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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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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

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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 2026-09-28T03:03:26Z in 0.769 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    903
    satname:
    OPS 5798 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-063F
    launchDate:
    1964-10-06
    satlat:
    71.6746
    satlng:
    20.0895
    satalt:
    970.4964
  2. satid:
    1806
    satname:
    EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X)
    intDesignator:
    1965-098B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    72.4888
    satlng:
    -2.5684
    satalt:
    2780.0775
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.3554
    satlng:
    25.2799
    satalt:
    135942.1357
  4. satid:
    4438
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082EK
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.9753
    satlng:
    8.7033
    satalt:
    678.8589
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.9747
    satlng:
    51.8203
    satalt:
    34351.0299
  6. satid:
    5217
    satname:
    COSMOS 418
    intDesignator:
    1971-041H
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    71.3595
    satlng:
    23.2303
    satalt:
    1413.1528
  7. satid:
    5971
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1967-006E
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    66.2251
    satlng:
    15.8287
    satalt:
    1294.5598
  8. satid:
    6123
    satname:
    COSMOS 510
    intDesignator:
    1972-057G
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    64.803
    satlng:
    7.0336
    satalt:
    1509.254
  9. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.54
    satlng:
    72.3371
    satalt:
    26925.9739
  10. satid:
    8404
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CG
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    67.0229
    satlng:
    12.523
    satalt:
    1289.199
  11. satid:
    9730
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DZ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    68.7774
    satlng:
    19.0341
    satalt:
    1154.6329
  12. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    51.3118
    satlng:
    -10.8059
    satalt:
    22507.6602
  13. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    46.5797
    satlng:
    22.3699
    satalt:
    21320.2695
  14. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    56.6219
    satlng:
    6.1469
    satalt:
    30411.5087
  15. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.2965
    satlng:
    75.1015
    satalt:
    35987.2902
  16. satid:
    13507
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BK
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.8465
    satlng:
    22.3185
    satalt:
    2210.9645
  17. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    57.0188
    satlng:
    64.0206
    satalt:
    24535.557
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.2366
    satlng:
    -38.9701
    satalt:
    34404.4073
  19. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    55.6314
    satlng:
    4.2518
    satalt:
    21089.9768
  20. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.4119
    satlng:
    -31.6671
    satalt:
    19472.7575
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.8688
    satlng:
    16.4402
    satalt:
    36365.6347
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.2062
    satlng:
    -28.8881
    satalt:
    33063.5725
  23. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    64.6526
    satlng:
    67.3333
    satalt:
    24541.3456
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    52.6848
    satlng:
    5.5544
    satalt:
    38165.7705
  25. satid:
    16715
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025PA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    66.3481
    satlng:
    16.1689
    satalt:
    1042.4517
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    903
    satname:
    OPS 5798 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-063F
    launchDate:
    1964-10-06
    satlat:
    71.6746
    satlng:
    20.0895
    satalt:
    970.4964
  2. satid:
    1806
    satname:
    EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X)
    intDesignator:
    1965-098B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    72.4888
    satlng:
    -2.5684
    satalt:
    2780.0775
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.3554
    satlng:
    25.2799
    satalt:
    135942.1357
  4. satid:
    4438
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082EK
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.9753
    satlng:
    8.7033
    satalt:
    678.8589
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.9747
    satlng:
    51.8203
    satalt:
    34351.0299
  6. satid:
    5217
    satname:
    COSMOS 418
    intDesignator:
    1971-041H
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    71.3595
    satlng:
    23.2303
    satalt:
    1413.1528
  7. satid:
    5971
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1967-006E
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    66.2251
    satlng:
    15.8287
    satalt:
    1294.5598
  8. satid:
    6123
    satname:
    COSMOS 510
    intDesignator:
    1972-057G
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    64.803
    satlng:
    7.0336
    satalt:
    1509.254
  9. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.54
    satlng:
    72.3371
    satalt:
    26925.9739
  10. satid:
    8404
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CG
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    67.0229
    satlng:
    12.523
    satalt:
    1289.199
  11. satid:
    9730
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DZ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    68.7774
    satlng:
    19.0341
    satalt:
    1154.6329
  12. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    51.3118
    satlng:
    -10.8059
    satalt:
    22507.6602
  13. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    46.5797
    satlng:
    22.3699
    satalt:
    21320.2695
  14. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    56.6219
    satlng:
    6.1469
    satalt:
    30411.5087
  15. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.2965
    satlng:
    75.1015
    satalt:
    35987.2902
  16. satid:
    13507
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BK
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.8465
    satlng:
    22.3185
    satalt:
    2210.9645
  17. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    57.0188
    satlng:
    64.0206
    satalt:
    24535.557
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.2366
    satlng:
    -38.9701
    satalt:
    34404.4073
  19. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    55.6314
    satlng:
    4.2518
    satalt:
    21089.9768
  20. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.4119
    satlng:
    -31.6671
    satalt:
    19472.7575
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.8688
    satlng:
    16.4402
    satalt:
    36365.6347
  22. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.2062
    satlng:
    -28.8881
    satalt:
    33063.5725
  23. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    64.6526
    satlng:
    67.3333
    satalt:
    24541.3456
  24. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    52.6848
    satlng:
    5.5544
    satalt:
    38165.7705
  25. satid:
    16715
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025PA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    66.3481
    satlng:
    16.1689
    satalt:
    1042.4517
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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