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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 2026-09-26T03:05:33Z in 0.772 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
122
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1433
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-051B
    launchDate:
    1965-07-02
    satlat:
    57.9762
    satlng:
    7.2598
    satalt:
    696.5394
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    52.6498
    satlng:
    -16.466
    satalt:
    28110.3662
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    43.6296
    satlng:
    21.4316
    satalt:
    233147.056
  4. satid:
    6824
    satname:
    TITAN 3D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-079E
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    57.0381
    satlng:
    4.4751
    satalt:
    1441.8778
  5. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    54.0068
    satlng:
    12.2087
    satalt:
    5952.5918
  6. satid:
    9723
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126U
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    58.0889
    satlng:
    4.7098
    satalt:
    1765.7376
  7. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    53.309
    satlng:
    -6.543
    satalt:
    22448.341
  8. satid:
    10875
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DD
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.6818
    satlng:
    15.3907
    satalt:
    1480.3741
  9. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    44.3281
    satlng:
    21.4421
    satalt:
    21351.2765
  10. satid:
    12167
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026G
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    59.3476
    satlng:
    -2.0473
    satalt:
    930.5
  11. satid:
    12753
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.3399
    satlng:
    5.5196
    satalt:
    936.8687
  12. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    59.0031
    satlng:
    3.4381
    satalt:
    29275.0088
  13. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.183
    satlng:
    13.5044
    satalt:
    7904.4504
  14. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    42.3301
    satlng:
    3.3574
    satalt:
    16254.7883
  15. satid:
    14033
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-037B
    launchDate:
    1983-04-23
    satlat:
    60.2212
    satlng:
    4.7445
    satalt:
    608.4041
  16. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    40.5749
    satlng:
    21.0638
    satalt:
    18891.1877
  17. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    58.5061
    satlng:
    -12.7369
    satalt:
    11659.4332
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    66.7807
    satlng:
    -38.8332
    satalt:
    34533.3689
  19. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    44.9032
    satlng:
    11.3938
    satalt:
    16744.3413
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9217
    satlng:
    16.3146
    satalt:
    36723.1278
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.006
    satlng:
    -34.7045
    satalt:
    33965.7784
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    56.8056
    satlng:
    -13.208
    satalt:
    28157.3215
  23. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    57.1783
    satlng:
    4.8867
    satalt:
    23037.6692
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.4443
    satlng:
    15.4411
    satalt:
    40030.4782
  25. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9575
    satlng:
    19.2495
    satalt:
    40359.8723
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
122
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1433
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-051B
    launchDate:
    1965-07-02
    satlat:
    57.9762
    satlng:
    7.2598
    satalt:
    696.5394
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    52.6498
    satlng:
    -16.466
    satalt:
    28110.3662
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    43.6296
    satlng:
    21.4316
    satalt:
    233147.056
  4. satid:
    6824
    satname:
    TITAN 3D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-079E
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    57.0381
    satlng:
    4.4751
    satalt:
    1441.8778
  5. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    54.0068
    satlng:
    12.2087
    satalt:
    5952.5918
  6. satid:
    9723
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126U
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    58.0889
    satlng:
    4.7098
    satalt:
    1765.7376
  7. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    53.309
    satlng:
    -6.543
    satalt:
    22448.341
  8. satid:
    10875
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DD
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.6818
    satlng:
    15.3907
    satalt:
    1480.3741
  9. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    44.3281
    satlng:
    21.4421
    satalt:
    21351.2765
  10. satid:
    12167
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026G
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    59.3476
    satlng:
    -2.0473
    satalt:
    930.5
  11. satid:
    12753
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.3399
    satlng:
    5.5196
    satalt:
    936.8687
  12. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    59.0031
    satlng:
    3.4381
    satalt:
    29275.0088
  13. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.183
    satlng:
    13.5044
    satalt:
    7904.4504
  14. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    42.3301
    satlng:
    3.3574
    satalt:
    16254.7883
  15. satid:
    14033
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-037B
    launchDate:
    1983-04-23
    satlat:
    60.2212
    satlng:
    4.7445
    satalt:
    608.4041
  16. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    40.5749
    satlng:
    21.0638
    satalt:
    18891.1877
  17. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    58.5061
    satlng:
    -12.7369
    satalt:
    11659.4332
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    66.7807
    satlng:
    -38.8332
    satalt:
    34533.3689
  19. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    44.9032
    satlng:
    11.3938
    satalt:
    16744.3413
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9217
    satlng:
    16.3146
    satalt:
    36723.1278
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.006
    satlng:
    -34.7045
    satalt:
    33965.7784
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    56.8056
    satlng:
    -13.208
    satalt:
    28157.3215
  23. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    57.1783
    satlng:
    4.8867
    satalt:
    23037.6692
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.4443
    satlng:
    15.4411
    satalt:
    40030.4782
  25. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9575
    satlng:
    19.2495
    satalt:
    40359.8723
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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