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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 2026-09-25T11:36:36Z in 0.002 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2800
    satname:
    SCOUT B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-070D
    launchDate:
    1966-08-04
    satlat:
    56.7305
    satlng:
    12.3667
    satalt:
    2114.7591
  2. satid:
    3338
    satname:
    EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5)
    intDesignator:
    1968-066B
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    58.3431
    satlng:
    3.5109
    satalt:
    757.9487
  3. satid:
    3679
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AE
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    56.1856
    satlng:
    1.888
    satalt:
    1193.3355
  4. satid:
    6851
    satname:
    COSMOS 594
    intDesignator:
    1973-069G
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    59.8909
    satlng:
    1.0154
    satalt:
    1476.8254
  5. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.2564
    satlng:
    17.9703
    satalt:
    34284.805
  6. satid:
    9649
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126F
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.863
    satlng:
    -0.0862
    satalt:
    1942.2684
  7. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    71.1108
    satlng:
    -32.9801
    satalt:
    22361.5302
  8. satid:
    10413
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067G
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.8787
    satlng:
    -3.0124
    satalt:
    2073.4958
  9. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    60.5718
    satlng:
    -19.5289
    satalt:
    13627.109
  10. satid:
    11696
    satname:
    COSMOS 1161
    intDesignator:
    1980-012F
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    64.0548
    satlng:
    3.8336
    satalt:
    1480.877
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    46.8728
    satlng:
    -20.3923
    satalt:
    37522.7179
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    58.3722
    satlng:
    -38.5583
    satalt:
    37935.7206
  13. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    59.1276
    satlng:
    -41.635
    satalt:
    23581.3563
  14. satid:
    12879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1312
    intDesignator:
    1981-098A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    66.1418
    satlng:
    10.932
    satalt:
    1512.5385
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    61.2698
    satlng:
    35.3454
    satalt:
    39318.4956
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    41.3106
    satlng:
    -11.9693
    satalt:
    34085.0199
  17. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    62.0424
    satlng:
    50.6741
    satalt:
    38991.5958
  18. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.866
    satlng:
    38.311
    satalt:
    8316.2272
  19. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.7041
    satlng:
    -45.9286
    satalt:
    22977.8573
  20. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    65.2161
    satlng:
    -42.0569
    satalt:
    19506.7113
  21. satid:
    14790
    satname:
    COSMOS 1541
    intDesignator:
    1984-024A
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    68.4549
    satlng:
    29.8693
    satalt:
    15452.1599
  22. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.4554
    satlng:
    16.0443
    satalt:
    37630.2998
  23. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    71.006
    satlng:
    -30.3915
    satalt:
    16180.5087
  24. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    62.5463
    satlng:
    -36.056
    satalt:
    28781.829
  25. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    52.8753
    satlng:
    38.8348
    satalt:
    19127.0357
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2800
    satname:
    SCOUT B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-070D
    launchDate:
    1966-08-04
    satlat:
    56.7305
    satlng:
    12.3667
    satalt:
    2114.7591
  2. satid:
    3338
    satname:
    EXPLORER 40 (INJUN-5)
    intDesignator:
    1968-066B
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    58.3431
    satlng:
    3.5109
    satalt:
    757.9487
  3. satid:
    3679
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AE
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    56.1856
    satlng:
    1.888
    satalt:
    1193.3355
  4. satid:
    6851
    satname:
    COSMOS 594
    intDesignator:
    1973-069G
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    59.8909
    satlng:
    1.0154
    satalt:
    1476.8254
  5. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.2564
    satlng:
    17.9703
    satalt:
    34284.805
  6. satid:
    9649
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126F
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.863
    satlng:
    -0.0862
    satalt:
    1942.2684
  7. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    71.1108
    satlng:
    -32.9801
    satalt:
    22361.5302
  8. satid:
    10413
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067G
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.8787
    satlng:
    -3.0124
    satalt:
    2073.4958
  9. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    60.5718
    satlng:
    -19.5289
    satalt:
    13627.109
  10. satid:
    11696
    satname:
    COSMOS 1161
    intDesignator:
    1980-012F
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    64.0548
    satlng:
    3.8336
    satalt:
    1480.877
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    46.8728
    satlng:
    -20.3923
    satalt:
    37522.7179
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    58.3722
    satlng:
    -38.5583
    satalt:
    37935.7206
  13. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    59.1276
    satlng:
    -41.635
    satalt:
    23581.3563
  14. satid:
    12879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1312
    intDesignator:
    1981-098A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    66.1418
    satlng:
    10.932
    satalt:
    1512.5385
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    61.2698
    satlng:
    35.3454
    satalt:
    39318.4956
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    41.3106
    satlng:
    -11.9693
    satalt:
    34085.0199
  17. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    62.0424
    satlng:
    50.6741
    satalt:
    38991.5958
  18. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.866
    satlng:
    38.311
    satalt:
    8316.2272
  19. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.7041
    satlng:
    -45.9286
    satalt:
    22977.8573
  20. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    65.2161
    satlng:
    -42.0569
    satalt:
    19506.7113
  21. satid:
    14790
    satname:
    COSMOS 1541
    intDesignator:
    1984-024A
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    68.4549
    satlng:
    29.8693
    satalt:
    15452.1599
  22. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.4554
    satlng:
    16.0443
    satalt:
    37630.2998
  23. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    71.006
    satlng:
    -30.3915
    satalt:
    16180.5087
  24. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    62.5463
    satlng:
    -36.056
    satalt:
    28781.829
  25. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    52.8753
    satlng:
    38.8348
    satalt:
    19127.0357
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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