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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 2026-09-24T15:04:38Z in 1.122 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    510
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-049C
    launchDate:
    1962-09-29
    satlat:
    67.8351
    satlng:
    22.045
    satalt:
    1016.6613
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    46.088
    satlng:
    1.6153
    satalt:
    139668.0836
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    79.9107
    satlng:
    61.4453
    satalt:
    7175.499
  4. satid:
    3416
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    69.2146
    satlng:
    26.6128
    satalt:
    1487.9147
  5. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    75.1793
    satlng:
    50.82
    satalt:
    4776.1636
  6. satid:
    4321
    satname:
    OSCAR 5
    intDesignator:
    1970-008B
    launchDate:
    1970-01-23
    satlat:
    68.2955
    satlng:
    11.8743
    satalt:
    1445.075
  7. satid:
    7015
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086F
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.8544
    satlng:
    23.248
    satalt:
    1895.5666
  8. satid:
    7665
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-012B
    launchDate:
    1975-02-12
    satlat:
    68.1418
    satlng:
    24.792
    satalt:
    1402.781
  9. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    62.8462
    satlng:
    11.0132
    satalt:
    38235.837
  10. satid:
    8146
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089Q
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    67.2462
    satlng:
    7.4141
    satalt:
    1519.2633
  11. satid:
    8288
    satname:
    COSMOS 764
    intDesignator:
    1975-086D
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    68.1254
    satlng:
    27.6722
    satalt:
    1494.0708
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    57.0591
    satlng:
    25.7812
    satalt:
    35238.3956
  13. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8495
    satlng:
    59.5005
    satalt:
    37142.8625
  14. satid:
    12993
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    62.3155
    satlng:
    -26.7602
    satalt:
    11839.7193
  15. satid:
    13073
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053EZ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    72.3905
    satlng:
    19.061
    satalt:
    1028.153
  16. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.8144
    satlng:
    3.2109
    satalt:
    20785.5652
  17. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    62.2214
    satlng:
    -23.8343
    satalt:
    29535.1275
  18. satid:
    13498
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1981-041C
    launchDate:
    1981-05-07
    satlat:
    67.3661
    satlng:
    12.0552
    satalt:
    662.1343
  19. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.9691
    satlng:
    40.0024
    satalt:
    36289.1699
  20. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.1487
    satlng:
    4.4274
    satalt:
    26685.4617
  21. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.0856
    satlng:
    -18.8543
    satalt:
    8244.2095
  22. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    48.3537
    satlng:
    21.0489
    satalt:
    27964.8157
  23. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    49.8774
    satlng:
    41.4855
    satalt:
    25584.4429
  24. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.3922
    satlng:
    -30.6542
    satalt:
    31957.3966
  25. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    59.996
    satlng:
    15.4429
    satalt:
    22299.3725
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:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    510
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-049C
    launchDate:
    1962-09-29
    satlat:
    67.8351
    satlng:
    22.045
    satalt:
    1016.6613
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    46.088
    satlng:
    1.6153
    satalt:
    139668.0836
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    79.9107
    satlng:
    61.4453
    satalt:
    7175.499
  4. satid:
    3416
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    69.2146
    satlng:
    26.6128
    satalt:
    1487.9147
  5. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    75.1793
    satlng:
    50.82
    satalt:
    4776.1636
  6. satid:
    4321
    satname:
    OSCAR 5
    intDesignator:
    1970-008B
    launchDate:
    1970-01-23
    satlat:
    68.2955
    satlng:
    11.8743
    satalt:
    1445.075
  7. satid:
    7015
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086F
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.8544
    satlng:
    23.248
    satalt:
    1895.5666
  8. satid:
    7665
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-012B
    launchDate:
    1975-02-12
    satlat:
    68.1418
    satlng:
    24.792
    satalt:
    1402.781
  9. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    62.8462
    satlng:
    11.0132
    satalt:
    38235.837
  10. satid:
    8146
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089Q
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    67.2462
    satlng:
    7.4141
    satalt:
    1519.2633
  11. satid:
    8288
    satname:
    COSMOS 764
    intDesignator:
    1975-086D
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    68.1254
    satlng:
    27.6722
    satalt:
    1494.0708
  12. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    57.0591
    satlng:
    25.7812
    satalt:
    35238.3956
  13. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8495
    satlng:
    59.5005
    satalt:
    37142.8625
  14. satid:
    12993
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    62.3155
    satlng:
    -26.7602
    satalt:
    11839.7193
  15. satid:
    13073
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053EZ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    72.3905
    satlng:
    19.061
    satalt:
    1028.153
  16. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.8144
    satlng:
    3.2109
    satalt:
    20785.5652
  17. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    62.2214
    satlng:
    -23.8343
    satalt:
    29535.1275
  18. satid:
    13498
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1981-041C
    launchDate:
    1981-05-07
    satlat:
    67.3661
    satlng:
    12.0552
    satalt:
    662.1343
  19. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.9691
    satlng:
    40.0024
    satalt:
    36289.1699
  20. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.1487
    satlng:
    4.4274
    satalt:
    26685.4617
  21. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.0856
    satlng:
    -18.8543
    satalt:
    8244.2095
  22. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    48.3537
    satlng:
    21.0489
    satalt:
    27964.8157
  23. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    49.8774
    satlng:
    41.4855
    satalt:
    25584.4429
  24. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.3922
    satlng:
    -30.6542
    satalt:
    31957.3966
  25. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    59.996
    satlng:
    15.4429
    satalt:
    22299.3725
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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