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

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 2026-09-27T10:03:44Z in 0.913 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
135
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    69.169
    satlng:
    30.7212
    satalt:
    3667.3325
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    44.5113
    satlng:
    21.7221
    satalt:
    172857.3046
  3. satid:
    2371
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028F
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    61.6027
    satlng:
    -3.5514
    satalt:
    3168.3109
  4. satid:
    2372
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014T
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    72.2404
    satlng:
    3.9773
    satalt:
    3393.3535
  5. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.4291
    satlng:
    -3.1899
    satalt:
    3350.9665
  6. satid:
    3048
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-116B
    launchDate:
    1967-11-23
    satlat:
    63.3585
    satlng:
    1.081
    satalt:
    688.4623
  7. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.2746
    satlng:
    -33.4874
    satalt:
    228216.8301
  8. satid:
    8290
    satname:
    COSMOS 766
    intDesignator:
    1975-086F
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    59.4147
    satlng:
    0.1637
    satalt:
    1443.0517
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    55.3438
    satlng:
    13.2791
    satalt:
    28996.9058
  10. satid:
    10440
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067R
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    59.9657
    satlng:
    2.1875
    satalt:
    1024.7691
  11. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    47.377
    satlng:
    10.5431
    satalt:
    14332.2184
  12. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    55.2986
    satlng:
    -15.8642
    satalt:
    36008.0517
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.2965
    satlng:
    -48.8643
    satalt:
    40168.8773
  14. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    64.1683
    satlng:
    63.4763
    satalt:
    33074.7621
  15. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    51.2109
    satlng:
    43.5343
    satalt:
    32357.4762
  16. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    65.663
    satlng:
    -44.8175
    satalt:
    19669.2851
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.1291
    satlng:
    25.8305
    satalt:
    38395.21
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    49.528
    satlng:
    -3.644
    satalt:
    35241.8995
  19. satid:
    13594
    satname:
    COSMOS 1365 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1982-043D
    launchDate:
    1982-05-14
    satlat:
    60.0091
    satlng:
    8.6724
    satalt:
    970.9881
  20. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.2206
    satlng:
    50.5423
    satalt:
    37594.9661
  21. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    70.8104
    satlng:
    9.9118
    satalt:
    18794.0572
  22. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    62.6964
    satlng:
    -15.5477
    satalt:
    29227.5145
  23. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    64.3062
    satlng:
    -11.433
    satalt:
    19123.8958
  24. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    62.4169
    satlng:
    30.1113
    satalt:
    19166.1718
  25. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.1844
    satlng:
    57.6442
    satalt:
    24730.822
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
135
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    69.169
    satlng:
    30.7212
    satalt:
    3667.3325
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    44.5113
    satlng:
    21.7221
    satalt:
    172857.3046
  3. satid:
    2371
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028F
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    61.6027
    satlng:
    -3.5514
    satalt:
    3168.3109
  4. satid:
    2372
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014T
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    72.2404
    satlng:
    3.9773
    satalt:
    3393.3535
  5. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.4291
    satlng:
    -3.1899
    satalt:
    3350.9665
  6. satid:
    3048
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-116B
    launchDate:
    1967-11-23
    satlat:
    63.3585
    satlng:
    1.081
    satalt:
    688.4623
  7. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.2746
    satlng:
    -33.4874
    satalt:
    228216.8301
  8. satid:
    8290
    satname:
    COSMOS 766
    intDesignator:
    1975-086F
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    59.4147
    satlng:
    0.1637
    satalt:
    1443.0517
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    55.3438
    satlng:
    13.2791
    satalt:
    28996.9058
  10. satid:
    10440
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067R
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    59.9657
    satlng:
    2.1875
    satalt:
    1024.7691
  11. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    47.377
    satlng:
    10.5431
    satalt:
    14332.2184
  12. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    55.2986
    satlng:
    -15.8642
    satalt:
    36008.0517
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.2965
    satlng:
    -48.8643
    satalt:
    40168.8773
  14. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    64.1683
    satlng:
    63.4763
    satalt:
    33074.7621
  15. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    51.2109
    satlng:
    43.5343
    satalt:
    32357.4762
  16. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    65.663
    satlng:
    -44.8175
    satalt:
    19669.2851
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.1291
    satlng:
    25.8305
    satalt:
    38395.21
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    49.528
    satlng:
    -3.644
    satalt:
    35241.8995
  19. satid:
    13594
    satname:
    COSMOS 1365 FUEL CORE
    intDesignator:
    1982-043D
    launchDate:
    1982-05-14
    satlat:
    60.0091
    satlng:
    8.6724
    satalt:
    970.9881
  20. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.2206
    satlng:
    50.5423
    satalt:
    37594.9661
  21. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    70.8104
    satlng:
    9.9118
    satalt:
    18794.0572
  22. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    62.6964
    satlng:
    -15.5477
    satalt:
    29227.5145
  23. satid:
    14258
    satname:
    COSMOS 1490 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084A
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    64.3062
    satlng:
    -11.433
    satalt:
    19123.8958
  24. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    62.4169
    satlng:
    30.1113
    satalt:
    19166.1718
  25. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.1844
    satlng:
    57.6442
    satalt:
    24730.822
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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