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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 2026-09-25T01:20:28Z in 9.129 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
69
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    658
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HK
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    61.549
    satlng:
    0.7184
    satalt:
    985.5405
  2. satid:
    4326
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082DZ
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    61.6643
    satlng:
    0.1859
    satalt:
    803.4312
  3. satid:
    5337
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BS
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.7003
    satlng:
    -0.9897
    satalt:
    1471.5187
  4. satid:
    6262
    satname:
    COSMOS 528
    intDesignator:
    1972-087A
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    56.4272
    satlng:
    6.7522
    satalt:
    1384.0718
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    39.4615
    satlng:
    2.8202
    satalt:
    21134.5205
  6. satid:
    8185
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.6677
    satlng:
    -1.8855
    satalt:
    1563.2402
  7. satid:
    8827
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-120D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    58.287
    satlng:
    9.3137
    satalt:
    853.9377
  8. satid:
    8897
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-054J
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    55.8616
    satlng:
    -1.3541
    satalt:
    1523.8972
  9. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    61.5177
    satlng:
    4.1354
    satalt:
    20300.4563
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    54.7576
    satlng:
    -33.8173
    satalt:
    17828.0065
  11. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    46.2153
    satlng:
    -7.1595
    satalt:
    16146.1499
  12. satid:
    12758
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DB
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.154
    satlng:
    1.2764
    satalt:
    999.9548
  13. satid:
    12978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1323
    intDesignator:
    1981-116D
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    58.5761
    satlng:
    14.8516
    satalt:
    1503.3594
  14. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.6976
    satlng:
    20.7217
    satalt:
    13887.8847
  15. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.487
    satlng:
    15.0729
    satalt:
    19148.507
  16. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    39.7812
    satlng:
    15.2682
    satalt:
    16436.559
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    52.3506
    satlng:
    -34.2446
    satalt:
    34775.7009
  18. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    48.4796
    satlng:
    -29.4839
    satalt:
    19182.1909
  19. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    51.4545
    satlng:
    -25.3338
    satalt:
    19156.438
  20. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    57.7173
    satlng:
    -13.7712
    satalt:
    19169.8688
  21. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    55.1466
    satlng:
    21.2599
    satalt:
    5009.9657
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.5895
    satlng:
    -3.0544
    satalt:
    33534.1086
  23. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.348
    satlng:
    3.7329
    satalt:
    19492.1796
  24. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.6506
    satlng:
    16.3126
    satalt:
    39539.4692
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5417
    satlng:
    -10.2265
    satalt:
    35983.4589
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
69
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    658
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HK
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    61.549
    satlng:
    0.7184
    satalt:
    985.5405
  2. satid:
    4326
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082DZ
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    61.6643
    satlng:
    0.1859
    satalt:
    803.4312
  3. satid:
    5337
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BS
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.7003
    satlng:
    -0.9897
    satalt:
    1471.5187
  4. satid:
    6262
    satname:
    COSMOS 528
    intDesignator:
    1972-087A
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    56.4272
    satlng:
    6.7522
    satalt:
    1384.0718
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    39.4615
    satlng:
    2.8202
    satalt:
    21134.5205
  6. satid:
    8185
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.6677
    satlng:
    -1.8855
    satalt:
    1563.2402
  7. satid:
    8827
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-120D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    58.287
    satlng:
    9.3137
    satalt:
    853.9377
  8. satid:
    8897
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-054J
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    55.8616
    satlng:
    -1.3541
    satalt:
    1523.8972
  9. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    61.5177
    satlng:
    4.1354
    satalt:
    20300.4563
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    54.7576
    satlng:
    -33.8173
    satalt:
    17828.0065
  11. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    46.2153
    satlng:
    -7.1595
    satalt:
    16146.1499
  12. satid:
    12758
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DB
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.154
    satlng:
    1.2764
    satalt:
    999.9548
  13. satid:
    12978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1323
    intDesignator:
    1981-116D
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    58.5761
    satlng:
    14.8516
    satalt:
    1503.3594
  14. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.6976
    satlng:
    20.7217
    satalt:
    13887.8847
  15. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.487
    satlng:
    15.0729
    satalt:
    19148.507
  16. satid:
    14621
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070K
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    39.7812
    satlng:
    15.2682
    satalt:
    16436.559
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    52.3506
    satlng:
    -34.2446
    satalt:
    34775.7009
  18. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    48.4796
    satlng:
    -29.4839
    satalt:
    19182.1909
  19. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    51.4545
    satlng:
    -25.3338
    satalt:
    19156.438
  20. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    57.7173
    satlng:
    -13.7712
    satalt:
    19169.8688
  21. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    55.1466
    satlng:
    21.2599
    satalt:
    5009.9657
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.5895
    satlng:
    -3.0544
    satalt:
    33534.1086
  23. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.348
    satlng:
    3.7329
    satalt:
    19492.1796
  24. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.6506
    satlng:
    16.3126
    satalt:
    39539.4692
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.5417
    satlng:
    -10.2265
    satalt:
    35983.4589
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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