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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

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 2026-09-24T20:05:41Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
38
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    414
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EP
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.5158
    satlng:
    7.6673
    satalt:
    960.5357
  2. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    74.1326
    satlng:
    -8.2338
    satalt:
    4618.1372
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    65.2147
    satlng:
    47.8373
    satalt:
    33712.1784
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.1586
    satlng:
    43.8372
    satalt:
    36859.2751
  5. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.7263
    satlng:
    63.9138
    satalt:
    37712.0717
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.9374
    satlng:
    9.9641
    satalt:
    28806.7779
  7. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    53.4233
    satlng:
    26.3013
    satalt:
    13294.639
  8. satid:
    9062
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-078B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.8742
    satlng:
    11.529
    satalt:
    958.2795
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    61.1272
    satlng:
    53.1596
    satalt:
    30103.7939
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.2935
    satlng:
    -15.471
    satalt:
    33926.275
  11. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    60.7887
    satlng:
    7.331
    satalt:
    30882.0022
  12. satid:
    11134
    satname:
    COSMOS 1057
    intDesignator:
    1978-109G
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    59.902
    satlng:
    5.1155
    satalt:
    1523.4619
  13. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    51.4634
    satlng:
    -17.0477
    satalt:
    18502.7135
  14. satid:
    12977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1322
    intDesignator:
    1981-116C
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    67.6603
    satlng:
    5.1765
    satalt:
    1501.9404
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.5407
    satlng:
    37.4772
    satalt:
    31590.9447
  16. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.1275
    satlng:
    -44.307
    satalt:
    38825.8213
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.2766
    satlng:
    9.8439
    satalt:
    37853.9199
  18. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.3595
    satlng:
    -9.5268
    satalt:
    29157.7484
  19. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    48.475
    satlng:
    13.2605
    satalt:
    10382.654
  20. satid:
    14800
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BS
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.8169
    satlng:
    21.9054
    satalt:
    1491.1398
  21. satid:
    15001
    satname:
    COSMOS 1562
    intDesignator:
    1984-052D
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    65.3368
    satlng:
    20.9351
    satalt:
    1484.599
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.0339
    satlng:
    -0.6405
    satalt:
    31345.0796
  23. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    60.629
    satlng:
    45.7505
    satalt:
    36147.4062
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    47.5061
    satlng:
    3.8564
    satalt:
    31723.9556
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.172
    satlng:
    56.9554
    satalt:
    35660.2074
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
38
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    414
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EP
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.5158
    satlng:
    7.6673
    satalt:
    960.5357
  2. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    74.1326
    satlng:
    -8.2338
    satalt:
    4618.1372
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    65.2147
    satlng:
    47.8373
    satalt:
    33712.1784
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.1586
    satlng:
    43.8372
    satalt:
    36859.2751
  5. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.7263
    satlng:
    63.9138
    satalt:
    37712.0717
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.9374
    satlng:
    9.9641
    satalt:
    28806.7779
  7. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    53.4233
    satlng:
    26.3013
    satalt:
    13294.639
  8. satid:
    9062
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-078B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.8742
    satlng:
    11.529
    satalt:
    958.2795
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    61.1272
    satlng:
    53.1596
    satalt:
    30103.7939
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.2935
    satlng:
    -15.471
    satalt:
    33926.275
  11. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    60.7887
    satlng:
    7.331
    satalt:
    30882.0022
  12. satid:
    11134
    satname:
    COSMOS 1057
    intDesignator:
    1978-109G
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    59.902
    satlng:
    5.1155
    satalt:
    1523.4619
  13. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    51.4634
    satlng:
    -17.0477
    satalt:
    18502.7135
  14. satid:
    12977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1322
    intDesignator:
    1981-116C
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    67.6603
    satlng:
    5.1765
    satalt:
    1501.9404
  15. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.5407
    satlng:
    37.4772
    satalt:
    31590.9447
  16. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.1275
    satlng:
    -44.307
    satalt:
    38825.8213
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.2766
    satlng:
    9.8439
    satalt:
    37853.9199
  18. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.3595
    satlng:
    -9.5268
    satalt:
    29157.7484
  19. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    48.475
    satlng:
    13.2605
    satalt:
    10382.654
  20. satid:
    14800
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BS
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.8169
    satlng:
    21.9054
    satalt:
    1491.1398
  21. satid:
    15001
    satname:
    COSMOS 1562
    intDesignator:
    1984-052D
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    65.3368
    satlng:
    20.9351
    satalt:
    1484.599
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.0339
    satlng:
    -0.6405
    satalt:
    31345.0796
  23. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    60.629
    satlng:
    45.7505
    satalt:
    36147.4062
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    47.5061
    satlng:
    3.8564
    satalt:
    31723.9556
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.172
    satlng:
    56.9554
    satalt:
    35660.2074
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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