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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 2026-10-15T18:01:51Z in 0.773 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
107
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    57.8643
    satlng:
    18.8013
    satalt:
    3866.3126
  2. satid:
    4247
    satname:
    OPS 7613 (P/L 5)
    intDesignator:
    1969-082F
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.5064
    satlng:
    23.4243
    satalt:
    929.8106
  3. satid:
    6747
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.2639
    satlng:
    14.2022
    satalt:
    840.3256
  4. satid:
    7085
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.3973
    satlng:
    7.3572
    satalt:
    1481.5191
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.992
    satlng:
    22.3684
    satalt:
    29304.6246
  6. satid:
    8288
    satname:
    COSMOS 764
    intDesignator:
    1975-086D
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    71.1085
    satlng:
    13.2147
    satalt:
    1492.7691
  7. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.0069
    satlng:
    54.8671
    satalt:
    29818.3886
  8. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    56.6533
    satlng:
    26.367
    satalt:
    28978.2041
  9. satid:
    10599
    satname:
    COSMOS 985
    intDesignator:
    1978-007A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-17
    satlat:
    63.5795
    satlng:
    18.3674
    satalt:
    1019.039
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.293
    satlng:
    -8.894
    satalt:
    11946.6258
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.0308
    satlng:
    35.6725
    satalt:
    34005.4598
  12. satid:
    13168
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-040J
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    71.6029
    satlng:
    15.9948
    satalt:
    1493.9096
  13. satid:
    13764
    satname:
    COSMOS 1432
    intDesignator:
    1983-002D
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    68.0429
    satlng:
    14.906
    satalt:
    1478.9618
  14. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    48.4733
    satlng:
    2.4769
    satalt:
    13252.078
  15. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    58.833
    satlng:
    36.3221
    satalt:
    40028.9374
  16. satid:
    17018
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.4746
    satlng:
    13.3767
    satalt:
    1261.6598
  17. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.8103
    satlng:
    54.2864
    satalt:
    37615.9001
  18. satid:
    17589
    satname:
    COSMOS 1833
    intDesignator:
    1987-027A
    launchDate:
    1987-03-18
    satlat:
    71.0049
    satlng:
    19.8315
    satalt:
    875.7223
  19. satid:
    19468
    satname:
    CZ-4 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1988-080B
    launchDate:
    1988-09-06
    satlat:
    67.9784
    satlng:
    18.0845
    satalt:
    912.5402
  20. satid:
    19946
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014EU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    66.3763
    satlng:
    21.6004
    satalt:
    3680.0217
  21. satid:
    20237
    satname:
    COSMOS 2043
    intDesignator:
    1989-074F
    launchDate:
    1989-09-14
    satlat:
    65.2054
    satlng:
    14.9988
    satalt:
    1421.9015
  22. satid:
    20533
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
    intDesignator:
    1990-025A
    launchDate:
    1990-03-26
    satlat:
    50.4333
    satlng:
    10.0161
    satalt:
    21181.53
  23. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    64.6119
    satlng:
    -46.2352
    satalt:
    32460.1769
  24. satid:
    22056
    satname:
    COSMOS 2206 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1992-047A
    launchDate:
    1992-07-30
    satlat:
    60.6904
    satlng:
    63.0518
    satalt:
    19167.2382
  25. satid:
    22061
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1992-047F
    launchDate:
    1992-07-30
    satlat:
    52.5659
    satlng:
    41.5354
    satalt:
    19125.8017
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
107
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    57.8643
    satlng:
    18.8013
    satalt:
    3866.3126
  2. satid:
    4247
    satname:
    OPS 7613 (P/L 5)
    intDesignator:
    1969-082F
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.5064
    satlng:
    23.4243
    satalt:
    929.8106
  3. satid:
    6747
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.2639
    satlng:
    14.2022
    satalt:
    840.3256
  4. satid:
    7085
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.3973
    satlng:
    7.3572
    satalt:
    1481.5191
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.992
    satlng:
    22.3684
    satalt:
    29304.6246
  6. satid:
    8288
    satname:
    COSMOS 764
    intDesignator:
    1975-086D
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    71.1085
    satlng:
    13.2147
    satalt:
    1492.7691
  7. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.0069
    satlng:
    54.8671
    satalt:
    29818.3886
  8. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    56.6533
    satlng:
    26.367
    satalt:
    28978.2041
  9. satid:
    10599
    satname:
    COSMOS 985
    intDesignator:
    1978-007A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-17
    satlat:
    63.5795
    satlng:
    18.3674
    satalt:
    1019.039
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.293
    satlng:
    -8.894
    satalt:
    11946.6258
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.0308
    satlng:
    35.6725
    satalt:
    34005.4598
  12. satid:
    13168
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-040J
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    71.6029
    satlng:
    15.9948
    satalt:
    1493.9096
  13. satid:
    13764
    satname:
    COSMOS 1432
    intDesignator:
    1983-002D
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    68.0429
    satlng:
    14.906
    satalt:
    1478.9618
  14. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    48.4733
    satlng:
    2.4769
    satalt:
    13252.078
  15. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    58.833
    satlng:
    36.3221
    satalt:
    40028.9374
  16. satid:
    17018
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.4746
    satlng:
    13.3767
    satalt:
    1261.6598
  17. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.8103
    satlng:
    54.2864
    satalt:
    37615.9001
  18. satid:
    17589
    satname:
    COSMOS 1833
    intDesignator:
    1987-027A
    launchDate:
    1987-03-18
    satlat:
    71.0049
    satlng:
    19.8315
    satalt:
    875.7223
  19. satid:
    19468
    satname:
    CZ-4 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1988-080B
    launchDate:
    1988-09-06
    satlat:
    67.9784
    satlng:
    18.0845
    satalt:
    912.5402
  20. satid:
    19946
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014EU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    66.3763
    satlng:
    21.6004
    satalt:
    3680.0217
  21. satid:
    20237
    satname:
    COSMOS 2043
    intDesignator:
    1989-074F
    launchDate:
    1989-09-14
    satlat:
    65.2054
    satlng:
    14.9988
    satalt:
    1421.9015
  22. satid:
    20533
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
    intDesignator:
    1990-025A
    launchDate:
    1990-03-26
    satlat:
    50.4333
    satlng:
    10.0161
    satalt:
    21181.53
  23. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    64.6119
    satlng:
    -46.2352
    satalt:
    32460.1769
  24. satid:
    22056
    satname:
    COSMOS 2206 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1992-047A
    launchDate:
    1992-07-30
    satlat:
    60.6904
    satlng:
    63.0518
    satalt:
    19167.2382
  25. satid:
    22061
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1992-047F
    launchDate:
    1992-07-30
    satlat:
    52.5659
    satlng:
    41.5354
    satalt:
    19125.8017
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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