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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 2026-09-24T10:00:32Z in 5.006 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    745
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-038E
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    57.5811
    satlng:
    2.5575
    satalt:
    1066.1875
  2. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    69.6633
    satlng:
    25.0633
    satalt:
    4208.3021
  3. satid:
    2372
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014T
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    69.3209
    satlng:
    6.7993
    satalt:
    3421.1444
  4. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.397
    satlng:
    -0.1442
    satalt:
    3363.1572
  5. satid:
    3848
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055C
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.6944
    satlng:
    -4.6116
    satalt:
    5854.3652
  6. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.8075
    satlng:
    8.5461
    satalt:
    2203.6151
  7. satid:
    5390
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025KV
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.4501
    satlng:
    5.6461
    satalt:
    928.9279
  8. satid:
    5958
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MP
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.6963
    satlng:
    1.1807
    satalt:
    1061.9158
  9. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    65.5968
    satlng:
    3.6625
    satalt:
    1443.8276
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    54.7465
    satlng:
    16.0741
    satalt:
    28521.0908
  11. satid:
    9979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.7669
    satlng:
    -4.1618
    satalt:
    2112.433
  12. satid:
    10826
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BW
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.2726
    satlng:
    11.0525
    satalt:
    1511.3788
  13. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    62.8933
    satlng:
    39.2108
    satalt:
    7103.296
  14. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    53.9032
    satlng:
    25.2204
    satalt:
    14922.4471
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    54.405
    satlng:
    -10.6479
    satalt:
    36272.6389
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.948
    satlng:
    -29.6715
    satalt:
    39570.038
  17. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    54.3356
    satlng:
    44.6281
    satalt:
    32558.4795
  18. satid:
    12780
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.3911
    satlng:
    13.5361
    satalt:
    933.9698
  19. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.8346
    satlng:
    40.1154
    satalt:
    39277.2874
  20. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    52.4053
    satlng:
    -2.3027
    satalt:
    35342.1882
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.5948
    satlng:
    49.9759
    satalt:
    36792.4595
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    64.9456
    satlng:
    51.1999
    satalt:
    23422.8947
  23. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.1629
    satlng:
    -5.9668
    satalt:
    29782.8991
  24. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.5538
    satlng:
    52.6338
    satalt:
    23957.7922
  25. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    58.9855
    satlng:
    9.9624
    satalt:
    27490.5144
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:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    745
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-038E
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    57.5811
    satlng:
    2.5575
    satalt:
    1066.1875
  2. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    69.6633
    satlng:
    25.0633
    satalt:
    4208.3021
  3. satid:
    2372
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014T
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    69.3209
    satlng:
    6.7993
    satalt:
    3421.1444
  4. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.397
    satlng:
    -0.1442
    satalt:
    3363.1572
  5. satid:
    3848
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055C
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.6944
    satlng:
    -4.6116
    satalt:
    5854.3652
  6. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.8075
    satlng:
    8.5461
    satalt:
    2203.6151
  7. satid:
    5390
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025KV
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    56.4501
    satlng:
    5.6461
    satalt:
    928.9279
  8. satid:
    5958
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MP
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.6963
    satlng:
    1.1807
    satalt:
    1061.9158
  9. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    65.5968
    satlng:
    3.6625
    satalt:
    1443.8276
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    54.7465
    satlng:
    16.0741
    satalt:
    28521.0908
  11. satid:
    9979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.7669
    satlng:
    -4.1618
    satalt:
    2112.433
  12. satid:
    10826
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BW
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.2726
    satlng:
    11.0525
    satalt:
    1511.3788
  13. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    62.8933
    satlng:
    39.2108
    satalt:
    7103.296
  14. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    53.9032
    satlng:
    25.2204
    satalt:
    14922.4471
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    54.405
    satlng:
    -10.6479
    satalt:
    36272.6389
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.948
    satlng:
    -29.6715
    satalt:
    39570.038
  17. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    54.3356
    satlng:
    44.6281
    satalt:
    32558.4795
  18. satid:
    12780
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.3911
    satlng:
    13.5361
    satalt:
    933.9698
  19. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.8346
    satlng:
    40.1154
    satalt:
    39277.2874
  20. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    52.4053
    satlng:
    -2.3027
    satalt:
    35342.1882
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.5948
    satlng:
    49.9759
    satalt:
    36792.4595
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    64.9456
    satlng:
    51.1999
    satalt:
    23422.8947
  23. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.1629
    satlng:
    -5.9668
    satalt:
    29782.8991
  24. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.5538
    satlng:
    52.6338
    satalt:
    23957.7922
  25. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    58.9855
    satlng:
    9.9624
    satalt:
    27490.5144
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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