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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 2026-10-19T00:03:56Z in 1.461 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
48
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2091
    satname:
    ESSA 2 (OT-2)
    intDesignator:
    1966-016A
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    60.5749
    satlng:
    10.1097
    satalt:
    1405.535
  2. satid:
    3557
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097K
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.8626
    satlng:
    12.787
    satalt:
    1789.0655
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    62.5851
    satlng:
    44.9182
    satalt:
    29115.8622
  4. satid:
    7081
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.1623
    satlng:
    5.9977
    satalt:
    1521.2775
  5. satid:
    8564
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.3288
    satlng:
    0.8729
    satalt:
    1361.9571
  6. satid:
    9723
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126U
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    63.6757
    satlng:
    -4.4059
    satalt:
    1703.4844
  7. satid:
    9903
    satname:
    METEOR 1-27
    intDesignator:
    1977-024A
    launchDate:
    1977-04-05
    satlat:
    60.6205
    satlng:
    5.0166
    satalt:
    854.5143
  8. satid:
    9966
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.2327
    satlng:
    4.7002
    satalt:
    1400.3433
  9. satid:
    10010
    satname:
    COSMOS 909
    intDesignator:
    1977-036A
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    63.8221
    satlng:
    -3.8626
    satalt:
    1313.9257
  10. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    60.9733
    satlng:
    2.0885
    satalt:
    20295.9074
  11. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    58.3571
    satlng:
    31.6971
    satalt:
    20972.1602
  12. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.705
    satlng:
    -5.6263
    satalt:
    32451.2679
  13. satid:
    11112
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-105B
    launchDate:
    1978-11-16
    satlat:
    59.8576
    satlng:
    6.6253
    satalt:
    749.6704
  14. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    43.3119
    satlng:
    5.4267
    satalt:
    19547.5097
  15. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    57.1556
    satlng:
    28.2864
    satalt:
    30317.6441
  16. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.6502
    satlng:
    7.1331
    satalt:
    11360.1762
  17. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    51.2133
    satlng:
    -5.5864
    satalt:
    16686.1033
  18. satid:
    13161
    satname:
    COSMOS 1358
    intDesignator:
    1982-040B
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    63.7594
    satlng:
    -5.7504
    satalt:
    1428.3124
  19. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    72.036
    satlng:
    22.9644
    satalt:
    26309.1116
  20. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.3264
    satlng:
    15.5869
    satalt:
    12122.4369
  21. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.0875
    satlng:
    36.3168
    satalt:
    19143.9283
  22. satid:
    14619
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-001J
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    61.0954
    satlng:
    9.1087
    satalt:
    1683.2421
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    52.3506
    satlng:
    -39.8022
    satalt:
    34915.3043
  24. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.6092
    satlng:
    -22.6932
    satalt:
    19181.1617
  25. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    59.1587
    satlng:
    -16.7099
    satalt:
    19152.7049
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
48
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2091
    satname:
    ESSA 2 (OT-2)
    intDesignator:
    1966-016A
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    60.5749
    satlng:
    10.1097
    satalt:
    1405.535
  2. satid:
    3557
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097K
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.8626
    satlng:
    12.787
    satalt:
    1789.0655
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    62.5851
    satlng:
    44.9182
    satalt:
    29115.8622
  4. satid:
    7081
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.1623
    satlng:
    5.9977
    satalt:
    1521.2775
  5. satid:
    8564
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.3288
    satlng:
    0.8729
    satalt:
    1361.9571
  6. satid:
    9723
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126U
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    63.6757
    satlng:
    -4.4059
    satalt:
    1703.4844
  7. satid:
    9903
    satname:
    METEOR 1-27
    intDesignator:
    1977-024A
    launchDate:
    1977-04-05
    satlat:
    60.6205
    satlng:
    5.0166
    satalt:
    854.5143
  8. satid:
    9966
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.2327
    satlng:
    4.7002
    satalt:
    1400.3433
  9. satid:
    10010
    satname:
    COSMOS 909
    intDesignator:
    1977-036A
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    63.8221
    satlng:
    -3.8626
    satalt:
    1313.9257
  10. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    60.9733
    satlng:
    2.0885
    satalt:
    20295.9074
  11. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    58.3571
    satlng:
    31.6971
    satalt:
    20972.1602
  12. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.705
    satlng:
    -5.6263
    satalt:
    32451.2679
  13. satid:
    11112
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-105B
    launchDate:
    1978-11-16
    satlat:
    59.8576
    satlng:
    6.6253
    satalt:
    749.6704
  14. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    43.3119
    satlng:
    5.4267
    satalt:
    19547.5097
  15. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    57.1556
    satlng:
    28.2864
    satalt:
    30317.6441
  16. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.6502
    satlng:
    7.1331
    satalt:
    11360.1762
  17. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    51.2133
    satlng:
    -5.5864
    satalt:
    16686.1033
  18. satid:
    13161
    satname:
    COSMOS 1358
    intDesignator:
    1982-040B
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    63.7594
    satlng:
    -5.7504
    satalt:
    1428.3124
  19. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    72.036
    satlng:
    22.9644
    satalt:
    26309.1116
  20. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.3264
    satlng:
    15.5869
    satalt:
    12122.4369
  21. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.0875
    satlng:
    36.3168
    satalt:
    19143.9283
  22. satid:
    14619
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-001J
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    61.0954
    satlng:
    9.1087
    satalt:
    1683.2421
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    52.3506
    satlng:
    -39.8022
    satalt:
    34915.3043
  24. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.6092
    satlng:
    -22.6932
    satalt:
    19181.1617
  25. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    59.1587
    satlng:
    -16.7099
    satalt:
    19152.7049
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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