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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 2026-11-14T02:29:43Z in 0.930 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
74
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2365
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Q
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.4629
    satlng:
    -1.2584
    satalt:
    3472.6034
  2. satid:
    2580
    satname:
    SCOUT A DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-076C
    launchDate:
    1966-08-18
    satlat:
    64.7352
    satlng:
    0.34
    satalt:
    1006.9355
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.0942
    satlng:
    16.8035
    satalt:
    161442.8419
  4. satid:
    3214
    satname:
    SCOUT A DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-012D
    launchDate:
    1968-03-02
    satlat:
    59.5428
    satlng:
    10.449
    satalt:
    1265.0927
  5. satid:
    5416
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BN
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    64.3101
    satlng:
    1.5536
    satalt:
    1016.4097
  6. satid:
    6825
    satname:
    COSMOS 585
    intDesignator:
    1973-064A
    launchDate:
    1973-09-08
    satlat:
    65.6639
    satlng:
    8.9581
    satalt:
    1415.218
  7. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    64.7992
    satlng:
    -3.7674
    satalt:
    1383.6688
  8. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    60.421
    satlng:
    45.6103
    satalt:
    13986.8022
  9. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.5461
    satlng:
    27.4728
    satalt:
    37566.8518
  10. satid:
    9494
    satname:
    COSMOS 861
    intDesignator:
    1976-104A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-21
    satlat:
    62.7812
    satlng:
    6.1774
    satalt:
    955.622
  11. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    70.9467
    satlng:
    32.7023
    satalt:
    8784.381
  12. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    53.0982
    satlng:
    45.023
    satalt:
    24748.8263
  13. satid:
    10564
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121F
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    58.8153
    satlng:
    9.9216
    satalt:
    1094.9378
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.4857
    satlng:
    -13.1358
    satalt:
    37566.0919
  15. satid:
    11971
    satname:
    COSMOS 1176 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1980-034D
    launchDate:
    1980-04-29
    satlat:
    59.6664
    satlng:
    4.6187
    satalt:
    925.9026
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    65.7425
    satlng:
    -9.078
    satalt:
    24651.1991
  17. satid:
    12638
    satname:
    COSMOS 1289
    intDesignator:
    1981-074C
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    62.1017
    satlng:
    -0.5213
    satalt:
    1461.5376
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    72.0824
    satlng:
    -8.8487
    satalt:
    28266.3453
  19. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    46.1929
    satlng:
    30.4542
    satalt:
    33619.5643
  20. satid:
    13381
    satname:
    COSMOS 1394
    intDesignator:
    1982-073G
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    59.5586
    satlng:
    11.9872
    satalt:
    1505.8101
  21. satid:
    13514
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KX
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.6982
    satlng:
    7.1486
    satalt:
    1220.9078
  22. satid:
    13532
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.6054
    satlng:
    -7.9418
    satalt:
    1491.9405
  23. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    62.5416
    satlng:
    30.4666
    satalt:
    19032.0961
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.3036
    satlng:
    -3.4145
    satalt:
    25808.2817
  25. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    62.7532
    satlng:
    48.1237
    satalt:
    32800.5162
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
74
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2365
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Q
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.4629
    satlng:
    -1.2584
    satalt:
    3472.6034
  2. satid:
    2580
    satname:
    SCOUT A DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-076C
    launchDate:
    1966-08-18
    satlat:
    64.7352
    satlng:
    0.34
    satalt:
    1006.9355
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.0942
    satlng:
    16.8035
    satalt:
    161442.8419
  4. satid:
    3214
    satname:
    SCOUT A DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-012D
    launchDate:
    1968-03-02
    satlat:
    59.5428
    satlng:
    10.449
    satalt:
    1265.0927
  5. satid:
    5416
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BN
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    64.3101
    satlng:
    1.5536
    satalt:
    1016.4097
  6. satid:
    6825
    satname:
    COSMOS 585
    intDesignator:
    1973-064A
    launchDate:
    1973-09-08
    satlat:
    65.6639
    satlng:
    8.9581
    satalt:
    1415.218
  7. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    64.7992
    satlng:
    -3.7674
    satalt:
    1383.6688
  8. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    60.421
    satlng:
    45.6103
    satalt:
    13986.8022
  9. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.5461
    satlng:
    27.4728
    satalt:
    37566.8518
  10. satid:
    9494
    satname:
    COSMOS 861
    intDesignator:
    1976-104A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-21
    satlat:
    62.7812
    satlng:
    6.1774
    satalt:
    955.622
  11. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    70.9467
    satlng:
    32.7023
    satalt:
    8784.381
  12. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    53.0982
    satlng:
    45.023
    satalt:
    24748.8263
  13. satid:
    10564
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121F
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    58.8153
    satlng:
    9.9216
    satalt:
    1094.9378
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.4857
    satlng:
    -13.1358
    satalt:
    37566.0919
  15. satid:
    11971
    satname:
    COSMOS 1176 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1980-034D
    launchDate:
    1980-04-29
    satlat:
    59.6664
    satlng:
    4.6187
    satalt:
    925.9026
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    65.7425
    satlng:
    -9.078
    satalt:
    24651.1991
  17. satid:
    12638
    satname:
    COSMOS 1289
    intDesignator:
    1981-074C
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    62.1017
    satlng:
    -0.5213
    satalt:
    1461.5376
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    72.0824
    satlng:
    -8.8487
    satalt:
    28266.3453
  19. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    46.1929
    satlng:
    30.4542
    satalt:
    33619.5643
  20. satid:
    13381
    satname:
    COSMOS 1394
    intDesignator:
    1982-073G
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    59.5586
    satlng:
    11.9872
    satalt:
    1505.8101
  21. satid:
    13514
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KX
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.6982
    satlng:
    7.1486
    satalt:
    1220.9078
  22. satid:
    13532
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.6054
    satlng:
    -7.9418
    satalt:
    1491.9405
  23. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    62.5416
    satlng:
    30.4666
    satalt:
    19032.0961
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.3036
    satlng:
    -3.4145
    satalt:
    25808.2817
  25. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    62.7532
    satlng:
    48.1237
    satalt:
    32800.5162
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