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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 2026-09-22T20:42:41Z in 1.600 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
86
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    602
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014E
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    66.8079
    satlng:
    41.9601
    satalt:
    3650.9628
  2. satid:
    1814
    satname:
    FR 1
    intDesignator:
    1965-101A
    launchDate:
    1965-12-06
    satlat:
    68.5862
    satlng:
    10.3504
    satalt:
    668.6487
  3. satid:
    2876
    satname:
    AURORA 1
    intDesignator:
    1967-065B
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    64.2834
    satlng:
    0.868
    satalt:
    3837.291
  4. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    67.6913
    satlng:
    38.8379
    satalt:
    3327.4595
  5. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    71.798
    satlng:
    -1.8419
    satalt:
    3304.5667
  6. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    63.7393
    satlng:
    35.3033
    satalt:
    33447.5307
  7. satid:
    6845
    satname:
    COSMOS 588
    intDesignator:
    1973-069A
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    73.3043
    satlng:
    17.3218
    satalt:
    1481.9241
  8. satid:
    6849
    satname:
    COSMOS 592
    intDesignator:
    1973-069E
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    68.1785
    satlng:
    22.3797
    satalt:
    1431.5916
  9. satid:
    6852
    satname:
    COSMOS 595
    intDesignator:
    1973-069H
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    73.277
    satlng:
    10.8625
    satalt:
    1480.1231
  10. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.9293
    satlng:
    22.7313
    satalt:
    34309.1812
  11. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.1554
    satlng:
    63.315
    satalt:
    37834.3789
  12. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.2986
    satlng:
    19.7771
    satalt:
    30571.6903
  13. satid:
    7824
    satname:
    COSMOS 735
    intDesignator:
    1975-045D
    launchDate:
    1975-05-28
    satlat:
    73.0907
    satlng:
    3.9815
    satalt:
    1474.4649
  14. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.8606
    satlng:
    -0.2952
    satalt:
    24370.7655
  15. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    69.2727
    satlng:
    -1.4414
    satalt:
    31842.0221
  16. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    55.2002
    satlng:
    15.2687
    satalt:
    28376.3193
  17. satid:
    10599
    satname:
    COSMOS 985
    intDesignator:
    1978-007A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-17
    satlat:
    70.8879
    satlng:
    24.2053
    satalt:
    1020.2302
  18. satid:
    10879
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AA
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.7325
    satlng:
    11.7962
    satalt:
    904.0264
  19. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    53.7605
    satlng:
    40.4897
    satalt:
    18048.3087
  20. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.0637
    satlng:
    -13.4125
    satalt:
    24861.1116
  21. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    63.0834
    satlng:
    0.2265
    satalt:
    14622.0205
  22. satid:
    12529
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    70.2348
    satlng:
    21.1996
    satalt:
    1748.7342
  23. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.8826
    satlng:
    -42.1221
    satalt:
    38281.1414
  24. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    51.6471
    satlng:
    17.8375
    satalt:
    33224.2632
  25. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8214
    satlng:
    -21.4416
    satalt:
    29949.9253
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
86
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    602
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014E
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    66.8079
    satlng:
    41.9601
    satalt:
    3650.9628
  2. satid:
    1814
    satname:
    FR 1
    intDesignator:
    1965-101A
    launchDate:
    1965-12-06
    satlat:
    68.5862
    satlng:
    10.3504
    satalt:
    668.6487
  3. satid:
    2876
    satname:
    AURORA 1
    intDesignator:
    1967-065B
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    64.2834
    satlng:
    0.868
    satalt:
    3837.291
  4. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    67.6913
    satlng:
    38.8379
    satalt:
    3327.4595
  5. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    71.798
    satlng:
    -1.8419
    satalt:
    3304.5667
  6. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    63.7393
    satlng:
    35.3033
    satalt:
    33447.5307
  7. satid:
    6845
    satname:
    COSMOS 588
    intDesignator:
    1973-069A
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    73.3043
    satlng:
    17.3218
    satalt:
    1481.9241
  8. satid:
    6849
    satname:
    COSMOS 592
    intDesignator:
    1973-069E
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    68.1785
    satlng:
    22.3797
    satalt:
    1431.5916
  9. satid:
    6852
    satname:
    COSMOS 595
    intDesignator:
    1973-069H
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    73.277
    satlng:
    10.8625
    satalt:
    1480.1231
  10. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.9293
    satlng:
    22.7313
    satalt:
    34309.1812
  11. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.1554
    satlng:
    63.315
    satalt:
    37834.3789
  12. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.2986
    satlng:
    19.7771
    satalt:
    30571.6903
  13. satid:
    7824
    satname:
    COSMOS 735
    intDesignator:
    1975-045D
    launchDate:
    1975-05-28
    satlat:
    73.0907
    satlng:
    3.9815
    satalt:
    1474.4649
  14. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.8606
    satlng:
    -0.2952
    satalt:
    24370.7655
  15. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    69.2727
    satlng:
    -1.4414
    satalt:
    31842.0221
  16. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    55.2002
    satlng:
    15.2687
    satalt:
    28376.3193
  17. satid:
    10599
    satname:
    COSMOS 985
    intDesignator:
    1978-007A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-17
    satlat:
    70.8879
    satlng:
    24.2053
    satalt:
    1020.2302
  18. satid:
    10879
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AA
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.7325
    satlng:
    11.7962
    satalt:
    904.0264
  19. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    53.7605
    satlng:
    40.4897
    satalt:
    18048.3087
  20. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.0637
    satlng:
    -13.4125
    satalt:
    24861.1116
  21. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    63.0834
    satlng:
    0.2265
    satalt:
    14622.0205
  22. satid:
    12529
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    70.2348
    satlng:
    21.1996
    satalt:
    1748.7342
  23. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.8826
    satlng:
    -42.1221
    satalt:
    38281.1414
  24. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    51.6471
    satlng:
    17.8375
    satalt:
    33224.2632
  25. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8214
    satlng:
    -21.4416
    satalt:
    29949.9253
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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