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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 2026-09-21T00:01:43Z in 1.513 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
6
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3121
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030F
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    69.2285
    satlng:
    18.9278
    satalt:
    3737.1484
  2. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    70.1692
    satlng:
    -24.6104
    satalt:
    12443.4832
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.5749
    satlng:
    56.9987
    satalt:
    31709.5392
  4. satid:
    7274
    satname:
    METEOR 1-17
    intDesignator:
    1974-025A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-24
    satlat:
    57.6096
    satlng:
    9.4643
    satalt:
    863.7427
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    47.6419
    satlng:
    35.6245
    satalt:
    25438.8271
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.8554
    satlng:
    3.7142
    satalt:
    37985.8425
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.0765
    satlng:
    25.2424
    satalt:
    32885.9711
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.5664
    satlng:
    -18.8226
    satalt:
    28624.5417
  9. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    61.446
    satlng:
    -19.0621
    satalt:
    18958.4061
  10. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    50.2133
    satlng:
    12.8759
    satalt:
    16670.1641
  11. satid:
    12775
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DU
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.8041
    satlng:
    2.7242
    satalt:
    924.9914
  12. satid:
    13165
    satname:
    COSMOS 1362
    intDesignator:
    1982-040F
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    59.3236
    satlng:
    8.5235
    satalt:
    1493.416
  13. satid:
    14515
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027M
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.7008
    satlng:
    9.5122
    satalt:
    1290.2949
  14. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    42.1188
    satlng:
    -16.0779
    satalt:
    19205.5665
  15. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    47.9498
    satlng:
    -6.0032
    satalt:
    19158.0916
  16. satid:
    15004
    satname:
    COSMOS 1565
    intDesignator:
    1984-052G
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    60.9152
    satlng:
    7.3526
    satalt:
    1419.1578
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    52.2946
    satlng:
    20.0953
    satalt:
    24015.5874
  18. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.6273
    satlng:
    -9.9403
    satalt:
    39082.1767
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    59.5584
    satlng:
    -5.065
    satalt:
    35202.4261
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9145
    satlng:
    21.9579
    satalt:
    37071.7129
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    43.5905
    satlng:
    8.5662
    satalt:
    28608.3514
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.313
    satlng:
    16.6503
    satalt:
    35297.7797
  23. satid:
    16194
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-100B
    launchDate:
    1985-10-24
    satlat:
    60.0905
    satlng:
    2.456
    satalt:
    1257.0571
  24. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    49.9213
    satlng:
    -20.1102
    satalt:
    14224.3833
  25. satid:
    18412
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-041E
    launchDate:
    1987-05-13
    satlat:
    60.1172
    satlng:
    6.3214
    satalt:
    851.6825
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
6
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3121
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030F
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    69.2285
    satlng:
    18.9278
    satalt:
    3737.1484
  2. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    70.1692
    satlng:
    -24.6104
    satalt:
    12443.4832
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.5749
    satlng:
    56.9987
    satalt:
    31709.5392
  4. satid:
    7274
    satname:
    METEOR 1-17
    intDesignator:
    1974-025A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-24
    satlat:
    57.6096
    satlng:
    9.4643
    satalt:
    863.7427
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    47.6419
    satlng:
    35.6245
    satalt:
    25438.8271
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.8554
    satlng:
    3.7142
    satalt:
    37985.8425
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.0765
    satlng:
    25.2424
    satalt:
    32885.9711
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.5664
    satlng:
    -18.8226
    satalt:
    28624.5417
  9. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    61.446
    satlng:
    -19.0621
    satalt:
    18958.4061
  10. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    50.2133
    satlng:
    12.8759
    satalt:
    16670.1641
  11. satid:
    12775
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DU
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.8041
    satlng:
    2.7242
    satalt:
    924.9914
  12. satid:
    13165
    satname:
    COSMOS 1362
    intDesignator:
    1982-040F
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    59.3236
    satlng:
    8.5235
    satalt:
    1493.416
  13. satid:
    14515
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027M
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.7008
    satlng:
    9.5122
    satalt:
    1290.2949
  14. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    42.1188
    satlng:
    -16.0779
    satalt:
    19205.5665
  15. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    47.9498
    satlng:
    -6.0032
    satalt:
    19158.0916
  16. satid:
    15004
    satname:
    COSMOS 1565
    intDesignator:
    1984-052G
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    60.9152
    satlng:
    7.3526
    satalt:
    1419.1578
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    52.2946
    satlng:
    20.0953
    satalt:
    24015.5874
  18. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.6273
    satlng:
    -9.9403
    satalt:
    39082.1767
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    59.5584
    satlng:
    -5.065
    satalt:
    35202.4261
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9145
    satlng:
    21.9579
    satalt:
    37071.7129
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    43.5905
    satlng:
    8.5662
    satalt:
    28608.3514
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.313
    satlng:
    16.6503
    satalt:
    35297.7797
  23. satid:
    16194
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-100B
    launchDate:
    1985-10-24
    satlat:
    60.0905
    satlng:
    2.456
    satalt:
    1257.0571
  24. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    49.9213
    satlng:
    -20.1102
    satalt:
    14224.3833
  25. satid:
    18412
    satname:
    SL-16 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-041E
    launchDate:
    1987-05-13
    satlat:
    60.1172
    satlng:
    6.3214
    satalt:
    851.6825
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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