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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 2026-10-17T23:47:10Z in 1.501 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
92
satcount:
135
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.2373
    satlng:
    14.262
    satalt:
    4267.0555
  2. satid:
    3129
    satname:
    COSMOS 203
    intDesignator:
    1968-011A
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    67.1329
    satlng:
    23.5317
    satalt:
    1194.7677
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    59.2897
    satlng:
    33.7886
    satalt:
    6709.6072
  4. satid:
    3416
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    72.3565
    satlng:
    3.0648
    satalt:
    1496.5569
  5. satid:
    4177
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082AV
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    70.0925
    satlng:
    30.8387
    satalt:
    956.0961
  6. satid:
    4218
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CH
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.9712
    satlng:
    23.6085
    satalt:
    681.783
  7. satid:
    4607
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025K
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.1182
    satlng:
    13.1787
    satalt:
    2041.8386
  8. satid:
    4753
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DB
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    71.5159
    satlng:
    15.176
    satalt:
    957.6942
  9. satid:
    4766
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    74.1768
    satlng:
    25.5496
    satalt:
    1056.6477
  10. satid:
    4912
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FJ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    67.4384
    satlng:
    18.4187
    satalt:
    822.8573
  11. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.9339
    satlng:
    36.0245
    satalt:
    35919.9632
  12. satid:
    5551
    satname:
    COSMOS 448
    intDesignator:
    1971-086E
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    71.9331
    satlng:
    15.8477
    satalt:
    1479.3253
  13. satid:
    5552
    satname:
    COSMOS 449
    intDesignator:
    1971-086F
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    67.1306
    satlng:
    34.1271
    satalt:
    1520.0002
  14. satid:
    5794
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082JW
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    69.3311
    satlng:
    17.3981
    satalt:
    695.6669
  15. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.8134
    satlng:
    31.068
    satalt:
    31669.6832
  16. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.2536
    satlng:
    30.4033
    satalt:
    31469.4465
  17. satid:
    9956
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AW
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4715
    satlng:
    33.1032
    satalt:
    2213.2713
  18. satid:
    9987
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EE
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    66.5715
    satlng:
    10.4412
    satalt:
    1539.28
  19. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.9971
    satlng:
    -13.595
    satalt:
    20322.5406
  20. satid:
    10520
    satname:
    COSMOS 968
    intDesignator:
    1977-119A
    launchDate:
    1977-12-16
    satlat:
    68.7489
    satlng:
    22.0834
    satalt:
    768.2466
  21. satid:
    10585
    satname:
    COSMOS 978
    intDesignator:
    1978-005C
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    72.5796
    satlng:
    7.6709
    satalt:
    1440.7906
  22. satid:
    10760
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.6716
    satlng:
    10.1792
    satalt:
    1974.2708
  23. satid:
    11048
    satname:
    COSMOS 1039
    intDesignator:
    1978-091F
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    73.8723
    satlng:
    27.6886
    satalt:
    1511.0576
  24. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    57.5106
    satlng:
    -16.2345
    satalt:
    19062.0771
  25. satid:
    12638
    satname:
    COSMOS 1289
    intDesignator:
    1981-074C
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    73.4597
    satlng:
    29.1635
    satalt:
    1477.1406
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
92
satcount:
135
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.2373
    satlng:
    14.262
    satalt:
    4267.0555
  2. satid:
    3129
    satname:
    COSMOS 203
    intDesignator:
    1968-011A
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    67.1329
    satlng:
    23.5317
    satalt:
    1194.7677
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    59.2897
    satlng:
    33.7886
    satalt:
    6709.6072
  4. satid:
    3416
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    72.3565
    satlng:
    3.0648
    satalt:
    1496.5569
  5. satid:
    4177
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082AV
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    70.0925
    satlng:
    30.8387
    satalt:
    956.0961
  6. satid:
    4218
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CH
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.9712
    satlng:
    23.6085
    satalt:
    681.783
  7. satid:
    4607
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025K
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.1182
    satlng:
    13.1787
    satalt:
    2041.8386
  8. satid:
    4753
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DB
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    71.5159
    satlng:
    15.176
    satalt:
    957.6942
  9. satid:
    4766
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    74.1768
    satlng:
    25.5496
    satalt:
    1056.6477
  10. satid:
    4912
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025FJ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    67.4384
    satlng:
    18.4187
    satalt:
    822.8573
  11. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.9339
    satlng:
    36.0245
    satalt:
    35919.9632
  12. satid:
    5551
    satname:
    COSMOS 448
    intDesignator:
    1971-086E
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    71.9331
    satlng:
    15.8477
    satalt:
    1479.3253
  13. satid:
    5552
    satname:
    COSMOS 449
    intDesignator:
    1971-086F
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    67.1306
    satlng:
    34.1271
    satalt:
    1520.0002
  14. satid:
    5794
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082JW
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    69.3311
    satlng:
    17.3981
    satalt:
    695.6669
  15. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    67.8134
    satlng:
    31.068
    satalt:
    31669.6832
  16. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.2536
    satlng:
    30.4033
    satalt:
    31469.4465
  17. satid:
    9956
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AW
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4715
    satlng:
    33.1032
    satalt:
    2213.2713
  18. satid:
    9987
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EE
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    66.5715
    satlng:
    10.4412
    satalt:
    1539.28
  19. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.9971
    satlng:
    -13.595
    satalt:
    20322.5406
  20. satid:
    10520
    satname:
    COSMOS 968
    intDesignator:
    1977-119A
    launchDate:
    1977-12-16
    satlat:
    68.7489
    satlng:
    22.0834
    satalt:
    768.2466
  21. satid:
    10585
    satname:
    COSMOS 978
    intDesignator:
    1978-005C
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    72.5796
    satlng:
    7.6709
    satalt:
    1440.7906
  22. satid:
    10760
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.6716
    satlng:
    10.1792
    satalt:
    1974.2708
  23. satid:
    11048
    satname:
    COSMOS 1039
    intDesignator:
    1978-091F
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    73.8723
    satlng:
    27.6886
    satalt:
    1511.0576
  24. satid:
    11783
    satname:
    OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
    intDesignator:
    1980-032A
    launchDate:
    1980-04-26
    satlat:
    57.5106
    satlng:
    -16.2345
    satalt:
    19062.0771
  25. satid:
    12638
    satname:
    COSMOS 1289
    intDesignator:
    1981-074C
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    73.4597
    satlng:
    29.1635
    satalt:
    1477.1406
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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