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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

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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 2026-09-26T15:15:17Z in 0.990 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    52.7998
    satlng:
    -36.8214
    satalt:
    161038.8676
  2. satid:
    7030
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086W
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.9015
    satlng:
    1.5866
    satalt:
    1551.9932
  3. satid:
    7063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.775
    satlng:
    9.5337
    satalt:
    1339.981
  4. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.6836
    satlng:
    -4.2793
    satalt:
    37368.8822
  5. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.0168
    satlng:
    23.4683
    satalt:
    34563.0215
  6. satid:
    9063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-077B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.4768
    satlng:
    7.1444
    satalt:
    1504.683
  7. satid:
    9482
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-102B
    launchDate:
    1976-10-15
    satlat:
    63.8445
    satlng:
    -0.8054
    satalt:
    930.7844
  8. satid:
    9984
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    57.8854
    satlng:
    13.9241
    satalt:
    1517.5629
  9. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.2389
    satlng:
    45.6689
    satalt:
    35744.1984
  10. satid:
    10565
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121G
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.5013
    satlng:
    2.3666
    satalt:
    1054.1266
  11. satid:
    10881
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AC
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    59.2664
    satlng:
    6.4173
    satalt:
    923.9028
  12. satid:
    11298
    satname:
    COSMOS 1083
    intDesignator:
    1979-024C
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    58.2029
    satlng:
    9.192
    satalt:
    1453.6509
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.7324
    satlng:
    17.5751
    satalt:
    22441.8427
  14. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    59.0665
    satlng:
    -23.531
    satalt:
    30449.1338
  15. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    51.5054
    satlng:
    -26.8931
    satalt:
    19076.9445
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.6036
    satlng:
    26.7828
    satalt:
    33870.6963
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    48.1471
    satlng:
    -8.7755
    satalt:
    22908.7903
  18. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.9659
    satlng:
    -8.9164
    satalt:
    7323.9342
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    54.9708
    satlng:
    45.5385
    satalt:
    34421.9369
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    49.3763
    satlng:
    20.9578
    satalt:
    34765.0528
  21. satid:
    14412
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CN
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    57.6246
    satlng:
    6.6409
    satalt:
    1176.7475
  22. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    66.3419
    satlng:
    -21.6387
    satalt:
    25222.2604
  23. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.6032
    satlng:
    -50.1017
    satalt:
    32168.9161
  24. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    62.361
    satlng:
    -10.1913
    satalt:
    30116.3774
  25. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    53.7941
    satlng:
    18.9516
    satalt:
    24591.6789
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    52.7998
    satlng:
    -36.8214
    satalt:
    161038.8676
  2. satid:
    7030
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086W
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.9015
    satlng:
    1.5866
    satalt:
    1551.9932
  3. satid:
    7063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.775
    satlng:
    9.5337
    satalt:
    1339.981
  4. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.6836
    satlng:
    -4.2793
    satalt:
    37368.8822
  5. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.0168
    satlng:
    23.4683
    satalt:
    34563.0215
  6. satid:
    9063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-077B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.4768
    satlng:
    7.1444
    satalt:
    1504.683
  7. satid:
    9482
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-102B
    launchDate:
    1976-10-15
    satlat:
    63.8445
    satlng:
    -0.8054
    satalt:
    930.7844
  8. satid:
    9984
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    57.8854
    satlng:
    13.9241
    satalt:
    1517.5629
  9. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.2389
    satlng:
    45.6689
    satalt:
    35744.1984
  10. satid:
    10565
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121G
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.5013
    satlng:
    2.3666
    satalt:
    1054.1266
  11. satid:
    10881
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AC
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    59.2664
    satlng:
    6.4173
    satalt:
    923.9028
  12. satid:
    11298
    satname:
    COSMOS 1083
    intDesignator:
    1979-024C
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    58.2029
    satlng:
    9.192
    satalt:
    1453.6509
  13. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.7324
    satlng:
    17.5751
    satalt:
    22441.8427
  14. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    59.0665
    satlng:
    -23.531
    satalt:
    30449.1338
  15. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    51.5054
    satlng:
    -26.8931
    satalt:
    19076.9445
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.6036
    satlng:
    26.7828
    satalt:
    33870.6963
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    48.1471
    satlng:
    -8.7755
    satalt:
    22908.7903
  18. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.9659
    satlng:
    -8.9164
    satalt:
    7323.9342
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    54.9708
    satlng:
    45.5385
    satalt:
    34421.9369
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    49.3763
    satlng:
    20.9578
    satalt:
    34765.0528
  21. satid:
    14412
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091CN
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    57.6246
    satlng:
    6.6409
    satalt:
    1176.7475
  22. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    66.3419
    satlng:
    -21.6387
    satalt:
    25222.2604
  23. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.6032
    satlng:
    -50.1017
    satalt:
    32168.9161
  24. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    62.361
    satlng:
    -10.1913
    satalt:
    30116.3774
  25. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    53.7941
    satlng:
    18.9516
    satalt:
    24591.6789
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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