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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 2026-10-16T15:16:52Z in 1.337 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
106
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3686
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AD
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    60.7064
    satlng:
    7.1925
    satalt:
    1239.1546
  2. satid:
    3767
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-016B
    launchDate:
    1969-02-26
    satlat:
    63.3102
    satlng:
    20.0236
    satalt:
    1435.6542
  3. satid:
    4635
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091M
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    62.772
    satlng:
    16.4867
    satalt:
    1792.9177
  4. satid:
    5156
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AK
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    64.4737
    satlng:
    16.2281
    satalt:
    1254.914
  5. satid:
    7039
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.7132
    satlng:
    10.3745
    satalt:
    1375.5714
  6. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    54.8413
    satlng:
    3.8674
    satalt:
    33742.477
  7. satid:
    9063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-077B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.6343
    satlng:
    3.6097
    satalt:
    1473.6398
  8. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.1393
    satlng:
    9.4854
    satalt:
    1883.0573
  9. satid:
    9984
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.0333
    satlng:
    13.1241
    satalt:
    1563.2074
  10. satid:
    10358
    satname:
    COSMOS 952
    intDesignator:
    1977-088A
    launchDate:
    1977-09-16
    satlat:
    64.786
    satlng:
    6.9004
    satalt:
    979.4548
  11. satid:
    11302
    satname:
    COSMOS 1087
    intDesignator:
    1979-024G
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    62.9625
    satlng:
    12.8539
    satalt:
    1491.5642
  12. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    65.4233
    satlng:
    23.9594
    satalt:
    1692.1767
  13. satid:
    11878
    satname:
    COSMOS 1195
    intDesignator:
    1980-058D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    69.6042
    satlng:
    5.8892
    satalt:
    1486.3201
  14. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    51.7295
    satlng:
    -20.6541
    satalt:
    23692.4087
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    61.576
    satlng:
    29.331
    satalt:
    26927.7222
  16. satid:
    13466
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    68.815
    satlng:
    6.9997
    satalt:
    1137.0321
  17. satid:
    13505
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BC
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.4104
    satlng:
    1.8635
    satalt:
    1033.6882
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    56.9817
    satlng:
    61.2627
    satalt:
    37024.9233
  19. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.0435
    satlng:
    -7.3377
    satalt:
    11495.8111
  20. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    62.296
    satlng:
    -43.9975
    satalt:
    25026.1065
  21. satid:
    14511
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BJ
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.7808
    satlng:
    16.4602
    satalt:
    1093.6771
  22. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.5916
    satlng:
    -2.6186
    satalt:
    23737.4072
  23. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.9111
    satlng:
    3.877
    satalt:
    6304.7418
  24. satid:
    16969
    satname:
    NOAA 10
    intDesignator:
    1986-073A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-17
    satlat:
    66.3715
    satlng:
    8.0094
    satalt:
    801.6427
  25. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    62.4424
    satlng:
    -33.1763
    satalt:
    31019.7849
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
106
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3686
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AD
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    60.7064
    satlng:
    7.1925
    satalt:
    1239.1546
  2. satid:
    3767
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-016B
    launchDate:
    1969-02-26
    satlat:
    63.3102
    satlng:
    20.0236
    satalt:
    1435.6542
  3. satid:
    4635
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091M
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    62.772
    satlng:
    16.4867
    satalt:
    1792.9177
  4. satid:
    5156
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AK
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    64.4737
    satlng:
    16.2281
    satalt:
    1254.914
  5. satid:
    7039
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.7132
    satlng:
    10.3745
    satalt:
    1375.5714
  6. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    54.8413
    satlng:
    3.8674
    satalt:
    33742.477
  7. satid:
    9063
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-077B
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.6343
    satlng:
    3.6097
    satalt:
    1473.6398
  8. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.1393
    satlng:
    9.4854
    satalt:
    1883.0573
  9. satid:
    9984
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    59.0333
    satlng:
    13.1241
    satalt:
    1563.2074
  10. satid:
    10358
    satname:
    COSMOS 952
    intDesignator:
    1977-088A
    launchDate:
    1977-09-16
    satlat:
    64.786
    satlng:
    6.9004
    satalt:
    979.4548
  11. satid:
    11302
    satname:
    COSMOS 1087
    intDesignator:
    1979-024G
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    62.9625
    satlng:
    12.8539
    satalt:
    1491.5642
  12. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    65.4233
    satlng:
    23.9594
    satalt:
    1692.1767
  13. satid:
    11878
    satname:
    COSMOS 1195
    intDesignator:
    1980-058D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    69.6042
    satlng:
    5.8892
    satalt:
    1486.3201
  14. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    51.7295
    satlng:
    -20.6541
    satalt:
    23692.4087
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    61.576
    satlng:
    29.331
    satalt:
    26927.7222
  16. satid:
    13466
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    68.815
    satlng:
    6.9997
    satalt:
    1137.0321
  17. satid:
    13505
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BC
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.4104
    satlng:
    1.8635
    satalt:
    1033.6882
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    56.9817
    satlng:
    61.2627
    satalt:
    37024.9233
  19. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.0435
    satlng:
    -7.3377
    satalt:
    11495.8111
  20. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    62.296
    satlng:
    -43.9975
    satalt:
    25026.1065
  21. satid:
    14511
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BJ
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.7808
    satlng:
    16.4602
    satalt:
    1093.6771
  22. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.5916
    satlng:
    -2.6186
    satalt:
    23737.4072
  23. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.9111
    satlng:
    3.877
    satalt:
    6304.7418
  24. satid:
    16969
    satname:
    NOAA 10
    intDesignator:
    1986-073A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-17
    satlat:
    66.3715
    satlng:
    8.0094
    satalt:
    801.6427
  25. satid:
    17081
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-089D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-15
    satlat:
    62.4424
    satlng:
    -33.1763
    satalt:
    31019.7849
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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