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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 2026-10-19T02:08:16Z in 1.101 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    655
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HG
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    67.2563
    satlng:
    6.8755
    satalt:
    1472.1783
  2. satid:
    979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-004B
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    69.2331
    satlng:
    12.3721
    satalt:
    1337.3575
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    51.7232
    satlng:
    2.1049
    satalt:
    7309.5487
  4. satid:
    3522
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-092B
    launchDate:
    1968-10-23
    satlat:
    63.9769
    satlng:
    7.703
    satalt:
    801.9418
  5. satid:
    4914
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    66.8831
    satlng:
    19.1803
    satalt:
    1049.8685
  6. satid:
    6120
    satname:
    COSMOS 507
    intDesignator:
    1972-057D
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    67.1377
    satlng:
    25.1192
    satalt:
    1423.9563
  7. satid:
    7084
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CC
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.437
    satlng:
    17.878
    satalt:
    1461.1776
  8. satid:
    8137
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089F
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.5926
    satlng:
    5.237
    satalt:
    1455.0868
  9. satid:
    8183
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AZ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    68.6176
    satlng:
    10.8047
    satalt:
    1632.382
  10. satid:
    8292
    satname:
    COSMOS 768
    intDesignator:
    1975-086H
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    67.3111
    satlng:
    27.4049
    satalt:
    1482.5846
  11. satid:
    9468
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056AH
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    68.4154
    satlng:
    41.7411
    satalt:
    4557.6538
  12. satid:
    10010
    satname:
    COSMOS 909
    intDesignator:
    1977-036A
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    63.1346
    satlng:
    18.03
    satalt:
    1527.7774
  13. satid:
    10674
    satname:
    UME 2 (ISS-B)
    intDesignator:
    1978-018A
    launchDate:
    1978-02-16
    satlat:
    67.1904
    satlng:
    4.7763
    satalt:
    1149.0164
  14. satid:
    10824
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BU
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.8391
    satlng:
    14.2377
    satalt:
    851.3666
  15. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    56.9808
    satlng:
    31.2756
    satalt:
    21119.2701
  16. satid:
    12652
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053G
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.3148
    satlng:
    5.7702
    satalt:
    921.8087
  17. satid:
    12746
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CP
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    69.402
    satlng:
    11.6659
    satalt:
    824.9956
  18. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.7567
    satlng:
    70.9931
    satalt:
    37237.8675
  19. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    63.0293
    satlng:
    18.872
    satalt:
    30960.2667
  20. satid:
    13133
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012J
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    65.9054
    satlng:
    -8.4258
    satalt:
    3172.1105
  21. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    57.5385
    satlng:
    51.7305
    satalt:
    33165.614
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    53.1868
    satlng:
    39.2485
    satalt:
    11509.7161
  23. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.0724
    satlng:
    -34.7511
    satalt:
    19129.638
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.529
    satlng:
    -42.2015
    satalt:
    33819.3348
  25. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.5765
    satlng:
    61.9153
    satalt:
    34291.4411
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    655
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HG
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    67.2563
    satlng:
    6.8755
    satalt:
    1472.1783
  2. satid:
    979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-004B
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    69.2331
    satlng:
    12.3721
    satalt:
    1337.3575
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    51.7232
    satlng:
    2.1049
    satalt:
    7309.5487
  4. satid:
    3522
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-092B
    launchDate:
    1968-10-23
    satlat:
    63.9769
    satlng:
    7.703
    satalt:
    801.9418
  5. satid:
    4914
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    66.8831
    satlng:
    19.1803
    satalt:
    1049.8685
  6. satid:
    6120
    satname:
    COSMOS 507
    intDesignator:
    1972-057D
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    67.1377
    satlng:
    25.1192
    satalt:
    1423.9563
  7. satid:
    7084
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CC
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.437
    satlng:
    17.878
    satalt:
    1461.1776
  8. satid:
    8137
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089F
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.5926
    satlng:
    5.237
    satalt:
    1455.0868
  9. satid:
    8183
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AZ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    68.6176
    satlng:
    10.8047
    satalt:
    1632.382
  10. satid:
    8292
    satname:
    COSMOS 768
    intDesignator:
    1975-086H
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    67.3111
    satlng:
    27.4049
    satalt:
    1482.5846
  11. satid:
    9468
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056AH
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    68.4154
    satlng:
    41.7411
    satalt:
    4557.6538
  12. satid:
    10010
    satname:
    COSMOS 909
    intDesignator:
    1977-036A
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    63.1346
    satlng:
    18.03
    satalt:
    1527.7774
  13. satid:
    10674
    satname:
    UME 2 (ISS-B)
    intDesignator:
    1978-018A
    launchDate:
    1978-02-16
    satlat:
    67.1904
    satlng:
    4.7763
    satalt:
    1149.0164
  14. satid:
    10824
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BU
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.8391
    satlng:
    14.2377
    satalt:
    851.3666
  15. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    56.9808
    satlng:
    31.2756
    satalt:
    21119.2701
  16. satid:
    12652
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053G
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.3148
    satlng:
    5.7702
    satalt:
    921.8087
  17. satid:
    12746
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CP
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    69.402
    satlng:
    11.6659
    satalt:
    824.9956
  18. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.7567
    satlng:
    70.9931
    satalt:
    37237.8675
  19. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    63.0293
    satlng:
    18.872
    satalt:
    30960.2667
  20. satid:
    13133
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012J
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    65.9054
    satlng:
    -8.4258
    satalt:
    3172.1105
  21. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    57.5385
    satlng:
    51.7305
    satalt:
    33165.614
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    53.1868
    satlng:
    39.2485
    satalt:
    11509.7161
  23. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.0724
    satlng:
    -34.7511
    satalt:
    19129.638
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.529
    satlng:
    -42.2015
    satalt:
    33819.3348
  25. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.5765
    satlng:
    61.9153
    satalt:
    34291.4411
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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