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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 2026-10-19T19:06:04Z in 0.963 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2531
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AK
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.1537
    satlng:
    8.9116
    satalt:
    3662.7264
  2. satid:
    4819
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025EA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.7263
    satlng:
    1.503
    satalt:
    786.2381
  3. satid:
    5076
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089AP
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    56.6483
    satlng:
    6.4025
    satalt:
    1543.8722
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.0043
    satlng:
    -20.6761
    satalt:
    14602.9484
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    50.6689
    satlng:
    10.1728
    satalt:
    29969.5563
  6. satid:
    7193
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.3889
    satlng:
    5.8374
    satalt:
    1655.9272
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.0278
    satlng:
    44.9738
    satalt:
    33266.4527
  8. satid:
    8608
    satname:
    COSMOS 792
    intDesignator:
    1976-008B
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    60.6339
    satlng:
    14.0524
    satalt:
    1500.4859
  9. satid:
    9983
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012G
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    65.4698
    satlng:
    12.955
    satalt:
    2669.5634
  10. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    50.8104
    satlng:
    16.6294
    satalt:
    25989.6502
  11. satid:
    10757
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    57.9411
    satlng:
    -6.6321
    satalt:
    1810.9171
  12. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    58.6622
    satlng:
    -11.2997
    satalt:
    6453.7275
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.7862
    satlng:
    24.0794
    satalt:
    34938.4631
  14. satid:
    12329
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014C
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.3585
    satlng:
    -2.2375
    satalt:
    1983.2226
  15. satid:
    12879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1312
    intDesignator:
    1981-098A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    58.0618
    satlng:
    3.6135
    satalt:
    1504.0727
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.2048
    satlng:
    -19.5533
    satalt:
    33768.8274
  17. satid:
    14277
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084G
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    40.4174
    satlng:
    9.808
    satalt:
    14716.8694
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    66.9523
    satlng:
    17.2301
    satalt:
    24430.7452
  19. satid:
    14914
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GP
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    61.7301
    satlng:
    -2.5639
    satalt:
    787.8767
  20. satid:
    15099
    satname:
    METEOR 2-11
    intDesignator:
    1984-072A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-05
    satlat:
    60.4493
    satlng:
    -1.6919
    satalt:
    947.0404
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.8319
    satlng:
    15.461
    satalt:
    37931.5251
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.6174
    satlng:
    11.0867
    satalt:
    39408.3797
  23. satid:
    19450
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100AH
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    62.3921
    satlng:
    12.5445
    satalt:
    1691.291
  24. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    44.7957
    satlng:
    23.1218
    satalt:
    19148.2888
  25. satid:
    19505
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085E
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    57.4373
    satlng:
    40.5749
    satalt:
    19142.6018
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2531
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AK
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.1537
    satlng:
    8.9116
    satalt:
    3662.7264
  2. satid:
    4819
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025EA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.7263
    satlng:
    1.503
    satalt:
    786.2381
  3. satid:
    5076
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089AP
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    56.6483
    satlng:
    6.4025
    satalt:
    1543.8722
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.0043
    satlng:
    -20.6761
    satalt:
    14602.9484
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    50.6689
    satlng:
    10.1728
    satalt:
    29969.5563
  6. satid:
    7193
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.3889
    satlng:
    5.8374
    satalt:
    1655.9272
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.0278
    satlng:
    44.9738
    satalt:
    33266.4527
  8. satid:
    8608
    satname:
    COSMOS 792
    intDesignator:
    1976-008B
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    60.6339
    satlng:
    14.0524
    satalt:
    1500.4859
  9. satid:
    9983
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012G
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    65.4698
    satlng:
    12.955
    satalt:
    2669.5634
  10. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    50.8104
    satlng:
    16.6294
    satalt:
    25989.6502
  11. satid:
    10757
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    57.9411
    satlng:
    -6.6321
    satalt:
    1810.9171
  12. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    58.6622
    satlng:
    -11.2997
    satalt:
    6453.7275
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.7862
    satlng:
    24.0794
    satalt:
    34938.4631
  14. satid:
    12329
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014C
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.3585
    satlng:
    -2.2375
    satalt:
    1983.2226
  15. satid:
    12879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1312
    intDesignator:
    1981-098A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    58.0618
    satlng:
    3.6135
    satalt:
    1504.0727
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.2048
    satlng:
    -19.5533
    satalt:
    33768.8274
  17. satid:
    14277
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084G
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    40.4174
    satlng:
    9.808
    satalt:
    14716.8694
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    66.9523
    satlng:
    17.2301
    satalt:
    24430.7452
  19. satid:
    14914
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GP
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    61.7301
    satlng:
    -2.5639
    satalt:
    787.8767
  20. satid:
    15099
    satname:
    METEOR 2-11
    intDesignator:
    1984-072A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-05
    satlat:
    60.4493
    satlng:
    -1.6919
    satalt:
    947.0404
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.8319
    satlng:
    15.461
    satalt:
    37931.5251
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.6174
    satlng:
    11.0867
    satalt:
    39408.3797
  23. satid:
    19450
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100AH
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    62.3921
    satlng:
    12.5445
    satalt:
    1691.291
  24. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    44.7957
    satlng:
    23.1218
    satalt:
    19148.2888
  25. satid:
    19505
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085E
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    57.4373
    satlng:
    40.5749
    satalt:
    19142.6018
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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