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 2026-09-25T18:09:00Z in 1.056 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
68
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    410
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EK
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.8843
    satlng:
    0.2721
    satalt:
    1001.0943
  2. satid:
    2223
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-016C
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    59.8399
    satlng:
    -2.1166
    satalt:
    1288.1894
  3. satid:
    3606
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091Y
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    59.4076
    satlng:
    -1.6186
    satalt:
    1570.5117
  4. satid:
    7139
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.8436
    satlng:
    9.0975
    satalt:
    1502.4584
  5. satid:
    7167
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.5973
    satlng:
    -0.5422
    satalt:
    1481.6833
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.5684
    satlng:
    54.047
    satalt:
    33228.4231
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    47.7018
    satlng:
    -24.6376
    satalt:
    18055.1316
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    51.1899
    satlng:
    -0.4982
    satalt:
    34542.1865
  9. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.4505
    satlng:
    5.1258
    satalt:
    2085.8406
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    54.6692
    satlng:
    -20.339
    satalt:
    35014.6581
  11. satid:
    10411
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067E
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.5303
    satlng:
    12.0333
    satalt:
    1935.3512
  12. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    58.1305
    satlng:
    55.5909
    satalt:
    37331.4841
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    46.6313
    satlng:
    15.845
    satalt:
    9192.1236
  14. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.5814
    satlng:
    34.6486
    satalt:
    13719.2951
  15. satid:
    13466
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.3631
    satlng:
    2.9769
    satalt:
    1138.2147
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5319
    satlng:
    32.6373
    satalt:
    39299.0698
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.1911
    satlng:
    -47.8055
    satalt:
    36093.1096
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.7416
    satlng:
    4.7606
    satalt:
    38582.1679
  19. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    50.894
    satlng:
    -3.8768
    satalt:
    33851.195
  20. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5312
    satlng:
    57.4313
    satalt:
    30405.9706
  21. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3343
    satlng:
    24.4044
    satalt:
    28104.5736
  22. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.7109
    satlng:
    59.5957
    satalt:
    24278.9802
  23. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    45.5073
    satlng:
    -4.4468
    satalt:
    18767.132
  24. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.7467
    satlng:
    57.8688
    satalt:
    37915.1629
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    51.7975
    satlng:
    30.058
    satalt:
    14013.7212
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
68
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    410
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EK
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.8843
    satlng:
    0.2721
    satalt:
    1001.0943
  2. satid:
    2223
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-016C
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    59.8399
    satlng:
    -2.1166
    satalt:
    1288.1894
  3. satid:
    3606
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091Y
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    59.4076
    satlng:
    -1.6186
    satalt:
    1570.5117
  4. satid:
    7139
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.8436
    satlng:
    9.0975
    satalt:
    1502.4584
  5. satid:
    7167
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.5973
    satlng:
    -0.5422
    satalt:
    1481.6833
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.5684
    satlng:
    54.047
    satalt:
    33228.4231
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    47.7018
    satlng:
    -24.6376
    satalt:
    18055.1316
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    51.1899
    satlng:
    -0.4982
    satalt:
    34542.1865
  9. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.4505
    satlng:
    5.1258
    satalt:
    2085.8406
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    54.6692
    satlng:
    -20.339
    satalt:
    35014.6581
  11. satid:
    10411
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067E
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.5303
    satlng:
    12.0333
    satalt:
    1935.3512
  12. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    58.1305
    satlng:
    55.5909
    satalt:
    37331.4841
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    46.6313
    satlng:
    15.845
    satalt:
    9192.1236
  14. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.5814
    satlng:
    34.6486
    satalt:
    13719.2951
  15. satid:
    13466
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.3631
    satlng:
    2.9769
    satalt:
    1138.2147
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5319
    satlng:
    32.6373
    satalt:
    39299.0698
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.1911
    satlng:
    -47.8055
    satalt:
    36093.1096
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.7416
    satlng:
    4.7606
    satalt:
    38582.1679
  19. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    50.894
    satlng:
    -3.8768
    satalt:
    33851.195
  20. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5312
    satlng:
    57.4313
    satalt:
    30405.9706
  21. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3343
    satlng:
    24.4044
    satalt:
    28104.5736
  22. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.7109
    satlng:
    59.5957
    satalt:
    24278.9802
  23. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    45.5073
    satlng:
    -4.4468
    satalt:
    18767.132
  24. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.7467
    satlng:
    57.8688
    satalt:
    37915.1629
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    51.7975
    satlng:
    30.058
    satalt:
    14013.7212
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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