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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 2026-10-14T11:02:08Z in 1.174 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    674
    satname:
    VELA 2
    intDesignator:
    1963-039A
    launchDate:
    1963-10-17
    satlat:
    47.7835
    satlng:
    -3.1027
    satalt:
    30567.0825
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.0849
    satlng:
    2.2671
    satalt:
    176009.3772
  3. satid:
    3690
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AH
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.5025
    satlng:
    13.1173
    satalt:
    1890.0697
  4. satid:
    3827
    satname:
    OV1-19 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-025E
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    59.2218
    satlng:
    7.1181
    satalt:
    857.8399
  5. satid:
    4385
    satname:
    COSMOS 338
    intDesignator:
    1970-036C
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    65.7255
    satlng:
    6.1626
    satalt:
    1522.141
  6. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    61.6782
    satlng:
    57.7613
    satalt:
    38516.7094
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    62.1829
    satlng:
    -50.6626
    satalt:
    38164.7956
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.4843
    satlng:
    -0.1003
    satalt:
    34564.6045
  9. satid:
    8685
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004M
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    63.4537
    satlng:
    8.2782
    satalt:
    756.2634
  10. satid:
    9016
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.3388
    satlng:
    3.1724
    satalt:
    1691.0919
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    50.7552
    satlng:
    49.1722
    satalt:
    35419.6213
  12. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    59.1581
    satlng:
    6.9743
    satalt:
    30590.6342
  13. satid:
    10974
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-067B
    launchDate:
    1978-06-28
    satlat:
    64.533
    satlng:
    6.3469
    satalt:
    615.7035
  14. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    53.4567
    satlng:
    18.5868
    satalt:
    20717.1997
  15. satid:
    13474
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.0437
    satlng:
    7.6532
    satalt:
    716.2309
  16. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.1901
    satlng:
    53.9213
    satalt:
    38023.101
  17. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.2185
    satlng:
    -1.6386
    satalt:
    13416.9394
  18. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    57.8385
    satlng:
    2.3649
    satalt:
    28286.4395
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.5124
    satlng:
    -22.3013
    satalt:
    29084.6595
  20. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    55.4401
    satlng:
    17.9061
    satalt:
    36479.5197
  21. satid:
    15267
    satname:
    COSMOS 1596
    intDesignator:
    1984-096A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    65.6432
    satlng:
    30.0367
    satalt:
    5559.6115
  22. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    58.1591
    satlng:
    -20.8336
    satalt:
    39638.2282
  23. satid:
    17147
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-091D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-20
    satlat:
    40.9037
    satlng:
    20.4723
    satalt:
    34228.5726
  24. satid:
    17666
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027V
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.235
    satlng:
    6.633
    satalt:
    1249.5702
  25. satid:
    18268
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027X
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.0776
    satlng:
    -0.689
    satalt:
    1254.3002
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    674
    satname:
    VELA 2
    intDesignator:
    1963-039A
    launchDate:
    1963-10-17
    satlat:
    47.7835
    satlng:
    -3.1027
    satalt:
    30567.0825
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.0849
    satlng:
    2.2671
    satalt:
    176009.3772
  3. satid:
    3690
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AH
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.5025
    satlng:
    13.1173
    satalt:
    1890.0697
  4. satid:
    3827
    satname:
    OV1-19 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-025E
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    59.2218
    satlng:
    7.1181
    satalt:
    857.8399
  5. satid:
    4385
    satname:
    COSMOS 338
    intDesignator:
    1970-036C
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    65.7255
    satlng:
    6.1626
    satalt:
    1522.141
  6. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    61.6782
    satlng:
    57.7613
    satalt:
    38516.7094
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    62.1829
    satlng:
    -50.6626
    satalt:
    38164.7956
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.4843
    satlng:
    -0.1003
    satalt:
    34564.6045
  9. satid:
    8685
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004M
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    63.4537
    satlng:
    8.2782
    satalt:
    756.2634
  10. satid:
    9016
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.3388
    satlng:
    3.1724
    satalt:
    1691.0919
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    50.7552
    satlng:
    49.1722
    satalt:
    35419.6213
  12. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    59.1581
    satlng:
    6.9743
    satalt:
    30590.6342
  13. satid:
    10974
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-067B
    launchDate:
    1978-06-28
    satlat:
    64.533
    satlng:
    6.3469
    satalt:
    615.7035
  14. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    53.4567
    satlng:
    18.5868
    satalt:
    20717.1997
  15. satid:
    13474
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.0437
    satlng:
    7.6532
    satalt:
    716.2309
  16. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.1901
    satlng:
    53.9213
    satalt:
    38023.101
  17. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.2185
    satlng:
    -1.6386
    satalt:
    13416.9394
  18. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    57.8385
    satlng:
    2.3649
    satalt:
    28286.4395
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.5124
    satlng:
    -22.3013
    satalt:
    29084.6595
  20. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    55.4401
    satlng:
    17.9061
    satalt:
    36479.5197
  21. satid:
    15267
    satname:
    COSMOS 1596
    intDesignator:
    1984-096A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    65.6432
    satlng:
    30.0367
    satalt:
    5559.6115
  22. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    58.1591
    satlng:
    -20.8336
    satalt:
    39638.2282
  23. satid:
    17147
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-091D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-20
    satlat:
    40.9037
    satlng:
    20.4723
    satalt:
    34228.5726
  24. satid:
    17666
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027V
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.235
    satlng:
    6.633
    satalt:
    1249.5702
  25. satid:
    18268
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027X
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    60.0776
    satlng:
    -0.689
    satalt:
    1254.3002
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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