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 2026-09-26T07:18:55Z in 0.712 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1291
    satname:
    SOLRAD 7B
    intDesignator:
    1965-016D
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    69.8304
    satlng:
    7.5292
    satalt:
    928.7484
  2. satid:
    4794
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(CEP 1)
    intDesignator:
    1970-106B
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    65.5584
    satlng:
    3.7607
    satalt:
    1438.6621
  3. satid:
    4818
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    70.5247
    satlng:
    29.3979
    satalt:
    1296.2387
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    62.3995
    satlng:
    -12.8676
    satalt:
    34877.222
  5. satid:
    7682
    satname:
    COSMOS 715
    intDesignator:
    1975-016E
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    73.9562
    satlng:
    16.5023
    satalt:
    1515.8309
  6. satid:
    7940
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058CF
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    68.24
    satlng:
    10.9333
    satalt:
    1062.2037
  7. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    54.7789
    satlng:
    37.6064
    satalt:
    13512.2463
  8. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.967
    satlng:
    31.047
    satalt:
    7997.0913
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    63.7144
    satlng:
    75.4337
    satalt:
    36709.0067
  10. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.4596
    satlng:
    21.4355
    satalt:
    1527.2069
  11. satid:
    10748
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AV
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.5578
    satlng:
    1.5795
    satalt:
    1618.5292
  12. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    68.3947
    satlng:
    -43.4478
    satalt:
    22316.6097
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    73.4415
    satlng:
    12.5756
    satalt:
    28492.2579
  14. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    69.5001
    satlng:
    52.7537
    satalt:
    13806.247
  15. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    65.3092
    satlng:
    39.6724
    satalt:
    19873.4271
  16. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    57.01
    satlng:
    1.9904
    satalt:
    33741.4449
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    54.4415
    satlng:
    24.385
    satalt:
    27071.5562
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.1385
    satlng:
    -10.0738
    satalt:
    29827.398
  19. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    59.6191
    satlng:
    0.2643
    satalt:
    6006.7881
  20. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    63.1607
    satlng:
    30.953
    satalt:
    20458.9938
  21. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.3556
    satlng:
    35.3753
    satalt:
    30059.1997
  22. satid:
    14472
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    72.6861
    satlng:
    8.7804
    satalt:
    1525.8555
  23. satid:
    14619
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-001J
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    73.5697
    satlng:
    25.0164
    satalt:
    1685.7275
  24. satid:
    15100
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-072B
    launchDate:
    1984-07-05
    satlat:
    68.9764
    satlng:
    9.7976
    satalt:
    958.1172
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    49.5334
    satlng:
    -3.3981
    satalt:
    21930.4605
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1291
    satname:
    SOLRAD 7B
    intDesignator:
    1965-016D
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    69.8304
    satlng:
    7.5292
    satalt:
    928.7484
  2. satid:
    4794
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(CEP 1)
    intDesignator:
    1970-106B
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    65.5584
    satlng:
    3.7607
    satalt:
    1438.6621
  3. satid:
    4818
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    70.5247
    satlng:
    29.3979
    satalt:
    1296.2387
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    62.3995
    satlng:
    -12.8676
    satalt:
    34877.222
  5. satid:
    7682
    satname:
    COSMOS 715
    intDesignator:
    1975-016E
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    73.9562
    satlng:
    16.5023
    satalt:
    1515.8309
  6. satid:
    7940
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058CF
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    68.24
    satlng:
    10.9333
    satalt:
    1062.2037
  7. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    54.7789
    satlng:
    37.6064
    satalt:
    13512.2463
  8. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.967
    satlng:
    31.047
    satalt:
    7997.0913
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    63.7144
    satlng:
    75.4337
    satalt:
    36709.0067
  10. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.4596
    satlng:
    21.4355
    satalt:
    1527.2069
  11. satid:
    10748
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AV
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.5578
    satlng:
    1.5795
    satalt:
    1618.5292
  12. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    68.3947
    satlng:
    -43.4478
    satalt:
    22316.6097
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    73.4415
    satlng:
    12.5756
    satalt:
    28492.2579
  14. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    69.5001
    satlng:
    52.7537
    satalt:
    13806.247
  15. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    65.3092
    satlng:
    39.6724
    satalt:
    19873.4271
  16. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    57.01
    satlng:
    1.9904
    satalt:
    33741.4449
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    54.4415
    satlng:
    24.385
    satalt:
    27071.5562
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.1385
    satlng:
    -10.0738
    satalt:
    29827.398
  19. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    59.6191
    satlng:
    0.2643
    satalt:
    6006.7881
  20. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    63.1607
    satlng:
    30.953
    satalt:
    20458.9938
  21. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.3556
    satlng:
    35.3753
    satalt:
    30059.1997
  22. satid:
    14472
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    72.6861
    satlng:
    8.7804
    satalt:
    1525.8555
  23. satid:
    14619
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-001J
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    73.5697
    satlng:
    25.0164
    satalt:
    1685.7275
  24. satid:
    15100
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-072B
    launchDate:
    1984-07-05
    satlat:
    68.9764
    satlng:
    9.7976
    satalt:
    958.1172
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    49.5334
    satlng:
    -3.3981
    satalt:
    21930.4605
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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