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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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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

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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 2026-09-27T20:41:20Z in 0.713 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
94
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3035
    satname:
    ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
    intDesignator:
    1967-114A
    launchDate:
    1967-11-10
    satlat:
    74.7522
    satlng:
    9.1643
    satalt:
    1493.1094
  2. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    74.1907
    satlng:
    -19.11
    satalt:
    4746.4638
  3. satid:
    3974
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069E
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    68.6158
    satlng:
    17.2052
    satalt:
    1456.6271
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.6349
    satlng:
    92.9933
    satalt:
    32275.5508
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.3001
    satlng:
    80.7931
    satalt:
    34878.18
  6. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.0053
    satlng:
    71.4811
    satalt:
    37401.3545
  7. satid:
    7439
    satname:
    COSMOS 681
    intDesignator:
    1974-072E
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    74.0506
    satlng:
    7.3141
    satalt:
    1484.3058
  8. satid:
    7442
    satname:
    COSMOS 684
    intDesignator:
    1974-072H
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    70.0209
    satlng:
    19.8962
    satalt:
    1437.4475
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    66.1353
    satlng:
    29.783
    satalt:
    32012.9317
  10. satid:
    8294
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-087B
    launchDate:
    1975-09-18
    satlat:
    66.2033
    satlng:
    21.2048
    satalt:
    921.3416
  11. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.7324
    satlng:
    31.094
    satalt:
    29436.9435
  12. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    69.0291
    satlng:
    -12.5559
    satalt:
    32429.3824
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.0317
    satlng:
    16.201
    satalt:
    34012.7932
  14. satid:
    11698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1163
    intDesignator:
    1980-012H
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    74
    satlng:
    12.8445
    satalt:
    1524.4988
  15. satid:
    12111
    satname:
    COSMOS 1232
    intDesignator:
    1980-102E
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    74.0493
    satlng:
    15.2836
    satalt:
    1473.8054
  16. satid:
    12739
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    70.3646
    satlng:
    30.2231
    satalt:
    746.1832
  17. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.0117
    satlng:
    27.5139
    satalt:
    12234.0393
  18. satid:
    13768
    satname:
    COSMOS 1436
    intDesignator:
    1983-002H
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    73.8554
    satlng:
    29.0005
    satalt:
    1477.5649
  19. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.2698
    satlng:
    17.713
    satalt:
    34133.3942
  20. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.4048
    satlng:
    -7.3145
    satalt:
    38482.7877
  21. satid:
    14176
    satname:
    COSMOS 1478
    intDesignator:
    1983-069F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    74.0777
    satlng:
    33.8147
    satalt:
    1482.4448
  22. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    62.7074
    satlng:
    66.6193
    satalt:
    19151.5992
  23. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    51.1256
    satlng:
    42.2441
    satalt:
    19171.4141
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.9123
    satlng:
    14.2987
    satalt:
    37572.5577
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    64.5877
    satlng:
    53.8012
    satalt:
    19292.9302
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
94
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3035
    satname:
    ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
    intDesignator:
    1967-114A
    launchDate:
    1967-11-10
    satlat:
    74.7522
    satlng:
    9.1643
    satalt:
    1493.1094
  2. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    74.1907
    satlng:
    -19.11
    satalt:
    4746.4638
  3. satid:
    3974
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069E
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    68.6158
    satlng:
    17.2052
    satalt:
    1456.6271
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.6349
    satlng:
    92.9933
    satalt:
    32275.5508
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.3001
    satlng:
    80.7931
    satalt:
    34878.18
  6. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.0053
    satlng:
    71.4811
    satalt:
    37401.3545
  7. satid:
    7439
    satname:
    COSMOS 681
    intDesignator:
    1974-072E
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    74.0506
    satlng:
    7.3141
    satalt:
    1484.3058
  8. satid:
    7442
    satname:
    COSMOS 684
    intDesignator:
    1974-072H
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    70.0209
    satlng:
    19.8962
    satalt:
    1437.4475
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    66.1353
    satlng:
    29.783
    satalt:
    32012.9317
  10. satid:
    8294
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-087B
    launchDate:
    1975-09-18
    satlat:
    66.2033
    satlng:
    21.2048
    satalt:
    921.3416
  11. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    62.7324
    satlng:
    31.094
    satalt:
    29436.9435
  12. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    69.0291
    satlng:
    -12.5559
    satalt:
    32429.3824
  13. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.0317
    satlng:
    16.201
    satalt:
    34012.7932
  14. satid:
    11698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1163
    intDesignator:
    1980-012H
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    74
    satlng:
    12.8445
    satalt:
    1524.4988
  15. satid:
    12111
    satname:
    COSMOS 1232
    intDesignator:
    1980-102E
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    74.0493
    satlng:
    15.2836
    satalt:
    1473.8054
  16. satid:
    12739
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    70.3646
    satlng:
    30.2231
    satalt:
    746.1832
  17. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.0117
    satlng:
    27.5139
    satalt:
    12234.0393
  18. satid:
    13768
    satname:
    COSMOS 1436
    intDesignator:
    1983-002H
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    73.8554
    satlng:
    29.0005
    satalt:
    1477.5649
  19. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.2698
    satlng:
    17.713
    satalt:
    34133.3942
  20. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.4048
    satlng:
    -7.3145
    satalt:
    38482.7877
  21. satid:
    14176
    satname:
    COSMOS 1478
    intDesignator:
    1983-069F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    74.0777
    satlng:
    33.8147
    satalt:
    1482.4448
  22. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    62.7074
    satlng:
    66.6193
    satalt:
    19151.5992
  23. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    51.1256
    satlng:
    42.2441
    satalt:
    19171.4141
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.9123
    satlng:
    14.2987
    satalt:
    37572.5577
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    64.5877
    satlng:
    53.8012
    satalt:
    19292.9302
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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