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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 2026-09-26T20:00:05Z in 4.778 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
1
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2362
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014M
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    75.7587
    satlng:
    9.1443
    satalt:
    6008.5083
  2. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    71.214
    satlng:
    8.4235
    satalt:
    3850.9753
  3. satid:
    2933
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AR
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    73.2278
    satlng:
    18.5382
    satalt:
    3562.3519
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    69.1644
    satlng:
    68.2475
    satalt:
    33923.237
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0196
    satlng:
    67.3246
    satalt:
    37891.936
  6. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.0326
    satlng:
    66.9183
    satalt:
    37822.6185
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.9372
    satlng:
    14.8742
    satalt:
    29465.2506
  8. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    53.8139
    satlng:
    -24.7118
    satalt:
    29355.3269
  9. satid:
    8180
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AW
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    70.0028
    satlng:
    -0.2507
    satalt:
    1587.6001
  10. satid:
    8285
    satname:
    COSMOS 761
    intDesignator:
    1975-086A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    71.5227
    satlng:
    2.4711
    satalt:
    1492.761
  11. satid:
    8303
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BL
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    69.561
    satlng:
    6.9312
    satalt:
    1486.8542
  12. satid:
    8401
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CD
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.5805
    satlng:
    15.9779
    satalt:
    1448.7338
  13. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.7943
    satlng:
    -19.6487
    satalt:
    34145.497
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    61.895
    satlng:
    0.7356
    satalt:
    31252.677
  15. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    48.8296
    satlng:
    44.5105
    satalt:
    31504.5196
  16. satid:
    10655
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077R
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.4804
    satlng:
    16.1867
    satalt:
    1794.6092
  17. satid:
    11542
    satname:
    COSMOS 1134
    intDesignator:
    1979-084E
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    74.0924
    satlng:
    16.562
    satalt:
    1492.2369
  18. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    69.983
    satlng:
    10.6062
    satalt:
    1693.4678
  19. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    61.8031
    satlng:
    26.4706
    satalt:
    18751.2208
  20. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    57.6609
    satlng:
    24.8583
    satalt:
    35471.5493
  21. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.1486
    satlng:
    -46.3404
    satalt:
    38835.9979
  22. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.5068
    satlng:
    -0.8785
    satalt:
    38994.2747
  23. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.9745
    satlng:
    18.2128
    satalt:
    24773.6129
  24. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    56.5793
    satlng:
    17.6223
    satalt:
    6527.8737
  25. satid:
    14800
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BS
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.6382
    satlng:
    12.6679
    satalt:
    1485.4411
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
1
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2362
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014M
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    75.7587
    satlng:
    9.1443
    satalt:
    6008.5083
  2. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    71.214
    satlng:
    8.4235
    satalt:
    3850.9753
  3. satid:
    2933
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AR
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    73.2278
    satlng:
    18.5382
    satalt:
    3562.3519
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    69.1644
    satlng:
    68.2475
    satalt:
    33923.237
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0196
    satlng:
    67.3246
    satalt:
    37891.936
  6. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.0326
    satlng:
    66.9183
    satalt:
    37822.6185
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.9372
    satlng:
    14.8742
    satalt:
    29465.2506
  8. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    53.8139
    satlng:
    -24.7118
    satalt:
    29355.3269
  9. satid:
    8180
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AW
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    70.0028
    satlng:
    -0.2507
    satalt:
    1587.6001
  10. satid:
    8285
    satname:
    COSMOS 761
    intDesignator:
    1975-086A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    71.5227
    satlng:
    2.4711
    satalt:
    1492.761
  11. satid:
    8303
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BL
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    69.561
    satlng:
    6.9312
    satalt:
    1486.8542
  12. satid:
    8401
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CD
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.5805
    satlng:
    15.9779
    satalt:
    1448.7338
  13. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.7943
    satlng:
    -19.6487
    satalt:
    34145.497
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    61.895
    satlng:
    0.7356
    satalt:
    31252.677
  15. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    48.8296
    satlng:
    44.5105
    satalt:
    31504.5196
  16. satid:
    10655
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077R
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.4804
    satlng:
    16.1867
    satalt:
    1794.6092
  17. satid:
    11542
    satname:
    COSMOS 1134
    intDesignator:
    1979-084E
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    74.0924
    satlng:
    16.562
    satalt:
    1492.2369
  18. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    69.983
    satlng:
    10.6062
    satalt:
    1693.4678
  19. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    61.8031
    satlng:
    26.4706
    satalt:
    18751.2208
  20. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    57.6609
    satlng:
    24.8583
    satalt:
    35471.5493
  21. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.1486
    satlng:
    -46.3404
    satalt:
    38835.9979
  22. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.5068
    satlng:
    -0.8785
    satalt:
    38994.2747
  23. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.9745
    satlng:
    18.2128
    satalt:
    24773.6129
  24. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    56.5793
    satlng:
    17.6223
    satalt:
    6527.8737
  25. satid:
    14800
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BS
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.6382
    satlng:
    12.6679
    satalt:
    1485.4411
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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