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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 2026-10-17T23:26:39Z in 2.444 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    334
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DL
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.7553
    satlng:
    0.476
    satalt:
    942.6818
  2. satid:
    2986
    satname:
    SCOUT X-4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-026E
    launchDate:
    1964-06-04
    satlat:
    60.1007
    satlng:
    1.6484
    satalt:
    871.9231
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    60.9556
    satlng:
    35.8391
    satalt:
    35136.1346
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    69.1763
    satlng:
    25.6043
    satalt:
    32539.0757
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.2097
    satlng:
    29.9327
    satalt:
    30588.4902
  6. satid:
    8110
    satname:
    SL-3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-064D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-11
    satlat:
    60.348
    satlng:
    1.5684
    satalt:
    845.8071
  7. satid:
    9807
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AA
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    59.9853
    satlng:
    2.5724
    satalt:
    629.8281
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    53.7461
    satlng:
    -6.0377
    satalt:
    20697.0798
  9. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    61.6598
    satlng:
    -30.2738
    satalt:
    20345.1069
  10. satid:
    10873
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DB
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    56.4486
    satlng:
    12.6812
    satalt:
    1664.7375
  11. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    62.7649
    satlng:
    -49.382
    satalt:
    38971.367
  12. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    61.3214
    satlng:
    -31.986
    satalt:
    18858.9254
  13. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    64.2001
    satlng:
    21.5669
    satalt:
    26451.6743
  14. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    60.7126
    satlng:
    -20.7714
    satalt:
    19166.1806
  15. satid:
    14048
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027K
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    62.812
    satlng:
    -0.9846
    satalt:
    1278.997
  16. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.87
    satlng:
    -27.614
    satalt:
    21224.4682
  17. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    57.1945
    satlng:
    -1.8724
    satalt:
    16797.2789
  18. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.4616
    satlng:
    20.1752
    satalt:
    19137.5353
  19. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    59.3817
    satlng:
    8.7756
    satalt:
    27250.034
  20. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    53.2234
    satlng:
    -9.8683
    satalt:
    29756.4854
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.2327
    satlng:
    16.8784
    satalt:
    39500.8423
  22. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    41.2523
    satlng:
    -16.016
    satalt:
    26548.0361
  23. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    53.3839
    satlng:
    25.1509
    satalt:
    24832.3816
  24. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.3082
    satlng:
    9.8677
    satalt:
    19147.9975
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    53.6721
    satlng:
    39.1356
    satalt:
    38734.2486
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    334
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DL
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.7553
    satlng:
    0.476
    satalt:
    942.6818
  2. satid:
    2986
    satname:
    SCOUT X-4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-026E
    launchDate:
    1964-06-04
    satlat:
    60.1007
    satlng:
    1.6484
    satalt:
    871.9231
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    60.9556
    satlng:
    35.8391
    satalt:
    35136.1346
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    69.1763
    satlng:
    25.6043
    satalt:
    32539.0757
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.2097
    satlng:
    29.9327
    satalt:
    30588.4902
  6. satid:
    8110
    satname:
    SL-3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-064D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-11
    satlat:
    60.348
    satlng:
    1.5684
    satalt:
    845.8071
  7. satid:
    9807
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AA
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    59.9853
    satlng:
    2.5724
    satalt:
    629.8281
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    53.7461
    satlng:
    -6.0377
    satalt:
    20697.0798
  9. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    61.6598
    satlng:
    -30.2738
    satalt:
    20345.1069
  10. satid:
    10873
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DB
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    56.4486
    satlng:
    12.6812
    satalt:
    1664.7375
  11. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    62.7649
    satlng:
    -49.382
    satalt:
    38971.367
  12. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    61.3214
    satlng:
    -31.986
    satalt:
    18858.9254
  13. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    64.2001
    satlng:
    21.5669
    satalt:
    26451.6743
  14. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    60.7126
    satlng:
    -20.7714
    satalt:
    19166.1806
  15. satid:
    14048
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027K
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    62.812
    satlng:
    -0.9846
    satalt:
    1278.997
  16. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.87
    satlng:
    -27.614
    satalt:
    21224.4682
  17. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    57.1945
    satlng:
    -1.8724
    satalt:
    16797.2789
  18. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.4616
    satlng:
    20.1752
    satalt:
    19137.5353
  19. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    59.3817
    satlng:
    8.7756
    satalt:
    27250.034
  20. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    53.2234
    satlng:
    -9.8683
    satalt:
    29756.4854
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.2327
    satlng:
    16.8784
    satalt:
    39500.8423
  22. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    41.2523
    satlng:
    -16.016
    satalt:
    26548.0361
  23. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    53.3839
    satlng:
    25.1509
    satalt:
    24832.3816
  24. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.3082
    satlng:
    9.8677
    satalt:
    19147.9975
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    53.6721
    satlng:
    39.1356
    satalt:
    38734.2486
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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