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    59.0603
    satlng:
    39.987
    satalt:
    36384.8193
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.3882
    satlng:
    4.4989
    satalt:
    26885.6887
  17. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.9916
    satlng:
    -15.5802
    satalt:
    8032.7684
  18. satid:
    14178
    satname:
    COSMOS 1480
    intDesignator:
    1983-069H
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    56.1166
    satlng:
    10.1043
    satalt:
    1508.3774
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.231
    satlng:
    41.2988
    satalt:
    33102.5546
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    41.3041
    satlng:
    19.0241
    satalt:
    34420.4692
  21. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    61.5988
    satlng:
    -40.5389
    satalt:
    19135.7411
  22. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    47.9624
    satlng:
    -10.2072
    satalt:
    19163.9492
  23. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    39.9974
    satlng:
    -3.3271
    satalt:
    32086.1991
  24. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    40.2196
    satlng:
    17.4823
    satalt:
    32018.2133
  25. satid:
    14910
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GK
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    61.0909
    satlng:
    5.057
    satalt:
    821.4545
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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