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

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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 2026-09-27T23:35:52Z in 0.821 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    60.7076
    satlng:
    -16.827
    satalt:
    3786.4788
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.4659
    satlng:
    47.3086
    satalt:
    33018.7134
  3. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    57.102
    satlng:
    9.2443
    satalt:
    1192.8462
  4. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.0939
    satlng:
    50.188
    satalt:
    30458.9614
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    41.2391
    satlng:
    26.6647
    satalt:
    32281.0968
  6. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.8927
    satlng:
    12.3095
    satalt:
    1630.2354
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    55.7355
    satlng:
    38.6789
    satalt:
    19535.4894
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    54.8083
    satlng:
    -11.6092
    satalt:
    17817.4048
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.6637
    satlng:
    25.3139
    satalt:
    32481.9541
  10. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    63.0327
    satlng:
    -35.51
    satalt:
    15669.7523
  11. satid:
    12504
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275
    intDesignator:
    1981-053A
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.6989
    satlng:
    -2.8216
    satalt:
    1011.8023
  12. satid:
    12732
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BZ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.7075
    satlng:
    -1.648
    satalt:
    939.1905
  13. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    55.9533
    satlng:
    10.7677
    satalt:
    36678.8041
  14. satid:
    15340
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027R
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    64.8121
    satlng:
    6.7426
    satalt:
    1258.0894
  15. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.2093
    satlng:
    21.2258
    satalt:
    37258.9007
  16. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    58.8024
    satlng:
    -27.0826
    satalt:
    40082.8646
  17. satid:
    16142
    satname:
    COSMOS 1694
    intDesignator:
    1985-094E
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    65.8971
    satlng:
    -0.7358
    satalt:
    1416.9943
  18. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    49.5377
    satlng:
    -20.408
    satalt:
    14312.8182
  19. satid:
    18538
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AF
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.3103
    satlng:
    4.8119
    satalt:
    1310.9104
  20. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    50.6647
    satlng:
    23.3237
    satalt:
    18632.5623
  21. satid:
    20533
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
    intDesignator:
    1990-025A
    launchDate:
    1990-03-26
    satlat:
    53.333
    satlng:
    -23.606
    satalt:
    21158.098
  22. satid:
    21303
    satname:
    COSMOS 2147
    intDesignator:
    1991-033E
    launchDate:
    1991-05-16
    satlat:
    63.757
    satlng:
    13.1802
    satalt:
    1397.5005
  23. satid:
    21706
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-41
    intDesignator:
    1991-065A
    launchDate:
    1991-09-17
    satlat:
    61.7264
    satlng:
    47.7457
    satalt:
    30785.0457
  24. satid:
    21930
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 25 (USA 80)
    intDesignator:
    1992-019A
    launchDate:
    1992-04-10
    satlat:
    54.8269
    satlng:
    27.6696
    satalt:
    21408.1385
  25. satid:
    22061
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1992-047F
    launchDate:
    1992-07-30
    satlat:
    63.3952
    satlng:
    40.6093
    satalt:
    19129.1302
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:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    60.7076
    satlng:
    -16.827
    satalt:
    3786.4788
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.4659
    satlng:
    47.3086
    satalt:
    33018.7134
  3. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    57.102
    satlng:
    9.2443
    satalt:
    1192.8462
  4. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.0939
    satlng:
    50.188
    satalt:
    30458.9614
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    41.2391
    satlng:
    26.6647
    satalt:
    32281.0968
  6. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.8927
    satlng:
    12.3095
    satalt:
    1630.2354
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    55.7355
    satlng:
    38.6789
    satalt:
    19535.4894
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    54.8083
    satlng:
    -11.6092
    satalt:
    17817.4048
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.6637
    satlng:
    25.3139
    satalt:
    32481.9541
  10. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    63.0327
    satlng:
    -35.51
    satalt:
    15669.7523
  11. satid:
    12504
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275
    intDesignator:
    1981-053A
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.6989
    satlng:
    -2.8216
    satalt:
    1011.8023
  12. satid:
    12732
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BZ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.7075
    satlng:
    -1.648
    satalt:
    939.1905
  13. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    55.9533
    satlng:
    10.7677
    satalt:
    36678.8041
  14. satid:
    15340
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027R
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    64.8121
    satlng:
    6.7426
    satalt:
    1258.0894
  15. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.2093
    satlng:
    21.2258
    satalt:
    37258.9007
  16. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    58.8024
    satlng:
    -27.0826
    satalt:
    40082.8646
  17. satid:
    16142
    satname:
    COSMOS 1694
    intDesignator:
    1985-094E
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    65.8971
    satlng:
    -0.7358
    satalt:
    1416.9943
  18. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    49.5377
    satlng:
    -20.408
    satalt:
    14312.8182
  19. satid:
    18538
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AF
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.3103
    satlng:
    4.8119
    satalt:
    1310.9104
  20. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    50.6647
    satlng:
    23.3237
    satalt:
    18632.5623
  21. satid:
    20533
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
    intDesignator:
    1990-025A
    launchDate:
    1990-03-26
    satlat:
    53.333
    satlng:
    -23.606
    satalt:
    21158.098
  22. satid:
    21303
    satname:
    COSMOS 2147
    intDesignator:
    1991-033E
    launchDate:
    1991-05-16
    satlat:
    63.757
    satlng:
    13.1802
    satalt:
    1397.5005
  23. satid:
    21706
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-41
    intDesignator:
    1991-065A
    launchDate:
    1991-09-17
    satlat:
    61.7264
    satlng:
    47.7457
    satalt:
    30785.0457
  24. satid:
    21930
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 25 (USA 80)
    intDesignator:
    1992-019A
    launchDate:
    1992-04-10
    satlat:
    54.8269
    satlng:
    27.6696
    satalt:
    21408.1385
  25. satid:
    22061
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1992-047F
    launchDate:
    1992-07-30
    satlat:
    63.3952
    satlng:
    40.6093
    satalt:
    19129.1302
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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