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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 2026-09-24T08:00:49Z in 0.666 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
18
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    274
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010D
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    62.9671
    satlng:
    9.4222
    satalt:
    2990.6869
  2. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    74.8435
    satlng:
    10.5255
    satalt:
    3891.1008
  3. satid:
    3392
    satname:
    SCOUT B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-066H
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    71.1132
    satlng:
    22.335
    satalt:
    1050.44
  4. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    67.5561
    satlng:
    21.7538
    satalt:
    2196.0479
  5. satid:
    4968
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025GN
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.44
    satlng:
    15.607
    satalt:
    1025.3465
  6. satid:
    5552
    satname:
    COSMOS 449
    intDesignator:
    1971-086F
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    74.1011
    satlng:
    13.1654
    satalt:
    1530.1409
  7. satid:
    6707
    satname:
    COSMOS 574
    intDesignator:
    1973-042A
    launchDate:
    1973-06-20
    satlat:
    67.5656
    satlng:
    14.6601
    satalt:
    1003.2046
  8. satid:
    7017
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086H
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.9387
    satlng:
    18.5767
    satalt:
    1573.5887
  9. satid:
    7029
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086V
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.0013
    satlng:
    24.3842
    satalt:
    1523.3463
  10. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    63.2481
    satlng:
    78.3221
    satalt:
    37800.6372
  11. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    56.8706
    satlng:
    29.1568
    satalt:
    20294.9408
  12. satid:
    9979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.5557
    satlng:
    4.9257
    satalt:
    1990.8759
  13. satid:
    10936
    satname:
    COSMOS 1019
    intDesignator:
    1978-056G
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    72.2761
    satlng:
    38.2422
    satalt:
    1458.3487
  14. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    57.2237
    satlng:
    18.7465
    satalt:
    13847.3551
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.4801
    satlng:
    -16.2515
    satalt:
    28172.1599
  16. satid:
    11877
    satname:
    COSMOS 1194
    intDesignator:
    1980-058C
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    71.8781
    satlng:
    5.6926
    satalt:
    1472.0399
  17. satid:
    11881
    satname:
    COSMOS 1198
    intDesignator:
    1980-058G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    72.0317
    satlng:
    22.4071
    satalt:
    1487.8756
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8912
    satlng:
    -28.4858
    satalt:
    39087.2243
  19. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.2705
    satlng:
    31.0577
    satalt:
    30240.8206
  20. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    62.6024
    satlng:
    68.9296
    satalt:
    14749.0902
  21. satid:
    12644
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-074J
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    68.3565
    satlng:
    11.2779
    satalt:
    1582.3892
  22. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.537
    satlng:
    70.3662
    satalt:
    23678.8102
  23. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.9074
    satlng:
    36.5666
    satalt:
    33959.6141
  24. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    68.2957
    satlng:
    -1.749
    satalt:
    31864.6141
  25. satid:
    13819
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-010B
    launchDate:
    1983-02-16
    satlat:
    70.6696
    satlng:
    20.6232
    satalt:
    413.9633
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
18
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    274
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010D
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    62.9671
    satlng:
    9.4222
    satalt:
    2990.6869
  2. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    74.8435
    satlng:
    10.5255
    satalt:
    3891.1008
  3. satid:
    3392
    satname:
    SCOUT B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-066H
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    71.1132
    satlng:
    22.335
    satalt:
    1050.44
  4. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    67.5561
    satlng:
    21.7538
    satalt:
    2196.0479
  5. satid:
    4968
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025GN
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.44
    satlng:
    15.607
    satalt:
    1025.3465
  6. satid:
    5552
    satname:
    COSMOS 449
    intDesignator:
    1971-086F
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    74.1011
    satlng:
    13.1654
    satalt:
    1530.1409
  7. satid:
    6707
    satname:
    COSMOS 574
    intDesignator:
    1973-042A
    launchDate:
    1973-06-20
    satlat:
    67.5656
    satlng:
    14.6601
    satalt:
    1003.2046
  8. satid:
    7017
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086H
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.9387
    satlng:
    18.5767
    satalt:
    1573.5887
  9. satid:
    7029
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086V
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.0013
    satlng:
    24.3842
    satalt:
    1523.3463
  10. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    63.2481
    satlng:
    78.3221
    satalt:
    37800.6372
  11. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    56.8706
    satlng:
    29.1568
    satalt:
    20294.9408
  12. satid:
    9979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.5557
    satlng:
    4.9257
    satalt:
    1990.8759
  13. satid:
    10936
    satname:
    COSMOS 1019
    intDesignator:
    1978-056G
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    72.2761
    satlng:
    38.2422
    satalt:
    1458.3487
  14. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    57.2237
    satlng:
    18.7465
    satalt:
    13847.3551
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.4801
    satlng:
    -16.2515
    satalt:
    28172.1599
  16. satid:
    11877
    satname:
    COSMOS 1194
    intDesignator:
    1980-058C
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    71.8781
    satlng:
    5.6926
    satalt:
    1472.0399
  17. satid:
    11881
    satname:
    COSMOS 1198
    intDesignator:
    1980-058G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    72.0317
    satlng:
    22.4071
    satalt:
    1487.8756
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8912
    satlng:
    -28.4858
    satalt:
    39087.2243
  19. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.2705
    satlng:
    31.0577
    satalt:
    30240.8206
  20. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    62.6024
    satlng:
    68.9296
    satalt:
    14749.0902
  21. satid:
    12644
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-074J
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    68.3565
    satlng:
    11.2779
    satalt:
    1582.3892
  22. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.537
    satlng:
    70.3662
    satalt:
    23678.8102
  23. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.9074
    satlng:
    36.5666
    satalt:
    33959.6141
  24. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    68.2957
    satlng:
    -1.749
    satalt:
    31864.6141
  25. satid:
    13819
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-010B
    launchDate:
    1983-02-16
    satlat:
    70.6696
    satlng:
    20.6232
    satalt:
    413.9633
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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