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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 2026-09-25T01:13:18Z in 0.960 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    516
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015FT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.4312
    satlng:
    6.0258
    satalt:
    880.0225
  2. satid:
    4705
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BT
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.6832
    satlng:
    0.6102
    satalt:
    1039.6716
  3. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.4758
    satlng:
    -4.0257
    satalt:
    1966.4925
  4. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.4259
    satlng:
    -1.4138
    satalt:
    20310.4454
  5. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    56.5573
    satlng:
    -36.0495
    satalt:
    17365.3041
  6. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    48.5294
    satlng:
    -8.4001
    satalt:
    16472.6164
  7. satid:
    12531
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DL
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.7257
    satlng:
    3.205
    satalt:
    1684.1275
  8. satid:
    14177
    satname:
    COSMOS 1479
    intDesignator:
    1983-069G
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    64.1533
    satlng:
    5.0431
    satalt:
    1483.5049
  9. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    60.8959
    satlng:
    15.0332
    satalt:
    12941.1511
  10. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.2259
    satlng:
    8.3755
    satalt:
    19150.1602
  11. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    51.2653
    satlng:
    -33.408
    satalt:
    34595.3841
  12. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    48.4673
    satlng:
    -27.2377
    satalt:
    19157.524
  13. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    55.0844
    satlng:
    -16.9685
    satalt:
    19170.5803
  14. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.319
    satlng:
    -2.5525
    satalt:
    34083.469
  15. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.3232
    satlng:
    0.2418
    satalt:
    19475.8188
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.3336
    satlng:
    16.5653
    satalt:
    39513.8893
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.6884
    satlng:
    -10.3925
    satalt:
    36460.0045
  18. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.9852
    satlng:
    -12.7905
    satalt:
    19141.081
  19. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    49.6867
    satlng:
    31.5845
    satalt:
    36148.7862
  20. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    50.2334
    satlng:
    35.0486
    satalt:
    37468.2643
  21. satid:
    18338
    satname:
    COSMOS 1879
    intDesignator:
    1987-074E
    launchDate:
    1987-09-07
    satlat:
    61.459
    satlng:
    3.0658
    satalt:
    1415.7536
  22. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    57.1292
    satlng:
    -23.4958
    satalt:
    19137.7329
  23. satid:
    18428
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    54.4268
    satlng:
    7.3185
    satalt:
    2134.5252
  24. satid:
    18902
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053MG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.9424
    satlng:
    0.3932
    satalt:
    715.7198
  25. satid:
    20026
    satname:
    COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039C
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    64.8792
    satlng:
    17.2101
    satalt:
    19159.9153
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    516
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015FT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.4312
    satlng:
    6.0258
    satalt:
    880.0225
  2. satid:
    4705
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BT
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    61.6832
    satlng:
    0.6102
    satalt:
    1039.6716
  3. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.4758
    satlng:
    -4.0257
    satalt:
    1966.4925
  4. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.4259
    satlng:
    -1.4138
    satalt:
    20310.4454
  5. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    56.5573
    satlng:
    -36.0495
    satalt:
    17365.3041
  6. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    48.5294
    satlng:
    -8.4001
    satalt:
    16472.6164
  7. satid:
    12531
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DL
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.7257
    satlng:
    3.205
    satalt:
    1684.1275
  8. satid:
    14177
    satname:
    COSMOS 1479
    intDesignator:
    1983-069G
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    64.1533
    satlng:
    5.0431
    satalt:
    1483.5049
  9. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    60.8959
    satlng:
    15.0332
    satalt:
    12941.1511
  10. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.2259
    satlng:
    8.3755
    satalt:
    19150.1602
  11. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    51.2653
    satlng:
    -33.408
    satalt:
    34595.3841
  12. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    48.4673
    satlng:
    -27.2377
    satalt:
    19157.524
  13. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    55.0844
    satlng:
    -16.9685
    satalt:
    19170.5803
  14. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.319
    satlng:
    -2.5525
    satalt:
    34083.469
  15. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.3232
    satlng:
    0.2418
    satalt:
    19475.8188
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.3336
    satlng:
    16.5653
    satalt:
    39513.8893
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.6884
    satlng:
    -10.3925
    satalt:
    36460.0045
  18. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.9852
    satlng:
    -12.7905
    satalt:
    19141.081
  19. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    49.6867
    satlng:
    31.5845
    satalt:
    36148.7862
  20. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    50.2334
    satlng:
    35.0486
    satalt:
    37468.2643
  21. satid:
    18338
    satname:
    COSMOS 1879
    intDesignator:
    1987-074E
    launchDate:
    1987-09-07
    satlat:
    61.459
    satlng:
    3.0658
    satalt:
    1415.7536
  22. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    57.1292
    satlng:
    -23.4958
    satalt:
    19137.7329
  23. satid:
    18428
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    54.4268
    satlng:
    7.3185
    satalt:
    2134.5252
  24. satid:
    18902
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053MG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.9424
    satlng:
    0.3932
    satalt:
    715.7198
  25. satid:
    20026
    satname:
    COSMOS 2024 (ETALON 2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039C
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    64.8792
    satlng:
    17.2101
    satalt:
    19159.9153
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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