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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 2026-09-24T03:10:19Z in 0.721 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3938
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097BS
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    54.0618
    satlng:
    10.4672
    satalt:
    2136.1532
  2. satid:
    4914
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    63.3999
    satlng:
    0.208
    satalt:
    1060.2889
  3. satid:
    7072
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.0226
    satlng:
    15.3088
    satalt:
    1505.7679
  4. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    64.0009
    satlng:
    -39.7209
    satalt:
    20987.0787
  5. satid:
    8175
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AR
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.24
    satlng:
    14.3011
    satalt:
    1381.9224
  6. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    52.3157
    satlng:
    -29.8993
    satalt:
    29275.9856
  7. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    54.413
    satlng:
    -3.9655
    satalt:
    22414.6701
  8. satid:
    9956
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AW
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    58.8555
    satlng:
    -0.71
    satalt:
    2237.5788
  9. satid:
    10642
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.866
    satlng:
    12.258
    satalt:
    1612.8687
  10. satid:
    11135
    satname:
    COSMOS 1058
    intDesignator:
    1978-109H
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    65.1511
    satlng:
    3.6114
    satalt:
    1492.0931
  11. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    43.0328
    satlng:
    20.9879
    satalt:
    21367.5656
  12. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    60.9582
    satlng:
    0.0967
    satalt:
    28236.3119
  13. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    63.087
    satlng:
    26.2875
    satalt:
    29829.5466
  14. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    48.4828
    satlng:
    8.7792
    satalt:
    17619.3363
  15. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.0254
    satlng:
    16.3979
    satalt:
    19142.7161
  16. satid:
    14680
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-010B
    launchDate:
    1984-02-02
    satlat:
    60.3565
    satlng:
    13.1403
    satalt:
    998.4313
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    66.6288
    satlng:
    -38.4199
    satalt:
    34581.2787
  18. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    59.3941
    satlng:
    -37.4767
    satalt:
    19152.4208
  19. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.2129
    satlng:
    -19.3755
    satalt:
    19166.6364
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9405
    satlng:
    16.3246
    satalt:
    36919.2865
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9568
    satlng:
    -24.2271
    satalt:
    37931.7213
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    49.3764
    satlng:
    3.9781
    satalt:
    21111.952
  23. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.6474
    satlng:
    -9.7923
    satalt:
    19149.2872
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.5587
    satlng:
    26.2757
    satalt:
    40523.2331
  25. satid:
    17139
    satname:
    COSMOS 1795
    intDesignator:
    1986-092B
    launchDate:
    1986-11-21
    satlat:
    64.2803
    satlng:
    -3.18
    satalt:
    1480.8375
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3938
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097BS
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    54.0618
    satlng:
    10.4672
    satalt:
    2136.1532
  2. satid:
    4914
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    63.3999
    satlng:
    0.208
    satalt:
    1060.2889
  3. satid:
    7072
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.0226
    satlng:
    15.3088
    satalt:
    1505.7679
  4. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    64.0009
    satlng:
    -39.7209
    satalt:
    20987.0787
  5. satid:
    8175
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AR
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.24
    satlng:
    14.3011
    satalt:
    1381.9224
  6. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    52.3157
    satlng:
    -29.8993
    satalt:
    29275.9856
  7. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    54.413
    satlng:
    -3.9655
    satalt:
    22414.6701
  8. satid:
    9956
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AW
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    58.8555
    satlng:
    -0.71
    satalt:
    2237.5788
  9. satid:
    10642
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.866
    satlng:
    12.258
    satalt:
    1612.8687
  10. satid:
    11135
    satname:
    COSMOS 1058
    intDesignator:
    1978-109H
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    65.1511
    satlng:
    3.6114
    satalt:
    1492.0931
  11. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    43.0328
    satlng:
    20.9879
    satalt:
    21367.5656
  12. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    60.9582
    satlng:
    0.0967
    satalt:
    28236.3119
  13. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    63.087
    satlng:
    26.2875
    satalt:
    29829.5466
  14. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    48.4828
    satlng:
    8.7792
    satalt:
    17619.3363
  15. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.0254
    satlng:
    16.3979
    satalt:
    19142.7161
  16. satid:
    14680
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-010B
    launchDate:
    1984-02-02
    satlat:
    60.3565
    satlng:
    13.1403
    satalt:
    998.4313
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    66.6288
    satlng:
    -38.4199
    satalt:
    34581.2787
  18. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    59.3941
    satlng:
    -37.4767
    satalt:
    19152.4208
  19. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.2129
    satlng:
    -19.3755
    satalt:
    19166.6364
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9405
    satlng:
    16.3246
    satalt:
    36919.2865
  21. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9568
    satlng:
    -24.2271
    satalt:
    37931.7213
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    49.3764
    satlng:
    3.9781
    satalt:
    21111.952
  23. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    65.6474
    satlng:
    -9.7923
    satalt:
    19149.2872
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.5587
    satlng:
    26.2757
    satalt:
    40523.2331
  25. satid:
    17139
    satname:
    COSMOS 1795
    intDesignator:
    1986-092B
    launchDate:
    1986-11-21
    satlat:
    64.2803
    satlng:
    -3.18
    satalt:
    1480.8375
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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