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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 2026-09-22T21:25:37Z in 1.221 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
86
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    671
    satname:
    RADIATION SAT (5E 1)
    intDesignator:
    1963-038C
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    66.9276
    satlng:
    9.6152
    satalt:
    1070.1921
  2. satid:
    2256
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056C
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    65.4452
    satlng:
    0.6204
    satalt:
    4213.3741
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    70.6395
    satlng:
    36.2549
    satalt:
    8851.2066
  4. satid:
    3755
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AT
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    60.9507
    satlng:
    16.537
    satalt:
    984.5693
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.9047
    satlng:
    41.0582
    satalt:
    33981.6711
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.7279
    satlng:
    22.9156
    satalt:
    36524.941
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.9799
    satlng:
    66.3756
    satalt:
    37372.6728
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    64.6753
    satlng:
    29.7949
    satalt:
    32548.8924
  9. satid:
    8612
    satname:
    COSMOS 796
    intDesignator:
    1976-008F
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    64.764
    satlng:
    4.9088
    satalt:
    1488.3416
  10. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.94
    satlng:
    11.0123
    satalt:
    27772.7238
  11. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.8665
    satlng:
    13.0702
    satalt:
    28829.0063
  12. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    48.2436
    satlng:
    15.7699
    satalt:
    24810.5388
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.0129
    satlng:
    -11.5184
    satalt:
    29376.9225
  14. satid:
    11694
    satname:
    COSMOS 1159
    intDesignator:
    1980-012D
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    64.5309
    satlng:
    6.4431
    satalt:
    1461.6797
  15. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    60.7367
    satlng:
    -5.1566
    satalt:
    18661.1894
  16. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    59.1497
    satlng:
    28.8608
    satalt:
    16877.3459
  17. satid:
    12825
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026EW
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    62.3475
    satlng:
    17.9854
    satalt:
    943.4707
  18. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.6448
    satlng:
    -42.6409
    satalt:
    36800.918
  19. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    46.151
    satlng:
    15.2673
    satalt:
    29162.5715
  20. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.6143
    satlng:
    -10.9176
    satalt:
    26384.0357
  21. satid:
    14464
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GE
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    65.9922
    satlng:
    12.6191
    satalt:
    963.7455
  22. satid:
    14511
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BJ
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.3445
    satlng:
    17.0341
    satalt:
    1093.8439
  23. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    55.2159
    satlng:
    36.8901
    satalt:
    19170.8266
  24. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.6099
    satlng:
    43.657
    satalt:
    19159.1977
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.2519
    satlng:
    -5.1563
    satalt:
    35030.5515
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
86
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    671
    satname:
    RADIATION SAT (5E 1)
    intDesignator:
    1963-038C
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    66.9276
    satlng:
    9.6152
    satalt:
    1070.1921
  2. satid:
    2256
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056C
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    65.4452
    satlng:
    0.6204
    satalt:
    4213.3741
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    70.6395
    satlng:
    36.2549
    satalt:
    8851.2066
  4. satid:
    3755
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AT
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    60.9507
    satlng:
    16.537
    satalt:
    984.5693
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.9047
    satlng:
    41.0582
    satalt:
    33981.6711
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.7279
    satlng:
    22.9156
    satalt:
    36524.941
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.9799
    satlng:
    66.3756
    satalt:
    37372.6728
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    64.6753
    satlng:
    29.7949
    satalt:
    32548.8924
  9. satid:
    8612
    satname:
    COSMOS 796
    intDesignator:
    1976-008F
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    64.764
    satlng:
    4.9088
    satalt:
    1488.3416
  10. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.94
    satlng:
    11.0123
    satalt:
    27772.7238
  11. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.8665
    satlng:
    13.0702
    satalt:
    28829.0063
  12. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    48.2436
    satlng:
    15.7699
    satalt:
    24810.5388
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.0129
    satlng:
    -11.5184
    satalt:
    29376.9225
  14. satid:
    11694
    satname:
    COSMOS 1159
    intDesignator:
    1980-012D
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    64.5309
    satlng:
    6.4431
    satalt:
    1461.6797
  15. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    60.7367
    satlng:
    -5.1566
    satalt:
    18661.1894
  16. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    59.1497
    satlng:
    28.8608
    satalt:
    16877.3459
  17. satid:
    12825
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026EW
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    62.3475
    satlng:
    17.9854
    satalt:
    943.4707
  18. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.6448
    satlng:
    -42.6409
    satalt:
    36800.918
  19. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    46.151
    satlng:
    15.2673
    satalt:
    29162.5715
  20. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.6143
    satlng:
    -10.9176
    satalt:
    26384.0357
  21. satid:
    14464
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GE
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    65.9922
    satlng:
    12.6191
    satalt:
    963.7455
  22. satid:
    14511
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BJ
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.3445
    satlng:
    17.0341
    satalt:
    1093.8439
  23. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    55.2159
    satlng:
    36.8901
    satalt:
    19170.8266
  24. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.6099
    satlng:
    43.657
    satalt:
    19159.1977
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.2519
    satlng:
    -5.1563
    satalt:
    35030.5515
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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