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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 2026-09-26T06:14:53Z in 0.821 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
160
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    125
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015K
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    64.7808
    satlng:
    1.8096
    satalt:
    880.8584
  2. satid:
    194
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028C
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    53.8131
    satlng:
    -0.4033
    satalt:
    3303.4074
  3. satid:
    549
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GJ
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.9203
    satlng:
    4.4583
    satalt:
    1297.9082
  4. satid:
    2177
    satname:
    THOR ALTAIR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-026D
    launchDate:
    1966-03-31
    satlat:
    60.4413
    satlng:
    10.4164
    satalt:
    628.7103
  5. satid:
    2411
    satname:
    SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
    intDesignator:
    1966-077B
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    69.3422
    satlng:
    0.6882
    satalt:
    3709.2958
  6. satid:
    4954
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-012B
    launchDate:
    1971-02-17
    satlat:
    61.7226
    satlng:
    5.7927
    satalt:
    787.135
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5404
    satlng:
    -15.075
    satalt:
    36717.0742
  8. satid:
    5104
    satname:
    ISIS 2
    intDesignator:
    1971-024A
    launchDate:
    1971-04-01
    satlat:
    64.1415
    satlng:
    17.61
    satalt:
    1410.3156
  9. satid:
    5277
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BE
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    61.3902
    satlng:
    -5.2639
    satalt:
    1966.3957
  10. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    46.0177
    satlng:
    -22.5592
    satalt:
    232790.7328
  11. satid:
    7076
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.191
    satlng:
    12.2317
    satalt:
    1521.7975
  12. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.9802
    satlng:
    10.0791
    satalt:
    2139.7492
  13. satid:
    10657
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077T
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.8733
    satlng:
    8.8023
    satalt:
    1622.9744
  14. satid:
    10872
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DA
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.1193
    satlng:
    7.3981
    satalt:
    1537.0391
  15. satid:
    10890
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.6456
    satlng:
    16.1202
    satalt:
    1106.0739
  16. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.162
    satlng:
    33.7905
    satalt:
    20532.6452
  17. satid:
    11881
    satname:
    COSMOS 1198
    intDesignator:
    1980-058G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    60.3081
    satlng:
    12.933
    satalt:
    1483.985
  18. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    63.9997
    satlng:
    -19.0573
    satalt:
    23540.7268
  19. satid:
    12530
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.01
    satlng:
    4.7196
    satalt:
    1480.5721
  20. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.2436
    satlng:
    1.8485
    satalt:
    33370.3835
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    69.2061
    satlng:
    -44.6949
    satalt:
    23820.2952
  22. satid:
    13606
    satname:
    COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100D
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.7231
    satlng:
    52.1638
    satalt:
    19018.4751
  23. satid:
    13767
    satname:
    COSMOS 1435
    intDesignator:
    1983-002G
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    63.5842
    satlng:
    15.2237
    satalt:
    1461.6063
  24. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.8463
    satlng:
    28.0016
    satalt:
    11886.2501
  25. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    45.9292
    satlng:
    -1.8631
    satalt:
    20385.9653
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
160
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    125
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015K
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    64.7808
    satlng:
    1.8096
    satalt:
    880.8584
  2. satid:
    194
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028C
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    53.8131
    satlng:
    -0.4033
    satalt:
    3303.4074
  3. satid:
    549
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GJ
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.9203
    satlng:
    4.4583
    satalt:
    1297.9082
  4. satid:
    2177
    satname:
    THOR ALTAIR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-026D
    launchDate:
    1966-03-31
    satlat:
    60.4413
    satlng:
    10.4164
    satalt:
    628.7103
  5. satid:
    2411
    satname:
    SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
    intDesignator:
    1966-077B
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    69.3422
    satlng:
    0.6882
    satalt:
    3709.2958
  6. satid:
    4954
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-012B
    launchDate:
    1971-02-17
    satlat:
    61.7226
    satlng:
    5.7927
    satalt:
    787.135
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5404
    satlng:
    -15.075
    satalt:
    36717.0742
  8. satid:
    5104
    satname:
    ISIS 2
    intDesignator:
    1971-024A
    launchDate:
    1971-04-01
    satlat:
    64.1415
    satlng:
    17.61
    satalt:
    1410.3156
  9. satid:
    5277
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BE
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    61.3902
    satlng:
    -5.2639
    satalt:
    1966.3957
  10. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    46.0177
    satlng:
    -22.5592
    satalt:
    232790.7328
  11. satid:
    7076
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.191
    satlng:
    12.2317
    satalt:
    1521.7975
  12. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.9802
    satlng:
    10.0791
    satalt:
    2139.7492
  13. satid:
    10657
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077T
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.8733
    satlng:
    8.8023
    satalt:
    1622.9744
  14. satid:
    10872
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DA
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.1193
    satlng:
    7.3981
    satalt:
    1537.0391
  15. satid:
    10890
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.6456
    satlng:
    16.1202
    satalt:
    1106.0739
  16. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.162
    satlng:
    33.7905
    satalt:
    20532.6452
  17. satid:
    11881
    satname:
    COSMOS 1198
    intDesignator:
    1980-058G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    60.3081
    satlng:
    12.933
    satalt:
    1483.985
  18. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    63.9997
    satlng:
    -19.0573
    satalt:
    23540.7268
  19. satid:
    12530
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.01
    satlng:
    4.7196
    satalt:
    1480.5721
  20. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.2436
    satlng:
    1.8485
    satalt:
    33370.3835
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    69.2061
    satlng:
    -44.6949
    satalt:
    23820.2952
  22. satid:
    13606
    satname:
    COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100D
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.7231
    satlng:
    52.1638
    satalt:
    19018.4751
  23. satid:
    13767
    satname:
    COSMOS 1435
    intDesignator:
    1983-002G
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    63.5842
    satlng:
    15.2237
    satalt:
    1461.6063
  24. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.8463
    satlng:
    28.0016
    satalt:
    11886.2501
  25. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    45.9292
    satlng:
    -1.8631
    satalt:
    20385.9653
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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