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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 2026-09-26T01:03:56Z in 1.672 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
73
satcount:
109
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    574
    satname:
    MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
    intDesignator:
    1963-014A
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    61.0031
    satlng:
    -19.284
    satalt:
    3662.477
  2. satid:
    631
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030E
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    58.365
    satlng:
    8.468
    satalt:
    3832.7058
  3. satid:
    1316
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027C
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    64.3288
    satlng:
    8.6719
    satalt:
    1210.8404
  4. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    61.8176
    satlng:
    -9.6045
    satalt:
    9330.5905
  5. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    61.1484
    satlng:
    1.9672
    satalt:
    7638.4374
  6. satid:
    4912
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FJ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.6518
    satlng:
    1.4558
    satalt:
    794.1766
  7. satid:
    7559
    satname:
    OPS 6630 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-088E
    launchDate:
    1973-11-10
    satlat:
    56.8199
    satlng:
    1.0574
    satalt:
    1435.2248
  8. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    58.3664
    satlng:
    37.843
    satalt:
    28351.3811
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    50.3056
    satlng:
    2.6481
    satalt:
    28624.1238
  10. satid:
    9590
    satname:
    COSMOS 873
    intDesignator:
    1976-118C
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    58.5066
    satlng:
    3.6076
    satalt:
    1477.8359
  11. satid:
    9701
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.1993
    satlng:
    2.5849
    satalt:
    1130.4995
  12. satid:
    9797
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126X
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    57.9709
    satlng:
    -4.7634
    satalt:
    1080.8949
  13. satid:
    9835
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.33
    satlng:
    20.4059
    satalt:
    2539.1037
  14. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.8733
    satlng:
    -6.5374
    satalt:
    20318.4327
  15. satid:
    10710
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.3613
    satlng:
    5.4079
    satalt:
    1906.5867
  16. satid:
    10837
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.73
    satlng:
    11.7942
    satalt:
    1725.9355
  17. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    49.9742
    satlng:
    -22.6751
    satalt:
    18706.4806
  18. satid:
    12198
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AP
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    62.7677
    satlng:
    3.6956
    satalt:
    939.39
  19. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.104
    satlng:
    -16.4452
    satalt:
    13355.3354
  20. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.8499
    satlng:
    23.4599
    satalt:
    11521.6352
  21. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    60.3699
    satlng:
    -8.7814
    satalt:
    19158.7105
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    50.3025
    satlng:
    -32.9019
    satalt:
    34426.7263
  23. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.1786
    satlng:
    41.5077
    satalt:
    19166.5493
  24. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.4463
    satlng:
    51.3024
    satalt:
    19137.8105
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.3775
    satlng:
    0.3315
    satalt:
    33377.1006
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
73
satcount:
109
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    574
    satname:
    MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
    intDesignator:
    1963-014A
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    61.0031
    satlng:
    -19.284
    satalt:
    3662.477
  2. satid:
    631
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030E
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    58.365
    satlng:
    8.468
    satalt:
    3832.7058
  3. satid:
    1316
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027C
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    64.3288
    satlng:
    8.6719
    satalt:
    1210.8404
  4. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    61.8176
    satlng:
    -9.6045
    satalt:
    9330.5905
  5. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    61.1484
    satlng:
    1.9672
    satalt:
    7638.4374
  6. satid:
    4912
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FJ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.6518
    satlng:
    1.4558
    satalt:
    794.1766
  7. satid:
    7559
    satname:
    OPS 6630 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-088E
    launchDate:
    1973-11-10
    satlat:
    56.8199
    satlng:
    1.0574
    satalt:
    1435.2248
  8. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    58.3664
    satlng:
    37.843
    satalt:
    28351.3811
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    50.3056
    satlng:
    2.6481
    satalt:
    28624.1238
  10. satid:
    9590
    satname:
    COSMOS 873
    intDesignator:
    1976-118C
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    58.5066
    satlng:
    3.6076
    satalt:
    1477.8359
  11. satid:
    9701
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.1993
    satlng:
    2.5849
    satalt:
    1130.4995
  12. satid:
    9797
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126X
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    57.9709
    satlng:
    -4.7634
    satalt:
    1080.8949
  13. satid:
    9835
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.33
    satlng:
    20.4059
    satalt:
    2539.1037
  14. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.8733
    satlng:
    -6.5374
    satalt:
    20318.4327
  15. satid:
    10710
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.3613
    satlng:
    5.4079
    satalt:
    1906.5867
  16. satid:
    10837
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.73
    satlng:
    11.7942
    satalt:
    1725.9355
  17. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    49.9742
    satlng:
    -22.6751
    satalt:
    18706.4806
  18. satid:
    12198
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AP
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    62.7677
    satlng:
    3.6956
    satalt:
    939.39
  19. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.104
    satlng:
    -16.4452
    satalt:
    13355.3354
  20. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.8499
    satlng:
    23.4599
    satalt:
    11521.6352
  21. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    60.3699
    satlng:
    -8.7814
    satalt:
    19158.7105
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    50.3025
    satlng:
    -32.9019
    satalt:
    34426.7263
  23. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.1786
    satlng:
    41.5077
    satalt:
    19166.5493
  24. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.4463
    satlng:
    51.3024
    satalt:
    19137.8105
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.3775
    satlng:
    0.3315
    satalt:
    33377.1006
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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