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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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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 2026-10-23T13:02:46Z in 0.928 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    195
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028D
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    55.5636
    satlng:
    -5.1043
    satalt:
    3668.1332
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.5219
    satlng:
    -9.1176
    satalt:
    155847.3888
  3. satid:
    4311
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082DR
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.1443
    satlng:
    4.9164
    satalt:
    627.5668
  4. satid:
    5197
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AT
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    57.0203
    satlng:
    8.1327
    satalt:
    1593.045
  5. satid:
    7065
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BH
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.5023
    satlng:
    11.8835
    satalt:
    1563.209
  6. satid:
    7369
    satname:
    OPS 7518 (NTS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1974-054A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    50.2783
    satlng:
    -29.5905
    satalt:
    13488.0461
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.8001
    satlng:
    -7.4772
    satalt:
    36560.653
  8. satid:
    8293
    satname:
    METEOR 1-22
    intDesignator:
    1975-087A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-18
    satlat:
    58.8794
    satlng:
    6.9794
    satalt:
    865.0768
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.0868
    satlng:
    -2.3479
    satalt:
    38263.1022
  10. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    39.672
    satlng:
    20.1964
    satalt:
    33254.1985
  11. satid:
    10594
    satname:
    SS 3
    intDesignator:
    1977-112F
    launchDate:
    1977-12-08
    satlat:
    61.4539
    satlng:
    6.3864
    satalt:
    856.6831
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    56.0064
    satlng:
    24.2626
    satalt:
    8659.5023
  13. satid:
    11304
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-024J
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    66.3614
    satlng:
    -3.0081
    satalt:
    1652.1761
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    51.6836
    satlng:
    7.3437
    satalt:
    23082.7258
  15. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    67.3329
    satlng:
    -34.9565
    satalt:
    27971.1122
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.3854
    satlng:
    26.5938
    satalt:
    32585.6917
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.4995
    satlng:
    16.8625
    satalt:
    31765.9341
  18. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    46.5591
    satlng:
    -18.0104
    satalt:
    21745.751
  19. satid:
    15259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1593 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    48.3893
    satlng:
    -10.9789
    satalt:
    19131.7035
  20. satid:
    15698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037B
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    62.305
    satlng:
    -41.9297
    satalt:
    19128.1344
  21. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.9308
    satlng:
    -45.145
    satalt:
    31419.6262
  22. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    48.0858
    satlng:
    29.8441
    satalt:
    26845.7267
  23. satid:
    16962
    satname:
    COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071B
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    63.0521
    satlng:
    -46.0963
    satalt:
    19120.8314
  24. satid:
    16963
    satname:
    COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071C
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    47.5494
    satlng:
    -10.5874
    satalt:
    19141.9602
  25. satid:
    17507
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-015B
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.8324
    satlng:
    -37.0775
    satalt:
    37802.0543
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    195
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028D
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    55.5636
    satlng:
    -5.1043
    satalt:
    3668.1332
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.5219
    satlng:
    -9.1176
    satalt:
    155847.3888
  3. satid:
    4311
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082DR
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.1443
    satlng:
    4.9164
    satalt:
    627.5668
  4. satid:
    5197
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AT
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    57.0203
    satlng:
    8.1327
    satalt:
    1593.045
  5. satid:
    7065
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BH
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.5023
    satlng:
    11.8835
    satalt:
    1563.209
  6. satid:
    7369
    satname:
    OPS 7518 (NTS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1974-054A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    50.2783
    satlng:
    -29.5905
    satalt:
    13488.0461
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.8001
    satlng:
    -7.4772
    satalt:
    36560.653
  8. satid:
    8293
    satname:
    METEOR 1-22
    intDesignator:
    1975-087A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-18
    satlat:
    58.8794
    satlng:
    6.9794
    satalt:
    865.0768
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.0868
    satlng:
    -2.3479
    satalt:
    38263.1022
  10. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    39.672
    satlng:
    20.1964
    satalt:
    33254.1985
  11. satid:
    10594
    satname:
    SS 3
    intDesignator:
    1977-112F
    launchDate:
    1977-12-08
    satlat:
    61.4539
    satlng:
    6.3864
    satalt:
    856.6831
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    56.0064
    satlng:
    24.2626
    satalt:
    8659.5023
  13. satid:
    11304
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-024J
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    66.3614
    satlng:
    -3.0081
    satalt:
    1652.1761
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    51.6836
    satlng:
    7.3437
    satalt:
    23082.7258
  15. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    67.3329
    satlng:
    -34.9565
    satalt:
    27971.1122
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.3854
    satlng:
    26.5938
    satalt:
    32585.6917
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.4995
    satlng:
    16.8625
    satalt:
    31765.9341
  18. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    46.5591
    satlng:
    -18.0104
    satalt:
    21745.751
  19. satid:
    15259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1593 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    48.3893
    satlng:
    -10.9789
    satalt:
    19131.7035
  20. satid:
    15698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037B
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    62.305
    satlng:
    -41.9297
    satalt:
    19128.1344
  21. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.9308
    satlng:
    -45.145
    satalt:
    31419.6262
  22. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    48.0858
    satlng:
    29.8441
    satalt:
    26845.7267
  23. satid:
    16962
    satname:
    COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071B
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    63.0521
    satlng:
    -46.0963
    satalt:
    19120.8314
  24. satid:
    16963
    satname:
    COSMOS 1780 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071C
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    47.5494
    satlng:
    -10.5874
    satalt:
    19141.9602
  25. satid:
    17507
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-015B
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.8324
    satlng:
    -37.0775
    satalt:
    37802.0543
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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