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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

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 2026-09-23T19:08:41Z in 0.686 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
94
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3315
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-055B
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    55.5408
    satlng:
    16.2889
    satalt:
    4902.3828
  2. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    53.9028
    satlng:
    40.0548
    satalt:
    30822.3021
  3. satid:
    6985
    satname:
    COSMOS 617
    intDesignator:
    1973-104A
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    55.4363
    satlng:
    -1.1893
    satalt:
    1473.8072
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    54.1679
    satlng:
    33.6839
    satalt:
    30533.5323
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.5176
    satlng:
    -14.8414
    satalt:
    23587.7217
  6. satid:
    7714
    satname:
    METEOR 1-21
    intDesignator:
    1975-023A
    launchDate:
    1975-04-01
    satlat:
    63.112
    satlng:
    5.6701
    satalt:
    858.601
  7. satid:
    9695
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DU
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.5283
    satlng:
    1.5987
    satalt:
    878.2803
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.4798
    satlng:
    -18.9573
    satalt:
    35195.2482
  9. satid:
    9955
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AV
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    59.8943
    satlng:
    9.6839
    satalt:
    888.5844
  10. satid:
    10757
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.0718
    satlng:
    -3.19
    satalt:
    1875.0658
  11. satid:
    10776
    satname:
    COSMOS 1000
    intDesignator:
    1978-034A
    launchDate:
    1978-03-31
    satlat:
    59.9621
    satlng:
    -2.383
    satalt:
    1013.7298
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6174
    satlng:
    8.555
    satalt:
    12413.3803
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.4938
    satlng:
    26.2397
    satalt:
    30635.4407
  14. satid:
    13456
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FC
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.6232
    satlng:
    7.7116
    satalt:
    914.1339
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.4281
    satlng:
    44.9389
    satalt:
    34272.4155
  16. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5669
    satlng:
    -44.2397
    satalt:
    38321.3521
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.2098
    satlng:
    16.7715
    satalt:
    38877.4001
  18. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    52.3146
    satlng:
    -15.3004
    satalt:
    33558.7209
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5982
    satlng:
    52.3919
    satalt:
    29631.2713
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.225
    satlng:
    22.4825
    satalt:
    26778.9838
  21. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.5816
    satlng:
    51.111
    satalt:
    23632.6252
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.0025
    satlng:
    -9.3341
    satalt:
    22492.0888
  23. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1143
    satlng:
    31.3916
    satalt:
    37995.2534
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    43.2036
    satlng:
    13.0082
    satalt:
    28182.3119
  25. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8898
    satlng:
    6.0607
    satalt:
    34046.3409
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
94
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3315
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-055B
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    55.5408
    satlng:
    16.2889
    satalt:
    4902.3828
  2. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    53.9028
    satlng:
    40.0548
    satalt:
    30822.3021
  3. satid:
    6985
    satname:
    COSMOS 617
    intDesignator:
    1973-104A
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    55.4363
    satlng:
    -1.1893
    satalt:
    1473.8072
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    54.1679
    satlng:
    33.6839
    satalt:
    30533.5323
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.5176
    satlng:
    -14.8414
    satalt:
    23587.7217
  6. satid:
    7714
    satname:
    METEOR 1-21
    intDesignator:
    1975-023A
    launchDate:
    1975-04-01
    satlat:
    63.112
    satlng:
    5.6701
    satalt:
    858.601
  7. satid:
    9695
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DU
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.5283
    satlng:
    1.5987
    satalt:
    878.2803
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.4798
    satlng:
    -18.9573
    satalt:
    35195.2482
  9. satid:
    9955
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AV
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    59.8943
    satlng:
    9.6839
    satalt:
    888.5844
  10. satid:
    10757
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.0718
    satlng:
    -3.19
    satalt:
    1875.0658
  11. satid:
    10776
    satname:
    COSMOS 1000
    intDesignator:
    1978-034A
    launchDate:
    1978-03-31
    satlat:
    59.9621
    satlng:
    -2.383
    satalt:
    1013.7298
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6174
    satlng:
    8.555
    satalt:
    12413.3803
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.4938
    satlng:
    26.2397
    satalt:
    30635.4407
  14. satid:
    13456
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FC
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.6232
    satlng:
    7.7116
    satalt:
    914.1339
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.4281
    satlng:
    44.9389
    satalt:
    34272.4155
  16. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5669
    satlng:
    -44.2397
    satalt:
    38321.3521
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.2098
    satlng:
    16.7715
    satalt:
    38877.4001
  18. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    52.3146
    satlng:
    -15.3004
    satalt:
    33558.7209
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5982
    satlng:
    52.3919
    satalt:
    29631.2713
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.225
    satlng:
    22.4825
    satalt:
    26778.9838
  21. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.5816
    satlng:
    51.111
    satalt:
    23632.6252
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.0025
    satlng:
    -9.3341
    satalt:
    22492.0888
  23. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1143
    satlng:
    31.3916
    satalt:
    37995.2534
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    43.2036
    satlng:
    13.0082
    satalt:
    28182.3119
  25. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.8898
    satlng:
    6.0607
    satalt:
    34046.3409
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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