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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 2026-09-24T23:32:50Z in 0.002 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
78
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4686
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BK
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.2039
    satlng:
    1.6796
    satalt:
    1077.5936
  2. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.6988
    satlng:
    -7.8384
    satalt:
    11639.6252
  3. satid:
    7035
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.2677
    satlng:
    14.1072
    satalt:
    2023.2331
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.1727
    satlng:
    50.2417
    satalt:
    32878.9494
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    45.5237
    satlng:
    28.1146
    satalt:
    33118.8115
  6. satid:
    8405
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.7521
    satlng:
    -0.2424
    satalt:
    2092.5047
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.6023
    satlng:
    1.0473
    satalt:
    19081.5679
  8. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    63.1166
    satlng:
    -18.7374
    satalt:
    5099.0557
  9. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.156
    satlng:
    30.8649
    satalt:
    23358.6745
  10. satid:
    13379
    satname:
    COSMOS 1392
    intDesignator:
    1982-073E
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    61.5986
    satlng:
    2.8623
    satalt:
    1476.4506
  11. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.3577
    satlng:
    35.1711
    satalt:
    19141.2954
  12. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    68.504
    satlng:
    51.3887
    satalt:
    30811.0806
  13. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.8859
    satlng:
    3.1768
    satalt:
    38786.26
  14. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    61.9938
    satlng:
    17.107
    satalt:
    21223.7235
  15. satid:
    15340
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027R
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.1208
    satlng:
    11.4566
    satalt:
    1262.5426
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    53.6087
    satlng:
    22.8642
    satalt:
    36193.2717
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.9862
    satlng:
    -9.8388
    satalt:
    40305.4116
  18. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.9815
    satlng:
    25.6923
    satalt:
    19149.1622
  19. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    61.1564
    satlng:
    39.684
    satalt:
    11193.958
  20. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    61.5979
    satlng:
    -31.2639
    satalt:
    12085.282
  21. satid:
    18355
    satname:
    COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079A
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    55.548
    satlng:
    0.7971
    satalt:
    19154.0754
  22. satid:
    18533
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AD
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    64.9563
    satlng:
    11.9762
    satalt:
    1306.5103
  23. satid:
    18802
    satname:
    COSMOS 1823 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-020AN
    launchDate:
    1987-02-20
    satlat:
    64.5238
    satlng:
    5.067
    satalt:
    1623.3182
  24. satid:
    18957
    satname:
    COSMOS 1932
    intDesignator:
    1988-019A
    launchDate:
    1988-03-14
    satlat:
    61.5891
    satlng:
    2.6295
    satalt:
    988.2284
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    65.1801
    satlng:
    49.7323
    satalt:
    19145.8852
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
78
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4686
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BK
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.2039
    satlng:
    1.6796
    satalt:
    1077.5936
  2. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.6988
    satlng:
    -7.8384
    satalt:
    11639.6252
  3. satid:
    7035
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.2677
    satlng:
    14.1072
    satalt:
    2023.2331
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.1727
    satlng:
    50.2417
    satalt:
    32878.9494
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    45.5237
    satlng:
    28.1146
    satalt:
    33118.8115
  6. satid:
    8405
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.7521
    satlng:
    -0.2424
    satalt:
    2092.5047
  7. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.6023
    satlng:
    1.0473
    satalt:
    19081.5679
  8. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    63.1166
    satlng:
    -18.7374
    satalt:
    5099.0557
  9. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.156
    satlng:
    30.8649
    satalt:
    23358.6745
  10. satid:
    13379
    satname:
    COSMOS 1392
    intDesignator:
    1982-073E
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    61.5986
    satlng:
    2.8623
    satalt:
    1476.4506
  11. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.3577
    satlng:
    35.1711
    satalt:
    19141.2954
  12. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    68.504
    satlng:
    51.3887
    satalt:
    30811.0806
  13. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.8859
    satlng:
    3.1768
    satalt:
    38786.26
  14. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    61.9938
    satlng:
    17.107
    satalt:
    21223.7235
  15. satid:
    15340
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027R
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.1208
    satlng:
    11.4566
    satalt:
    1262.5426
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    53.6087
    satlng:
    22.8642
    satalt:
    36193.2717
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.9862
    satlng:
    -9.8388
    satalt:
    40305.4116
  18. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.9815
    satlng:
    25.6923
    satalt:
    19149.1622
  19. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    61.1564
    satlng:
    39.684
    satalt:
    11193.958
  20. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    61.5979
    satlng:
    -31.2639
    satalt:
    12085.282
  21. satid:
    18355
    satname:
    COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079A
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    55.548
    satlng:
    0.7971
    satalt:
    19154.0754
  22. satid:
    18533
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027AD
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    64.9563
    satlng:
    11.9762
    satalt:
    1306.5103
  23. satid:
    18802
    satname:
    COSMOS 1823 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-020AN
    launchDate:
    1987-02-20
    satlat:
    64.5238
    satlng:
    5.067
    satalt:
    1623.3182
  24. satid:
    18957
    satname:
    COSMOS 1932
    intDesignator:
    1988-019A
    launchDate:
    1988-03-14
    satlat:
    61.5891
    satlng:
    2.6295
    satalt:
    988.2284
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    65.1801
    satlng:
    49.7323
    satalt:
    19145.8852
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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