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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 2026-09-25T10:13:04Z in 0.895 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    60.2401
    satlng:
    -1.3539
    satalt:
    5759.8242
  2. satid:
    2091
    satname:
    ESSA 2 (OT-2)
    intDesignator:
    1966-016A
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    57.4926
    satlng:
    -0.4424
    satalt:
    1363.4123
  3. satid:
    2530
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.5715
    satlng:
    -7.3428
    satalt:
    3093.8043
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    60.2307
    satlng:
    -43.6816
    satalt:
    32388.0796
  5. satid:
    5390
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025KV
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    60.5565
    satlng:
    5.3913
    satalt:
    928.8775
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.0964
    satlng:
    41.5015
    satalt:
    15093.2095
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.4006
    satlng:
    15.543
    satalt:
    29844.2665
  8. satid:
    10438
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067P
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.0769
    satlng:
    -8.0963
    satalt:
    1878.6836
  9. satid:
    10578
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121V
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.1755
    satlng:
    1.968
    satalt:
    1023.1942
  10. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    55.8014
    satlng:
    24.4216
    satalt:
    15022.7747
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    53.3607
    satlng:
    -13.4842
    satalt:
    36572.6797
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    61.4321
    satlng:
    -36.1839
    satalt:
    39801.8782
  13. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    63.679
    satlng:
    61.8652
    satalt:
    33288.5901
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    51.1975
    satlng:
    43.2347
    satalt:
    32364.5178
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.8541
    satlng:
    35.5523
    satalt:
    39260.9006
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    49.7756
    satlng:
    -4.1222
    satalt:
    35266.0907
  17. satid:
    13539
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.1313
    satlng:
    10.9473
    satalt:
    2118.0148
  18. satid:
    13813
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HL
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.5675
    satlng:
    9.1484
    satalt:
    856.1272
  19. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.1998
    satlng:
    50.251
    satalt:
    37570.507
  20. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.6983
    satlng:
    31.0066
    satalt:
    12004.8388
  21. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.3398
    satlng:
    -18.1446
    satalt:
    12663.5018
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    65.1971
    satlng:
    46.2947
    satalt:
    23302.0174
  23. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.7441
    satlng:
    62.7806
    satalt:
    25191.1898
  24. satid:
    14880
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089ET
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.3522
    satlng:
    14.5227
    satalt:
    1633.9618
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1261
    satlng:
    13.5737
    satalt:
    36377.2607
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:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    746
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 1
    intDesignator:
    1964-006A
    launchDate:
    1964-01-30
    satlat:
    60.2401
    satlng:
    -1.3539
    satalt:
    5759.8242
  2. satid:
    2091
    satname:
    ESSA 2 (OT-2)
    intDesignator:
    1966-016A
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    57.4926
    satlng:
    -0.4424
    satalt:
    1363.4123
  3. satid:
    2530
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.5715
    satlng:
    -7.3428
    satalt:
    3093.8043
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    60.2307
    satlng:
    -43.6816
    satalt:
    32388.0796
  5. satid:
    5390
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025KV
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    60.5565
    satlng:
    5.3913
    satalt:
    928.8775
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.0964
    satlng:
    41.5015
    satalt:
    15093.2095
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.4006
    satlng:
    15.543
    satalt:
    29844.2665
  8. satid:
    10438
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067P
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.0769
    satlng:
    -8.0963
    satalt:
    1878.6836
  9. satid:
    10578
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121V
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.1755
    satlng:
    1.968
    satalt:
    1023.1942
  10. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    55.8014
    satlng:
    24.4216
    satalt:
    15022.7747
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    53.3607
    satlng:
    -13.4842
    satalt:
    36572.6797
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    61.4321
    satlng:
    -36.1839
    satalt:
    39801.8782
  13. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    63.679
    satlng:
    61.8652
    satalt:
    33288.5901
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    51.1975
    satlng:
    43.2347
    satalt:
    32364.5178
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.8541
    satlng:
    35.5523
    satalt:
    39260.9006
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    49.7756
    satlng:
    -4.1222
    satalt:
    35266.0907
  17. satid:
    13539
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.1313
    satlng:
    10.9473
    satalt:
    2118.0148
  18. satid:
    13813
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HL
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.5675
    satlng:
    9.1484
    satalt:
    856.1272
  19. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.1998
    satlng:
    50.251
    satalt:
    37570.507
  20. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.6983
    satlng:
    31.0066
    satalt:
    12004.8388
  21. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.3398
    satlng:
    -18.1446
    satalt:
    12663.5018
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    65.1971
    satlng:
    46.2947
    satalt:
    23302.0174
  23. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.7441
    satlng:
    62.7806
    satalt:
    25191.1898
  24. satid:
    14880
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089ET
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.3522
    satlng:
    14.5227
    satalt:
    1633.9618
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1261
    satlng:
    13.5737
    satalt:
    36377.2607
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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