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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

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 2026-10-17T21:13:39Z in 1.904 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2518
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-087C
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    54.6972
    satlng:
    6.9422
    satalt:
    1508.8504
  2. satid:
    3315
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-055B
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.1024
    satlng:
    -16.9716
    satalt:
    4788.5287
  3. satid:
    4743
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    63.4992
    satlng:
    6.0135
    satalt:
    1038.5679
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    46.2373
    satlng:
    36.7793
    satalt:
    23236.7399
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    62.3426
    satlng:
    -1.9064
    satalt:
    33264.0688
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.9732
    satlng:
    38.8107
    satalt:
    32916.5704
  7. satid:
    8178
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AU
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.8744
    satlng:
    -0.9595
    satalt:
    1403.7345
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.8417
    satlng:
    -44.4813
    satalt:
    32527.4812
  9. satid:
    10620
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AU
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.8933
    satlng:
    -3.1616
    satalt:
    2021.0596
  10. satid:
    11880
    satname:
    COSMOS 1197
    intDesignator:
    1980-058F
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    59.8851
    satlng:
    5.7449
    satalt:
    1502.0408
  11. satid:
    11962
    satname:
    METEOR 2-6
    intDesignator:
    1980-073A
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    62.2157
    satlng:
    2.0667
    satalt:
    864.3942
  12. satid:
    12742
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CK
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.6294
    satlng:
    5.3215
    satalt:
    1029.3643
  13. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.6758
    satlng:
    6.889
    satalt:
    13519.6969
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5583
    satlng:
    -10.9006
    satalt:
    30066.8898
  15. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.4303
    satlng:
    -9.6333
    satalt:
    37636.2626
  16. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.5418
    satlng:
    44.4292
    satalt:
    19373.1894
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.7131
    satlng:
    25.5375
    satalt:
    33984.3364
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8626
    satlng:
    19.5648
    satalt:
    37502.8004
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    55.9613
    satlng:
    -10.5998
    satalt:
    23076.8655
  20. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    45.2733
    satlng:
    1.8179
    satalt:
    19118.4594
  21. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    62.2929
    satlng:
    30.0465
    satalt:
    19176.2598
  22. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.2609
    satlng:
    39.0544
    satalt:
    19125.6972
  23. satid:
    19656
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1988-102C
    launchDate:
    1988-11-23
    satlat:
    60.0387
    satlng:
    1.7517
    satalt:
    875.0088
  24. satid:
    20028
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039E
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    46.8949
    satlng:
    -9.7574
    satalt:
    19120.0778
  25. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    74.7153
    satlng:
    4.3771
    satalt:
    21063.6948
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2518
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-087C
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    54.6972
    satlng:
    6.9422
    satalt:
    1508.8504
  2. satid:
    3315
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-055B
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.1024
    satlng:
    -16.9716
    satalt:
    4788.5287
  3. satid:
    4743
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    63.4992
    satlng:
    6.0135
    satalt:
    1038.5679
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    46.2373
    satlng:
    36.7793
    satalt:
    23236.7399
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    62.3426
    satlng:
    -1.9064
    satalt:
    33264.0688
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.9732
    satlng:
    38.8107
    satalt:
    32916.5704
  7. satid:
    8178
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AU
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.8744
    satlng:
    -0.9595
    satalt:
    1403.7345
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.8417
    satlng:
    -44.4813
    satalt:
    32527.4812
  9. satid:
    10620
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AU
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.8933
    satlng:
    -3.1616
    satalt:
    2021.0596
  10. satid:
    11880
    satname:
    COSMOS 1197
    intDesignator:
    1980-058F
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    59.8851
    satlng:
    5.7449
    satalt:
    1502.0408
  11. satid:
    11962
    satname:
    METEOR 2-6
    intDesignator:
    1980-073A
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    62.2157
    satlng:
    2.0667
    satalt:
    864.3942
  12. satid:
    12742
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CK
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.6294
    satlng:
    5.3215
    satalt:
    1029.3643
  13. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.6758
    satlng:
    6.889
    satalt:
    13519.6969
  14. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5583
    satlng:
    -10.9006
    satalt:
    30066.8898
  15. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.4303
    satlng:
    -9.6333
    satalt:
    37636.2626
  16. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.5418
    satlng:
    44.4292
    satalt:
    19373.1894
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.7131
    satlng:
    25.5375
    satalt:
    33984.3364
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8626
    satlng:
    19.5648
    satalt:
    37502.8004
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    55.9613
    satlng:
    -10.5998
    satalt:
    23076.8655
  20. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    45.2733
    satlng:
    1.8179
    satalt:
    19118.4594
  21. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    62.2929
    satlng:
    30.0465
    satalt:
    19176.2598
  22. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.2609
    satlng:
    39.0544
    satalt:
    19125.6972
  23. satid:
    19656
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1988-102C
    launchDate:
    1988-11-23
    satlat:
    60.0387
    satlng:
    1.7517
    satalt:
    875.0088
  24. satid:
    20028
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039E
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    46.8949
    satlng:
    -9.7574
    satalt:
    19120.0778
  25. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    74.7153
    satlng:
    4.3771
    satalt:
    21063.6948
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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