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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 2026-09-26T00:07:38Z in 1.318 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
82
satcount:
111
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4363
    satname:
    TOPO 1
    intDesignator:
    1970-025B
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    57.7995
    satlng:
    10.7219
    satalt:
    1092.1924
  2. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    63.9075
    satlng:
    -3.2165
    satalt:
    1193.4714
  3. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    63.5307
    satlng:
    28.2549
    satalt:
    24881.1957
  4. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    57.3195
    satlng:
    3.2663
    satalt:
    30300.085
  5. satid:
    9661
    satname:
    METEOR 2-2
    intDesignator:
    1977-002A
    launchDate:
    1977-01-06
    satlat:
    62.8535
    satlng:
    7.6466
    satalt:
    881.7822
  6. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.1254
    satlng:
    3.0756
    satalt:
    1154.491
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    53.0167
    satlng:
    38.7931
    satalt:
    19638.1795
  8. satid:
    11084
    satname:
    COSMOS 1045
    intDesignator:
    1978-100A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    63.3836
    satlng:
    -6.6602
    satalt:
    1700.8591
  9. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    49.7558
    satlng:
    -19.81
    satalt:
    13719.5515
  10. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.3751
    satlng:
    52.7129
    satalt:
    19144.3857
  11. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    54.8009
    satlng:
    -3.509
    satalt:
    19181.037
  12. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    57.4579
    satlng:
    1.8899
    satalt:
    19153.6122
  13. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    62.2682
    satlng:
    15.9125
    satalt:
    19167.9764
  14. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    56.3613
    satlng:
    4.0118
    satalt:
    36939.8445
  15. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.4674
    satlng:
    -9.487
    satalt:
    21257.5844
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    56.8775
    satlng:
    19.7111
    satalt:
    38241.2029
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.3943
    satlng:
    -16.9321
    satalt:
    40061.7574
  18. satid:
    16142
    satname:
    COSMOS 1694
    intDesignator:
    1985-094E
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    59.8374
    satlng:
    -1.5353
    satalt:
    1415.5166
  19. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.5797
    satlng:
    24.2235
    satalt:
    19147.1991
  20. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    63.8818
    satlng:
    15.3233
    satalt:
    19137.9361
  21. satid:
    18645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.0574
    satlng:
    5.2965
    satalt:
    1623.2262
  22. satid:
    19502
    satname:
    COSMOS 1971 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085B
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    54.5766
    satlng:
    -15.2367
    satalt:
    19101.0909
  23. satid:
    19593
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AW
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.4804
    satlng:
    1.6867
    satalt:
    1307.7055
  24. satid:
    19910
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1989-025J
    launchDate:
    1989-03-24
    satlat:
    62.7446
    satlng:
    6.5713
    satalt:
    1592.8094
  25. satid:
    21552
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 23 (USA 71)
    intDesignator:
    1991-047A
    launchDate:
    1991-07-04
    satlat:
    43.4285
    satlng:
    20.9785
    satalt:
    20970.381
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
82
satcount:
111
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4363
    satname:
    TOPO 1
    intDesignator:
    1970-025B
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    57.7995
    satlng:
    10.7219
    satalt:
    1092.1924
  2. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    63.9075
    satlng:
    -3.2165
    satalt:
    1193.4714
  3. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    63.5307
    satlng:
    28.2549
    satalt:
    24881.1957
  4. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    57.3195
    satlng:
    3.2663
    satalt:
    30300.085
  5. satid:
    9661
    satname:
    METEOR 2-2
    intDesignator:
    1977-002A
    launchDate:
    1977-01-06
    satlat:
    62.8535
    satlng:
    7.6466
    satalt:
    881.7822
  6. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.1254
    satlng:
    3.0756
    satalt:
    1154.491
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    53.0167
    satlng:
    38.7931
    satalt:
    19638.1795
  8. satid:
    11084
    satname:
    COSMOS 1045
    intDesignator:
    1978-100A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    63.3836
    satlng:
    -6.6602
    satalt:
    1700.8591
  9. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    49.7558
    satlng:
    -19.81
    satalt:
    13719.5515
  10. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.3751
    satlng:
    52.7129
    satalt:
    19144.3857
  11. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    54.8009
    satlng:
    -3.509
    satalt:
    19181.037
  12. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    57.4579
    satlng:
    1.8899
    satalt:
    19153.6122
  13. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    62.2682
    satlng:
    15.9125
    satalt:
    19167.9764
  14. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    56.3613
    satlng:
    4.0118
    satalt:
    36939.8445
  15. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.4674
    satlng:
    -9.487
    satalt:
    21257.5844
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    56.8775
    satlng:
    19.7111
    satalt:
    38241.2029
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.3943
    satlng:
    -16.9321
    satalt:
    40061.7574
  18. satid:
    16142
    satname:
    COSMOS 1694
    intDesignator:
    1985-094E
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    59.8374
    satlng:
    -1.5353
    satalt:
    1415.5166
  19. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.5797
    satlng:
    24.2235
    satalt:
    19147.1991
  20. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    63.8818
    satlng:
    15.3233
    satalt:
    19137.9361
  21. satid:
    18645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.0574
    satlng:
    5.2965
    satalt:
    1623.2262
  22. satid:
    19502
    satname:
    COSMOS 1971 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085B
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    54.5766
    satlng:
    -15.2367
    satalt:
    19101.0909
  23. satid:
    19593
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AW
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.4804
    satlng:
    1.6867
    satalt:
    1307.7055
  24. satid:
    19910
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1989-025J
    launchDate:
    1989-03-24
    satlat:
    62.7446
    satlng:
    6.5713
    satalt:
    1592.8094
  25. satid:
    21552
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 23 (USA 71)
    intDesignator:
    1991-047A
    launchDate:
    1991-07-04
    satlat:
    43.4285
    satlng:
    20.9785
    satalt:
    20970.381
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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