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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 2026-09-25T08:13:07Z in 1.001 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
88
satcount:
143
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    132
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015S
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.2854
    satlng:
    5.6364
    satalt:
    892.1945
  2. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.1214
    satlng:
    27.1299
    satalt:
    3351.4026
  3. satid:
    4617
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089D
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    62.8529
    satlng:
    14.0484
    satalt:
    792.0902
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.4685
    satlng:
    -47.6919
    satalt:
    36808.6138
  5. satid:
    5277
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BE
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    65.7917
    satlng:
    6.3051
    satalt:
    1946.9052
  6. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    60.2195
    satlng:
    -28.3369
    satalt:
    8603.9803
  7. satid:
    7158
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DW
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.7744
    satlng:
    14.0909
    satalt:
    1582.9963
  8. satid:
    7163
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.0744
    satlng:
    10.8096
    satalt:
    1601.6577
  9. satid:
    7823
    satname:
    COSMOS 734
    intDesignator:
    1975-045C
    launchDate:
    1975-05-28
    satlat:
    65.906
    satlng:
    1.8048
    satalt:
    1475.4624
  10. satid:
    8154
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089U
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    65.9662
    satlng:
    -1.8416
    satalt:
    1461.0338
  11. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    49.8934
    satlng:
    0.0479
    satalt:
    13522.4958
  12. satid:
    8609
    satname:
    COSMOS 793
    intDesignator:
    1976-008C
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    57.47
    satlng:
    8.2864
    satalt:
    1494.0386
  13. satid:
    8892
    satname:
    COSMOS 828
    intDesignator:
    1976-054D
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    60.5853
    satlng:
    9.2154
    satalt:
    1498.7095
  14. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.105
    satlng:
    13.0956
    satalt:
    20662.9326
  15. satid:
    10438
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067P
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.3009
    satlng:
    17.051
    satalt:
    1856.4309
  16. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.6818
    satlng:
    9.663
    satalt:
    2168.7692
  17. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    66.7449
    satlng:
    -15.8075
    satalt:
    29063.5651
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8498
    satlng:
    -35.5479
    satalt:
    38703.95
  19. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.5563
    satlng:
    37.8581
    satalt:
    30965.8039
  20. satid:
    12637
    satname:
    COSMOS 1288
    intDesignator:
    1981-074B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    60.2566
    satlng:
    -1.1052
    satalt:
    1474.9455
  21. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.8267
    satlng:
    31.9537
    satalt:
    33846.6333
  22. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    66.2167
    satlng:
    1.2602
    satalt:
    32838.694
  23. satid:
    13575
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    65.0274
    satlng:
    7.4979
    satalt:
    873.6964
  24. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    52.665
    satlng:
    49.5473
    satalt:
    28681.5569
  25. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.302
    satlng:
    7.7111
    satalt:
    1848.821
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
88
satcount:
143
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    132
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015S
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.2854
    satlng:
    5.6364
    satalt:
    892.1945
  2. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.1214
    satlng:
    27.1299
    satalt:
    3351.4026
  3. satid:
    4617
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089D
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    62.8529
    satlng:
    14.0484
    satalt:
    792.0902
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.4685
    satlng:
    -47.6919
    satalt:
    36808.6138
  5. satid:
    5277
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BE
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    65.7917
    satlng:
    6.3051
    satalt:
    1946.9052
  6. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    60.2195
    satlng:
    -28.3369
    satalt:
    8603.9803
  7. satid:
    7158
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DW
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.7744
    satlng:
    14.0909
    satalt:
    1582.9963
  8. satid:
    7163
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.0744
    satlng:
    10.8096
    satalt:
    1601.6577
  9. satid:
    7823
    satname:
    COSMOS 734
    intDesignator:
    1975-045C
    launchDate:
    1975-05-28
    satlat:
    65.906
    satlng:
    1.8048
    satalt:
    1475.4624
  10. satid:
    8154
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089U
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    65.9662
    satlng:
    -1.8416
    satalt:
    1461.0338
  11. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    49.8934
    satlng:
    0.0479
    satalt:
    13522.4958
  12. satid:
    8609
    satname:
    COSMOS 793
    intDesignator:
    1976-008C
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    57.47
    satlng:
    8.2864
    satalt:
    1494.0386
  13. satid:
    8892
    satname:
    COSMOS 828
    intDesignator:
    1976-054D
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    60.5853
    satlng:
    9.2154
    satalt:
    1498.7095
  14. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.105
    satlng:
    13.0956
    satalt:
    20662.9326
  15. satid:
    10438
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067P
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.3009
    satlng:
    17.051
    satalt:
    1856.4309
  16. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.6818
    satlng:
    9.663
    satalt:
    2168.7692
  17. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    66.7449
    satlng:
    -15.8075
    satalt:
    29063.5651
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8498
    satlng:
    -35.5479
    satalt:
    38703.95
  19. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.5563
    satlng:
    37.8581
    satalt:
    30965.8039
  20. satid:
    12637
    satname:
    COSMOS 1288
    intDesignator:
    1981-074B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    60.2566
    satlng:
    -1.1052
    satalt:
    1474.9455
  21. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.8267
    satlng:
    31.9537
    satalt:
    33846.6333
  22. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    66.2167
    satlng:
    1.2602
    satalt:
    32838.694
  23. satid:
    13575
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    65.0274
    satlng:
    7.4979
    satalt:
    873.6964
  24. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    52.665
    satlng:
    49.5473
    satalt:
    28681.5569
  25. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.302
    satlng:
    7.7111
    satalt:
    1848.821
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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