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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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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

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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 2026-09-24T06:09:58Z in 0.819 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
94
satcount:
122
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    560
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GS
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.9901
    satlng:
    1.1351
    satalt:
    1247.1146
  2. satid:
    2362
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014M
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.7426
    satlng:
    10.2369
    satalt:
    5540.4666
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.4762
    satlng:
    20.4818
    satalt:
    165767.6328
  4. satid:
    3131
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-011B
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    65.0672
    satlng:
    10.4983
    satalt:
    1195.2224
  5. satid:
    4047
    satname:
    OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)
    intDesignator:
    1969-062A
    launchDate:
    1969-07-23
    satlat:
    60.4973
    satlng:
    8.6377
    satalt:
    807.7051
  6. satid:
    4385
    satname:
    COSMOS 338
    intDesignator:
    1970-036C
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    62.98
    satlng:
    18.7602
    satalt:
    1525.3105
  7. satid:
    5736
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MH
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.4877
    satlng:
    11.6309
    satalt:
    1223.5015
  8. satid:
    6268
    satname:
    COSMOS 533
    intDesignator:
    1972-087F
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    62.3716
    satlng:
    4.2875
    satalt:
    1355.0524
  9. satid:
    7023
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086P
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.9621
    satlng:
    -1.8698
    satalt:
    1532.4781
  10. satid:
    7140
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DE
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.4027
    satlng:
    4.9406
    satalt:
    1525.2132
  11. satid:
    7291
    satname:
    COSMOS 651
    intDesignator:
    1974-029A
    launchDate:
    1974-05-15
    satlat:
    59.0064
    satlng:
    8.0665
    satalt:
    918.1006
  12. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    47.0467
    satlng:
    -16.3465
    satalt:
    29047.6783
  13. satid:
    8791
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1966-087F
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    67.7469
    satlng:
    2.5067
    satalt:
    1442.4035
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.0226
    satlng:
    -31.7912
    satalt:
    32070.77
  15. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    59.8242
    satlng:
    -22.5316
    satalt:
    22138.2362
  16. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.346
    satlng:
    -24.3827
    satalt:
    12771.0373
  17. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    57.2181
    satlng:
    49.9664
    satalt:
    25033.8434
  18. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    52.9494
    satlng:
    30.8277
    satalt:
    32466.8722
  19. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    46.6771
    satlng:
    31.2749
    satalt:
    21219.755
  20. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.9363
    satlng:
    55.1043
    satalt:
    19069.7982
  21. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    53.3868
    satlng:
    6.7781
    satalt:
    19070.4808
  22. satid:
    14229
    satname:
    SL-3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-075D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-24
    satlat:
    60.9157
    satlng:
    5.5378
    satalt:
    555.4063
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    58.7441
    satlng:
    19.4868
    satalt:
    21236.7174
  24. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    42.2568
    satlng:
    -7.436
    satalt:
    20277.0349
  25. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    60.9973
    satlng:
    33.3926
    satalt:
    19180.5387
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
94
satcount:
122
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    560
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GS
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.9901
    satlng:
    1.1351
    satalt:
    1247.1146
  2. satid:
    2362
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014M
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.7426
    satlng:
    10.2369
    satalt:
    5540.4666
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.4762
    satlng:
    20.4818
    satalt:
    165767.6328
  4. satid:
    3131
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-011B
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    65.0672
    satlng:
    10.4983
    satalt:
    1195.2224
  5. satid:
    4047
    satname:
    OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)
    intDesignator:
    1969-062A
    launchDate:
    1969-07-23
    satlat:
    60.4973
    satlng:
    8.6377
    satalt:
    807.7051
  6. satid:
    4385
    satname:
    COSMOS 338
    intDesignator:
    1970-036C
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    62.98
    satlng:
    18.7602
    satalt:
    1525.3105
  7. satid:
    5736
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MH
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.4877
    satlng:
    11.6309
    satalt:
    1223.5015
  8. satid:
    6268
    satname:
    COSMOS 533
    intDesignator:
    1972-087F
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    62.3716
    satlng:
    4.2875
    satalt:
    1355.0524
  9. satid:
    7023
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086P
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.9621
    satlng:
    -1.8698
    satalt:
    1532.4781
  10. satid:
    7140
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DE
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.4027
    satlng:
    4.9406
    satalt:
    1525.2132
  11. satid:
    7291
    satname:
    COSMOS 651
    intDesignator:
    1974-029A
    launchDate:
    1974-05-15
    satlat:
    59.0064
    satlng:
    8.0665
    satalt:
    918.1006
  12. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    47.0467
    satlng:
    -16.3465
    satalt:
    29047.6783
  13. satid:
    8791
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1966-087F
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    67.7469
    satlng:
    2.5067
    satalt:
    1442.4035
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.0226
    satlng:
    -31.7912
    satalt:
    32070.77
  15. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    59.8242
    satlng:
    -22.5316
    satalt:
    22138.2362
  16. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.346
    satlng:
    -24.3827
    satalt:
    12771.0373
  17. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    57.2181
    satlng:
    49.9664
    satalt:
    25033.8434
  18. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    52.9494
    satlng:
    30.8277
    satalt:
    32466.8722
  19. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    46.6771
    satlng:
    31.2749
    satalt:
    21219.755
  20. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.9363
    satlng:
    55.1043
    satalt:
    19069.7982
  21. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    53.3868
    satlng:
    6.7781
    satalt:
    19070.4808
  22. satid:
    14229
    satname:
    SL-3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-075D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-24
    satlat:
    60.9157
    satlng:
    5.5378
    satalt:
    555.4063
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    58.7441
    satlng:
    19.4868
    satalt:
    21236.7174
  24. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    42.2568
    satlng:
    -7.436
    satalt:
    20277.0349
  25. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    60.9973
    satlng:
    33.3926
    satalt:
    19180.5387
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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