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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 2026-09-22T18:53:58Z in 1.034 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
124
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    271
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)
    intDesignator:
    1962-010A
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    60.8859
    satlng:
    22.5431
    satalt:
    3376.3058
  2. satid:
    273
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010C
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    66.1729
    satlng:
    5.1443
    satalt:
    2825.6274
  3. satid:
    5215
    satname:
    COSMOS 416
    intDesignator:
    1971-041F
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    62.2643
    satlng:
    5.7968
    satalt:
    1481.3593
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    45.8382
    satlng:
    36.7767
    satalt:
    28048.2264
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    44.2423
    satlng:
    24.3926
    satalt:
    23463.2991
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    57.2716
    satlng:
    -21.0386
    satalt:
    21307.6273
  7. satid:
    8818
    satname:
    OPS 6431
    intDesignator:
    1976-038A
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    57.8086
    satlng:
    6.8495
    satalt:
    858.8157
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.0661
    satlng:
    -17.598
    satalt:
    35311.4539
  9. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    63.886
    satlng:
    6.4391
    satalt:
    31551.9157
  10. satid:
    10879
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AA
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    63.5938
    satlng:
    5.3643
    satalt:
    905.4526
  11. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    57.5044
    satlng:
    28.0731
    satalt:
    6795.1342
  12. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    64.9216
    satlng:
    12.0929
    satalt:
    3627.8927
  13. satid:
    13514
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KX
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.2934
    satlng:
    7.9677
    satalt:
    1221.799
  14. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.7653
    satlng:
    51.5862
    satalt:
    33637.9029
  15. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.4122
    satlng:
    -43.5904
    satalt:
    37922.7211
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.987
    satlng:
    22.5972
    satalt:
    38779.1221
  17. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    42.4024
    satlng:
    20.7483
    satalt:
    13623.6451
  18. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.2656
    satlng:
    -16.1528
    satalt:
    34567.5371
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3069
    satlng:
    33.4012
    satalt:
    31970.0652
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.2607
    satlng:
    3.8272
    satalt:
    29821.8361
  21. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    61.7096
    satlng:
    33.4803
    satalt:
    27867.6838
  22. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.3424
    satlng:
    17.1959
    satalt:
    35886.3549
  23. satid:
    15622
    satname:
    COSMOS 1640
    intDesignator:
    1985-023F
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    61.6738
    satlng:
    -6.1858
    satalt:
    1463.3142
  24. satid:
    15625
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-023J
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    55.5258
    satlng:
    -1.5994
    satalt:
    1666.0863
  25. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    55.9199
    satlng:
    -23.3921
    satalt:
    22150.4165
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
124
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    271
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)
    intDesignator:
    1962-010A
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    60.8859
    satlng:
    22.5431
    satalt:
    3376.3058
  2. satid:
    273
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010C
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    66.1729
    satlng:
    5.1443
    satalt:
    2825.6274
  3. satid:
    5215
    satname:
    COSMOS 416
    intDesignator:
    1971-041F
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    62.2643
    satlng:
    5.7968
    satalt:
    1481.3593
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    45.8382
    satlng:
    36.7767
    satalt:
    28048.2264
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    44.2423
    satlng:
    24.3926
    satalt:
    23463.2991
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    57.2716
    satlng:
    -21.0386
    satalt:
    21307.6273
  7. satid:
    8818
    satname:
    OPS 6431
    intDesignator:
    1976-038A
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    57.8086
    satlng:
    6.8495
    satalt:
    858.8157
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.0661
    satlng:
    -17.598
    satalt:
    35311.4539
  9. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    63.886
    satlng:
    6.4391
    satalt:
    31551.9157
  10. satid:
    10879
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AA
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    63.5938
    satlng:
    5.3643
    satalt:
    905.4526
  11. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    57.5044
    satlng:
    28.0731
    satalt:
    6795.1342
  12. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    64.9216
    satlng:
    12.0929
    satalt:
    3627.8927
  13. satid:
    13514
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KX
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.2934
    satlng:
    7.9677
    satalt:
    1221.799
  14. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.7653
    satlng:
    51.5862
    satalt:
    33637.9029
  15. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.4122
    satlng:
    -43.5904
    satalt:
    37922.7211
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.987
    satlng:
    22.5972
    satalt:
    38779.1221
  17. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    42.4024
    satlng:
    20.7483
    satalt:
    13623.6451
  18. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.2656
    satlng:
    -16.1528
    satalt:
    34567.5371
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3069
    satlng:
    33.4012
    satalt:
    31970.0652
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.2607
    satlng:
    3.8272
    satalt:
    29821.8361
  21. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    61.7096
    satlng:
    33.4803
    satalt:
    27867.6838
  22. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.3424
    satlng:
    17.1959
    satalt:
    35886.3549
  23. satid:
    15622
    satname:
    COSMOS 1640
    intDesignator:
    1985-023F
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    61.6738
    satlng:
    -6.1858
    satalt:
    1463.3142
  24. satid:
    15625
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-023J
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    55.5258
    satlng:
    -1.5994
    satalt:
    1666.0863
  25. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    55.9199
    satlng:
    -23.3921
    satalt:
    22150.4165
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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