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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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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 2026-09-28T05:07:34Z in 1.268 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
58
satcount:
150
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    194
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028C
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    57.3337
    satlng:
    16.055
    satalt:
    3296.2086
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.8469
    satlng:
    -0.7523
    satalt:
    140764.8139
  3. satid:
    3506
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091C
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    62.0638
    satlng:
    1.4948
    satalt:
    1975.1071
  4. satid:
    4643
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025AB
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.032
    satlng:
    12.6056
    satalt:
    1064.7758
  5. satid:
    4823
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089T
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    63.128
    satlng:
    14.2349
    satalt:
    989.122
  6. satid:
    8173
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AP
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.2671
    satlng:
    13.3699
    satalt:
    1551.5382
  7. satid:
    8305
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BN
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    66.718
    satlng:
    -3.7773
    satalt:
    1467.0143
  8. satid:
    9820
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.3614
    satlng:
    -0.4373
    satalt:
    1103.3587
  9. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    52.5079
    satlng:
    39.5969
    satalt:
    18696.4393
  10. satid:
    10414
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067H
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8794
    satlng:
    -4.5298
    satalt:
    1307.3691
  11. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    55.1757
    satlng:
    18.3581
    satalt:
    5828.0581
  12. satid:
    13507
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BK
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.1637
    satlng:
    11.8832
    satalt:
    2117.0663
  13. satid:
    13791
    satname:
    OPS 0252
    intDesignator:
    1983-008A
    launchDate:
    1983-02-09
    satlat:
    63.2811
    satlng:
    1.9671
    satalt:
    621.5292
  14. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    66.1435
    satlng:
    14.3503
    satalt:
    1915.2147
  15. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    71.1231
    satlng:
    47.5611
    satalt:
    27153.7382
  16. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.6875
    satlng:
    4.4635
    satalt:
    26711.8278
  17. satid:
    15264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095F
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    60.8734
    satlng:
    41.8469
    satalt:
    19110.8918
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.4812
    satlng:
    25.0476
    satalt:
    24307.6211
  19. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    61.534
    satlng:
    45.3124
    satalt:
    19080.7724
  20. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    58.3072
    satlng:
    33.35
    satalt:
    19062.6595
  21. satid:
    16103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1687
    intDesignator:
    1985-088A
    launchDate:
    1985-09-30
    satlat:
    64.8112
    satlng:
    57.6932
    satalt:
    23457.5508
  22. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.3241
    satlng:
    -4.4793
    satalt:
    40385.2441
  23. satid:
    16961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    49.3972
    satlng:
    17.9016
    satalt:
    19146.8006
  24. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.088
    satlng:
    1.3667
    satalt:
    39549.4715
  25. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    61.2918
    satlng:
    -4.2171
    satalt:
    19150.7124
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
58
satcount:
150
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    194
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028C
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    57.3337
    satlng:
    16.055
    satalt:
    3296.2086
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.8469
    satlng:
    -0.7523
    satalt:
    140764.8139
  3. satid:
    3506
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091C
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    62.0638
    satlng:
    1.4948
    satalt:
    1975.1071
  4. satid:
    4643
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025AB
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.032
    satlng:
    12.6056
    satalt:
    1064.7758
  5. satid:
    4823
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089T
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    63.128
    satlng:
    14.2349
    satalt:
    989.122
  6. satid:
    8173
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AP
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.2671
    satlng:
    13.3699
    satalt:
    1551.5382
  7. satid:
    8305
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BN
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    66.718
    satlng:
    -3.7773
    satalt:
    1467.0143
  8. satid:
    9820
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.3614
    satlng:
    -0.4373
    satalt:
    1103.3587
  9. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    52.5079
    satlng:
    39.5969
    satalt:
    18696.4393
  10. satid:
    10414
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067H
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8794
    satlng:
    -4.5298
    satalt:
    1307.3691
  11. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    55.1757
    satlng:
    18.3581
    satalt:
    5828.0581
  12. satid:
    13507
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BK
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.1637
    satlng:
    11.8832
    satalt:
    2117.0663
  13. satid:
    13791
    satname:
    OPS 0252
    intDesignator:
    1983-008A
    launchDate:
    1983-02-09
    satlat:
    63.2811
    satlng:
    1.9671
    satalt:
    621.5292
  14. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    66.1435
    satlng:
    14.3503
    satalt:
    1915.2147
  15. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    71.1231
    satlng:
    47.5611
    satalt:
    27153.7382
  16. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.6875
    satlng:
    4.4635
    satalt:
    26711.8278
  17. satid:
    15264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095F
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    60.8734
    satlng:
    41.8469
    satalt:
    19110.8918
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.4812
    satlng:
    25.0476
    satalt:
    24307.6211
  19. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    61.534
    satlng:
    45.3124
    satalt:
    19080.7724
  20. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    58.3072
    satlng:
    33.35
    satalt:
    19062.6595
  21. satid:
    16103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1687
    intDesignator:
    1985-088A
    launchDate:
    1985-09-30
    satlat:
    64.8112
    satlng:
    57.6932
    satalt:
    23457.5508
  22. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.3241
    satlng:
    -4.4793
    satalt:
    40385.2441
  23. satid:
    16961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    49.3972
    satlng:
    17.9016
    satalt:
    19146.8006
  24. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.088
    satlng:
    1.3667
    satalt:
    39549.4715
  25. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    61.2918
    satlng:
    -4.2171
    satalt:
    19150.7124
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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