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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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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 2026-10-15T20:15:18Z in 0.960 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    350
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DQ
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.0548
    satlng:
    0.0886
    satalt:
    742.9085
  2. satid:
    3127
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-002D
    launchDate:
    1968-01-11
    satlat:
    59.1161
    satlng:
    0.1286
    satalt:
    1092.7728
  3. satid:
    4733
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CG
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    60.4964
    satlng:
    -3.3106
    satalt:
    717.3991
  4. satid:
    4778
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DY
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.4733
    satlng:
    7.3985
    satalt:
    1047.4349
  5. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    61.8043
    satlng:
    9.0619
    satalt:
    1197.887
  6. satid:
    5846
    satname:
    COSMOS 475
    intDesignator:
    1972-009A
    launchDate:
    1972-02-25
    satlat:
    63.1434
    satlng:
    -4.1488
    satalt:
    991.4974
  7. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    62.2633
    satlng:
    34.1286
    satalt:
    10435.405
  8. satid:
    6267
    satname:
    COSMOS 532
    intDesignator:
    1972-087E
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    60.2547
    satlng:
    -7.7673
    satalt:
    1413.4771
  9. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    42.8914
    satlng:
    -9.7172
    satalt:
    27206.7611
  10. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    55.9493
    satlng:
    43.4293
    satalt:
    33860.2189
  11. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.9242
    satlng:
    -51.2347
    satalt:
    34651.2122
  12. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    61.8383
    satlng:
    -41.8861
    satalt:
    35126.8681
  13. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    55.0622
    satlng:
    15.6112
    satalt:
    21094.7329
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    61.6067
    satlng:
    43.938
    satalt:
    34398.8571
  15. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    58.0592
    satlng:
    7.9248
    satalt:
    1423.4375
  16. satid:
    12724
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BR
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.1337
    satlng:
    -0.7415
    satalt:
    877.2323
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    60.9899
    satlng:
    -40.1186
    satalt:
    34311.6281
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    60.2369
    satlng:
    -13.5469
    satalt:
    28244.0059
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    59.341
    satlng:
    -38.4628
    satalt:
    33794.7391
  20. satid:
    15471
    satname:
    COSMOS 1619
    intDesignator:
    1985-003C
    launchDate:
    1985-01-15
    satlat:
    64.3647
    satlng:
    12.7088
    satalt:
    1399.6924
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.9555
    satlng:
    32.7797
    satalt:
    38214.1915
  22. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    56.8983
    satlng:
    4.7351
    satalt:
    13161.0827
  23. satid:
    18471
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.0491
    satlng:
    -3.613
    satalt:
    1760.0965
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    60.9865
    satlng:
    -40.9814
    satalt:
    33264.1368
  25. satid:
    20025
    satname:
    COSMOS 2023 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039B
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    51.3315
    satlng:
    14.661
    satalt:
    19179.3094
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    350
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DQ
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.0548
    satlng:
    0.0886
    satalt:
    742.9085
  2. satid:
    3127
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-002D
    launchDate:
    1968-01-11
    satlat:
    59.1161
    satlng:
    0.1286
    satalt:
    1092.7728
  3. satid:
    4733
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CG
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    60.4964
    satlng:
    -3.3106
    satalt:
    717.3991
  4. satid:
    4778
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DY
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.4733
    satlng:
    7.3985
    satalt:
    1047.4349
  5. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    61.8043
    satlng:
    9.0619
    satalt:
    1197.887
  6. satid:
    5846
    satname:
    COSMOS 475
    intDesignator:
    1972-009A
    launchDate:
    1972-02-25
    satlat:
    63.1434
    satlng:
    -4.1488
    satalt:
    991.4974
  7. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    62.2633
    satlng:
    34.1286
    satalt:
    10435.405
  8. satid:
    6267
    satname:
    COSMOS 532
    intDesignator:
    1972-087E
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    60.2547
    satlng:
    -7.7673
    satalt:
    1413.4771
  9. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    42.8914
    satlng:
    -9.7172
    satalt:
    27206.7611
  10. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    55.9493
    satlng:
    43.4293
    satalt:
    33860.2189
  11. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.9242
    satlng:
    -51.2347
    satalt:
    34651.2122
  12. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    61.8383
    satlng:
    -41.8861
    satalt:
    35126.8681
  13. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    55.0622
    satlng:
    15.6112
    satalt:
    21094.7329
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    61.6067
    satlng:
    43.938
    satalt:
    34398.8571
  15. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    58.0592
    satlng:
    7.9248
    satalt:
    1423.4375
  16. satid:
    12724
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BR
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.1337
    satlng:
    -0.7415
    satalt:
    877.2323
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    60.9899
    satlng:
    -40.1186
    satalt:
    34311.6281
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    60.2369
    satlng:
    -13.5469
    satalt:
    28244.0059
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    59.341
    satlng:
    -38.4628
    satalt:
    33794.7391
  20. satid:
    15471
    satname:
    COSMOS 1619
    intDesignator:
    1985-003C
    launchDate:
    1985-01-15
    satlat:
    64.3647
    satlng:
    12.7088
    satalt:
    1399.6924
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.9555
    satlng:
    32.7797
    satalt:
    38214.1915
  22. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    56.8983
    satlng:
    4.7351
    satalt:
    13161.0827
  23. satid:
    18471
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.0491
    satlng:
    -3.613
    satalt:
    1760.0965
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    60.9865
    satlng:
    -40.9814
    satalt:
    33264.1368
  25. satid:
    20025
    satname:
    COSMOS 2023 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039B
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    51.3315
    satlng:
    14.661
    satalt:
    19179.3094
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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