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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 2026-10-21T20:25:00Z in 1.648 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    68.4443
    satlng:
    18.2466
    satalt:
    3657.328
  2. satid:
    3255
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BV
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.1766
    satlng:
    -4.7091
    satalt:
    3539.3277
  3. satid:
    3900
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097BM
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    59.6317
    satlng:
    5.9792
    satalt:
    698.2122
  4. satid:
    5549
    satname:
    COSMOS 446
    intDesignator:
    1971-086C
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    58.4075
    satlng:
    -1.0653
    satalt:
    1515.5975
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.1167
    satlng:
    27.7387
    satalt:
    33977.8474
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    49.6076
    satlng:
    -24.2304
    satalt:
    27196.9135
  7. satid:
    7436
    satname:
    COSMOS 678
    intDesignator:
    1974-072B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    59.6793
    satlng:
    1.7284
    satalt:
    1495.4724
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    48.9926
    satlng:
    43.2348
    satalt:
    33489.2745
  9. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    64.1683
    satlng:
    45.8737
    satalt:
    23718.613
  10. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    60.6872
    satlng:
    18.2496
    satalt:
    30185.8295
  11. satid:
    10011
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-036B
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    54.713
    satlng:
    13.1277
    satalt:
    1882.525
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    58.6488
    satlng:
    3.9171
    satalt:
    16895.7712
  13. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.1908
    satlng:
    8.7026
    satalt:
    13072.5765
  14. satid:
    13539
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.8864
    satlng:
    -10.1661
    satalt:
    2153.351
  15. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    63.4294
    satlng:
    -45.6458
    satalt:
    29287.7493
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.3071
    satlng:
    29.6959
    satalt:
    26243.539
  17. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.469
    satlng:
    -35.5994
    satalt:
    27612.5075
  18. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    41.6298
    satlng:
    6.2877
    satalt:
    19206.4263
  19. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    47.3742
    satlng:
    28.2777
    satalt:
    31402.6823
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    59.3234
    satlng:
    -4.214
    satalt:
    40191.6828
  21. satid:
    18339
    satname:
    COSMOS 1880
    intDesignator:
    1987-074F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-07
    satlat:
    65.6265
    satlng:
    8.1186
    satalt:
    1415.7863
  22. satid:
    20478
    satname:
    MOS 1B (MOMO 1B)
    intDesignator:
    1990-013A
    launchDate:
    1990-02-07
    satlat:
    60.1415
    satlng:
    3.1573
    satalt:
    920.0468
  23. satid:
    21118
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-80
    intDesignator:
    1991-012A
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    63.803
    satlng:
    -44.0219
    satalt:
    30772.1481
  24. satid:
    21187
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009BA
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    59.3101
    satlng:
    17.1709
    satalt:
    1694.569
  25. satid:
    21576
    satname:
    ORBCOMM-X
    intDesignator:
    1991-050C
    launchDate:
    1991-07-17
    satlat:
    58.8624
    satlng:
    4.3888
    satalt:
    755.2309
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    68.4443
    satlng:
    18.2466
    satalt:
    3657.328
  2. satid:
    3255
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BV
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.1766
    satlng:
    -4.7091
    satalt:
    3539.3277
  3. satid:
    3900
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097BM
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    59.6317
    satlng:
    5.9792
    satalt:
    698.2122
  4. satid:
    5549
    satname:
    COSMOS 446
    intDesignator:
    1971-086C
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    58.4075
    satlng:
    -1.0653
    satalt:
    1515.5975
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.1167
    satlng:
    27.7387
    satalt:
    33977.8474
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    49.6076
    satlng:
    -24.2304
    satalt:
    27196.9135
  7. satid:
    7436
    satname:
    COSMOS 678
    intDesignator:
    1974-072B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    59.6793
    satlng:
    1.7284
    satalt:
    1495.4724
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    48.9926
    satlng:
    43.2348
    satalt:
    33489.2745
  9. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    64.1683
    satlng:
    45.8737
    satalt:
    23718.613
  10. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    60.6872
    satlng:
    18.2496
    satalt:
    30185.8295
  11. satid:
    10011
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-036B
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    54.713
    satlng:
    13.1277
    satalt:
    1882.525
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    58.6488
    satlng:
    3.9171
    satalt:
    16895.7712
  13. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.1908
    satlng:
    8.7026
    satalt:
    13072.5765
  14. satid:
    13539
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.8864
    satlng:
    -10.1661
    satalt:
    2153.351
  15. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    63.4294
    satlng:
    -45.6458
    satalt:
    29287.7493
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.3071
    satlng:
    29.6959
    satalt:
    26243.539
  17. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.469
    satlng:
    -35.5994
    satalt:
    27612.5075
  18. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    41.6298
    satlng:
    6.2877
    satalt:
    19206.4263
  19. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    47.3742
    satlng:
    28.2777
    satalt:
    31402.6823
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    59.3234
    satlng:
    -4.214
    satalt:
    40191.6828
  21. satid:
    18339
    satname:
    COSMOS 1880
    intDesignator:
    1987-074F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-07
    satlat:
    65.6265
    satlng:
    8.1186
    satalt:
    1415.7863
  22. satid:
    20478
    satname:
    MOS 1B (MOMO 1B)
    intDesignator:
    1990-013A
    launchDate:
    1990-02-07
    satlat:
    60.1415
    satlng:
    3.1573
    satalt:
    920.0468
  23. satid:
    21118
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-80
    intDesignator:
    1991-012A
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    63.803
    satlng:
    -44.0219
    satalt:
    30772.1481
  24. satid:
    21187
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009BA
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    59.3101
    satlng:
    17.1709
    satalt:
    1694.569
  25. satid:
    21576
    satname:
    ORBCOMM-X
    intDesignator:
    1991-050C
    launchDate:
    1991-07-17
    satlat:
    58.8624
    satlng:
    4.3888
    satalt:
    755.2309
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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