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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 2026-10-14T12:13:35Z in 1.007 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
63
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.3082
    satlng:
    -13.9837
    satalt:
    175722.0346
  2. satid:
    1512
    satname:
    TEMPSAT 1
    intDesignator:
    1965-065E
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    66.6364
    satlng:
    6.1653
    satalt:
    1189.9909
  3. satid:
    3417
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069D
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    65.5214
    satlng:
    -2.5593
    satalt:
    1550.5181
  4. satid:
    4855
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025EK
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    66.9425
    satlng:
    15.1197
    satalt:
    984.2157
  5. satid:
    6180
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-069B
    launchDate:
    1972-09-02
    satlat:
    65.5504
    satlng:
    14.9679
    satalt:
    629.6423
  6. satid:
    6824
    satname:
    TITAN 3D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-079E
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    61.8252
    satlng:
    19.1414
    satalt:
    1442.0547
  7. satid:
    7012
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086C
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.6846
    satlng:
    6.1363
    satalt:
    1531.6277
  8. satid:
    7022
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086N
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.4582
    satlng:
    9.9966
    satalt:
    1502.0617
  9. satid:
    7436
    satname:
    COSMOS 678
    intDesignator:
    1974-072B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    63.2701
    satlng:
    24.9689
    satalt:
    1528.4734
  10. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    57.0837
    satlng:
    56.2971
    satalt:
    37448.2545
  11. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    49.3404
    satlng:
    -6.9815
    satalt:
    13510.4572
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.6771
    satlng:
    3.7823
    satalt:
    37639.813
  13. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    47.1459
    satlng:
    2.2998
    satalt:
    33593.1175
  14. satid:
    10642
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.1739
    satlng:
    0.8603
    satalt:
    1623.5545
  15. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    62.0266
    satlng:
    -11.7527
    satalt:
    7442.8693
  16. satid:
    12093
    satname:
    OPS 5805
    intDesignator:
    1980-100A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-13
    satlat:
    63.8937
    satlng:
    75.3348
    satalt:
    37147.0075
  17. satid:
    12257
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DA
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    66.8627
    satlng:
    18.5469
    satalt:
    922.9835
  18. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    47.201
    satlng:
    9.721
    satalt:
    21575.0812
  19. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    67.2628
    satlng:
    29.8195
    satalt:
    19922.9412
  20. satid:
    12980
    satname:
    COSMOS 1325
    intDesignator:
    1981-116F
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    66.8341
    satlng:
    20.6237
    satalt:
    1526.6579
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.8368
    satlng:
    52.4302
    satalt:
    34253.187
  22. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    46.589
    satlng:
    5.0475
    satalt:
    21769.687
  23. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    63.0502
    satlng:
    -15.2507
    satalt:
    33584.5556
  24. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    47.772
    satlng:
    13.2654
    satalt:
    32625.9906
  25. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    63.6853
    satlng:
    -27.3245
    satalt:
    19177.0344
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
63
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.3082
    satlng:
    -13.9837
    satalt:
    175722.0346
  2. satid:
    1512
    satname:
    TEMPSAT 1
    intDesignator:
    1965-065E
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    66.6364
    satlng:
    6.1653
    satalt:
    1189.9909
  3. satid:
    3417
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069D
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    65.5214
    satlng:
    -2.5593
    satalt:
    1550.5181
  4. satid:
    4855
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025EK
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    66.9425
    satlng:
    15.1197
    satalt:
    984.2157
  5. satid:
    6180
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-069B
    launchDate:
    1972-09-02
    satlat:
    65.5504
    satlng:
    14.9679
    satalt:
    629.6423
  6. satid:
    6824
    satname:
    TITAN 3D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-079E
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    61.8252
    satlng:
    19.1414
    satalt:
    1442.0547
  7. satid:
    7012
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086C
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.6846
    satlng:
    6.1363
    satalt:
    1531.6277
  8. satid:
    7022
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086N
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.4582
    satlng:
    9.9966
    satalt:
    1502.0617
  9. satid:
    7436
    satname:
    COSMOS 678
    intDesignator:
    1974-072B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    63.2701
    satlng:
    24.9689
    satalt:
    1528.4734
  10. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    57.0837
    satlng:
    56.2971
    satalt:
    37448.2545
  11. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    49.3404
    satlng:
    -6.9815
    satalt:
    13510.4572
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.6771
    satlng:
    3.7823
    satalt:
    37639.813
  13. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    47.1459
    satlng:
    2.2998
    satalt:
    33593.1175
  14. satid:
    10642
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.1739
    satlng:
    0.8603
    satalt:
    1623.5545
  15. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    62.0266
    satlng:
    -11.7527
    satalt:
    7442.8693
  16. satid:
    12093
    satname:
    OPS 5805
    intDesignator:
    1980-100A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-13
    satlat:
    63.8937
    satlng:
    75.3348
    satalt:
    37147.0075
  17. satid:
    12257
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DA
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    66.8627
    satlng:
    18.5469
    satalt:
    922.9835
  18. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    47.201
    satlng:
    9.721
    satalt:
    21575.0812
  19. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    67.2628
    satlng:
    29.8195
    satalt:
    19922.9412
  20. satid:
    12980
    satname:
    COSMOS 1325
    intDesignator:
    1981-116F
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    66.8341
    satlng:
    20.6237
    satalt:
    1526.6579
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.8368
    satlng:
    52.4302
    satalt:
    34253.187
  22. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    46.589
    satlng:
    5.0475
    satalt:
    21769.687
  23. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    63.0502
    satlng:
    -15.2507
    satalt:
    33584.5556
  24. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    47.772
    satlng:
    13.2654
    satalt:
    32625.9906
  25. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    63.6853
    satlng:
    -27.3245
    satalt:
    19177.0344
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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