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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 2026-09-22T19:16:08Z in 1.117 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1099
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-083G
    launchDate:
    1964-12-13
    satlat:
    70.486
    satlng:
    24.8385
    satalt:
    1047.9796
  2. satid:
    2092
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-098H
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    71.2434
    satlng:
    18.2812
    satalt:
    2534.549
  3. satid:
    2531
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AK
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    79.3854
    satlng:
    26.6714
    satalt:
    3657.4377
  4. satid:
    2933
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AR
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.4108
    satlng:
    36.9374
    satalt:
    3536.5149
  5. satid:
    4589
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-086B
    launchDate:
    1970-10-16
    satlat:
    67.6901
    satlng:
    18.1558
    satalt:
    771.6243
  6. satid:
    5550
    satname:
    COSMOS 447
    intDesignator:
    1971-086D
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    66.6027
    satlng:
    27.2921
    satalt:
    1454.7058
  7. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    50.3801
    satlng:
    35.326
    satalt:
    29642.3268
  8. satid:
    6659
    satname:
    METEOR 1-15
    intDesignator:
    1973-034A
    launchDate:
    1973-05-29
    satlat:
    67.1797
    satlng:
    18.2109
    satalt:
    849.3065
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.5807
    satlng:
    24.029
    satalt:
    26379.6802
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    61.7342
    satlng:
    59.1056
    satalt:
    35994.6718
  11. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.8022
    satlng:
    -14.8884
    satalt:
    23720.9693
  12. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.4915
    satlng:
    -17.0242
    satalt:
    35064.1779
  13. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    63.0402
    satlng:
    9.2883
    satalt:
    31539.6098
  14. satid:
    10287
    satname:
    COSMOS 941
    intDesignator:
    1977-079C
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    68.6188
    satlng:
    17.2055
    satalt:
    1462.9448
  15. satid:
    10615
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    66.0794
    satlng:
    9.1372
    satalt:
    1835.4458
  16. satid:
    11131
    satname:
    COSMOS 1054
    intDesignator:
    1978-109D
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    73.6034
    satlng:
    26.0424
    satalt:
    1496.5614
  17. satid:
    12674
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    68.6568
    satlng:
    21.6113
    satalt:
    918.1122
  18. satid:
    12980
    satname:
    COSMOS 1325
    intDesignator:
    1981-116F
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    72.7307
    satlng:
    35.5918
    satalt:
    1520.4371
  19. satid:
    12987
    satname:
    COSMOS 1328
    intDesignator:
    1981-117A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-03
    satlat:
    68.2983
    satlng:
    19.6361
    satalt:
    464.3322
  20. satid:
    13301
    satname:
    COSMOS 1383
    intDesignator:
    1982-066A
    launchDate:
    1982-06-29
    satlat:
    67.881
    satlng:
    29.2807
    satalt:
    1010.905
  21. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.6583
    satlng:
    51.1174
    satalt:
    31687.5898
  22. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5957
    satlng:
    -43.0472
    satalt:
    38469.8761
  23. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.7718
    satlng:
    21.9726
    satalt:
    38146.8295
  24. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4179
    satlng:
    40.7175
    satalt:
    30733.2435
  25. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3706
    satlng:
    11.0475
    satalt:
    28098.5741
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:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1099
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-083G
    launchDate:
    1964-12-13
    satlat:
    70.486
    satlng:
    24.8385
    satalt:
    1047.9796
  2. satid:
    2092
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-098H
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    71.2434
    satlng:
    18.2812
    satalt:
    2534.549
  3. satid:
    2531
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AK
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    79.3854
    satlng:
    26.6714
    satalt:
    3657.4377
  4. satid:
    2933
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AR
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.4108
    satlng:
    36.9374
    satalt:
    3536.5149
  5. satid:
    4589
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-086B
    launchDate:
    1970-10-16
    satlat:
    67.6901
    satlng:
    18.1558
    satalt:
    771.6243
  6. satid:
    5550
    satname:
    COSMOS 447
    intDesignator:
    1971-086D
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    66.6027
    satlng:
    27.2921
    satalt:
    1454.7058
  7. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    50.3801
    satlng:
    35.326
    satalt:
    29642.3268
  8. satid:
    6659
    satname:
    METEOR 1-15
    intDesignator:
    1973-034A
    launchDate:
    1973-05-29
    satlat:
    67.1797
    satlng:
    18.2109
    satalt:
    849.3065
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.5807
    satlng:
    24.029
    satalt:
    26379.6802
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    61.7342
    satlng:
    59.1056
    satalt:
    35994.6718
  11. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.8022
    satlng:
    -14.8884
    satalt:
    23720.9693
  12. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    63.4915
    satlng:
    -17.0242
    satalt:
    35064.1779
  13. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    63.0402
    satlng:
    9.2883
    satalt:
    31539.6098
  14. satid:
    10287
    satname:
    COSMOS 941
    intDesignator:
    1977-079C
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    68.6188
    satlng:
    17.2055
    satalt:
    1462.9448
  15. satid:
    10615
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    66.0794
    satlng:
    9.1372
    satalt:
    1835.4458
  16. satid:
    11131
    satname:
    COSMOS 1054
    intDesignator:
    1978-109D
    launchDate:
    1978-12-05
    satlat:
    73.6034
    satlng:
    26.0424
    satalt:
    1496.5614
  17. satid:
    12674
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    68.6568
    satlng:
    21.6113
    satalt:
    918.1122
  18. satid:
    12980
    satname:
    COSMOS 1325
    intDesignator:
    1981-116F
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    72.7307
    satlng:
    35.5918
    satalt:
    1520.4371
  19. satid:
    12987
    satname:
    COSMOS 1328
    intDesignator:
    1981-117A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-03
    satlat:
    68.2983
    satlng:
    19.6361
    satalt:
    464.3322
  20. satid:
    13301
    satname:
    COSMOS 1383
    intDesignator:
    1982-066A
    launchDate:
    1982-06-29
    satlat:
    67.881
    satlng:
    29.2807
    satalt:
    1010.905
  21. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.6583
    satlng:
    51.1174
    satalt:
    31687.5898
  22. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5957
    satlng:
    -43.0472
    satalt:
    38469.8761
  23. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.7718
    satlng:
    21.9726
    satalt:
    38146.8295
  24. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4179
    satlng:
    40.7175
    satalt:
    30733.2435
  25. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.3706
    satlng:
    11.0475
    satalt:
    28098.5741
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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