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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 2026-09-24T04:04:24Z in 0.817 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
37
satcount:
131
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    67.8753
    satlng:
    34.2768
    satalt:
    3701.4753
  2. satid:
    7079
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    70.3726
    satlng:
    21.8533
    satalt:
    1540.1136
  3. satid:
    7532
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-089D
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    73.1648
    satlng:
    24.7482
    satalt:
    1523.1573
  4. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    62.3881
    satlng:
    -20.6299
    satalt:
    26132.7166
  5. satid:
    8184
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BA
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    66.266
    satlng:
    7.8613
    satalt:
    1534.8873
  6. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    62.2931
    satlng:
    75.3016
    satalt:
    38180.5742
  7. satid:
    8873
    satname:
    COSMOS 823
    intDesignator:
    1976-051A
    launchDate:
    1976-06-02
    satlat:
    71.8179
    satlng:
    21.2722
    satalt:
    1009.5312
  8. satid:
    10355
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-087B
    launchDate:
    1977-09-13
    satlat:
    64.7151
    satlng:
    17.0231
    satalt:
    1000.3291
  9. satid:
    10765
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.3763
    satlng:
    5.6622
    satalt:
    1667.6442
  10. satid:
    10937
    satname:
    COSMOS 1020
    intDesignator:
    1978-056H
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    74.0281
    satlng:
    25.0024
    satalt:
    1445.5105
  11. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    54.6705
    satlng:
    49.1435
    satalt:
    20502.8868
  12. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    60.5224
    satlng:
    37.4976
    satalt:
    21006.7642
  13. satid:
    11696
    satname:
    COSMOS 1161
    intDesignator:
    1980-012F
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    65.3484
    satlng:
    6.9693
    satalt:
    1479.0849
  14. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    73.5994
    satlng:
    18.4214
    satalt:
    1426.3054
  15. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    52.3638
    satlng:
    1.0307
    satalt:
    32100.995
  16. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.8048
    satlng:
    76.5689
    satalt:
    38513.4102
  17. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    62.0158
    satlng:
    31.8167
    satalt:
    32835.7516
  18. satid:
    13763
    satname:
    COSMOS 1431
    intDesignator:
    1983-002C
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    65.9192
    satlng:
    3.587
    satalt:
    1477.1759
  19. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.8332
    satlng:
    51.6382
    satalt:
    11413.3751
  20. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    66.7973
    satlng:
    25.2187
    satalt:
    23223.0406
  21. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.6734
    satlng:
    -27.9203
    satalt:
    32400.8652
  22. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.8973
    satlng:
    2.7735
    satalt:
    19165.081
  23. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.9038
    satlng:
    12.2763
    satalt:
    19136.5734
  24. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    60.6374
    satlng:
    31.5457
    satalt:
    19152.7446
  25. satid:
    15003
    satname:
    COSMOS 1564
    intDesignator:
    1984-052F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    67.9351
    satlng:
    25.8719
    satalt:
    1458.0934
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
37
satcount:
131
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    67.8753
    satlng:
    34.2768
    satalt:
    3701.4753
  2. satid:
    7079
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    70.3726
    satlng:
    21.8533
    satalt:
    1540.1136
  3. satid:
    7532
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-089D
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    73.1648
    satlng:
    24.7482
    satalt:
    1523.1573
  4. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    62.3881
    satlng:
    -20.6299
    satalt:
    26132.7166
  5. satid:
    8184
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BA
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    66.266
    satlng:
    7.8613
    satalt:
    1534.8873
  6. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    62.2931
    satlng:
    75.3016
    satalt:
    38180.5742
  7. satid:
    8873
    satname:
    COSMOS 823
    intDesignator:
    1976-051A
    launchDate:
    1976-06-02
    satlat:
    71.8179
    satlng:
    21.2722
    satalt:
    1009.5312
  8. satid:
    10355
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-087B
    launchDate:
    1977-09-13
    satlat:
    64.7151
    satlng:
    17.0231
    satalt:
    1000.3291
  9. satid:
    10765
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.3763
    satlng:
    5.6622
    satalt:
    1667.6442
  10. satid:
    10937
    satname:
    COSMOS 1020
    intDesignator:
    1978-056H
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    74.0281
    satlng:
    25.0024
    satalt:
    1445.5105
  11. satid:
    11141
    satname:
    OPS 5114 (NAVSTAR 4)
    intDesignator:
    1978-112A
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    54.6705
    satlng:
    49.1435
    satalt:
    20502.8868
  12. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    60.5224
    satlng:
    37.4976
    satalt:
    21006.7642
  13. satid:
    11696
    satname:
    COSMOS 1161
    intDesignator:
    1980-012F
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    65.3484
    satlng:
    6.9693
    satalt:
    1479.0849
  14. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    73.5994
    satlng:
    18.4214
    satalt:
    1426.3054
  15. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    52.3638
    satlng:
    1.0307
    satalt:
    32100.995
  16. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.8048
    satlng:
    76.5689
    satalt:
    38513.4102
  17. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    62.0158
    satlng:
    31.8167
    satalt:
    32835.7516
  18. satid:
    13763
    satname:
    COSMOS 1431
    intDesignator:
    1983-002C
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    65.9192
    satlng:
    3.587
    satalt:
    1477.1759
  19. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.8332
    satlng:
    51.6382
    satalt:
    11413.3751
  20. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    66.7973
    satlng:
    25.2187
    satalt:
    23223.0406
  21. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.6734
    satlng:
    -27.9203
    satalt:
    32400.8652
  22. satid:
    14977
    satname:
    COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047A
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.8973
    satlng:
    2.7735
    satalt:
    19165.081
  23. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.9038
    satlng:
    12.2763
    satalt:
    19136.5734
  24. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    60.6374
    satlng:
    31.5457
    satalt:
    19152.7446
  25. satid:
    15003
    satname:
    COSMOS 1564
    intDesignator:
    1984-052F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    67.9351
    satlng:
    25.8719
    satalt:
    1458.0934
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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