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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

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 2026-10-19T19:12:40Z in 0.810 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2097
    satname:
    TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-038G
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    70.3733
    satlng:
    21.6906
    satalt:
    1034.903
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    65.8199
    satlng:
    44.0115
    satalt:
    2824.6983
  3. satid:
    2807
    satname:
    OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
    intDesignator:
    1967-048A
    launchDate:
    1967-05-18
    satlat:
    70.7997
    satlng:
    28.2967
    satalt:
    1090.8041
  4. satid:
    4547
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082GN
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.8333
    satlng:
    21.254
    satalt:
    772.3726
  5. satid:
    4654
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025AN
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    72.032
    satlng:
    18.0801
    satalt:
    828.3082
  6. satid:
    4743
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    68.3734
    satlng:
    30.7068
    satalt:
    1043.6122
  7. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.7553
    satlng:
    -7.5534
    satalt:
    13699.13
  8. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    51.8945
    satlng:
    9.8114
    satalt:
    30375.7573
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.1959
    satlng:
    45.3296
    satalt:
    33411.2274
  10. satid:
    9823
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AK
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4608
    satlng:
    17.3568
    satalt:
    1668.0241
  11. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    49.6322
    satlng:
    16.6818
    satalt:
    25378.5437
  12. satid:
    10647
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077H
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    75.7515
    satlng:
    10.579
    satalt:
    1773.2613
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.7261
    satlng:
    5.4626
    satalt:
    5235.2957
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.8785
    satlng:
    24.5597
    satalt:
    35090.662
  15. satid:
    12534
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.2681
    satlng:
    14.4398
    satalt:
    1570.471
  16. satid:
    12979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1324
    intDesignator:
    1981-116E
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    68.725
    satlng:
    10.0949
    satalt:
    1551.2031
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.9693
    satlng:
    -19.033
    satalt:
    33582.0045
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.9877
    satlng:
    20.1711
    satalt:
    23687.5132
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.6975
    satlng:
    15.582
    satalt:
    37836.7812
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.9712
    satlng:
    10.6747
    satalt:
    39603.5055
  21. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.7562
    satlng:
    50.8895
    satalt:
    19163.2223
  22. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.5777
    satlng:
    72.9242
    satalt:
    19130.8648
  23. satid:
    17071
    satname:
    SCOUT G-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-088B
    launchDate:
    1986-11-14
    satlat:
    66.5558
    satlng:
    25.1273
    satalt:
    1006.7862
  24. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    58.4972
    satlng:
    56.3101
    satalt:
    31535.5612
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    47.5903
    satlng:
    24.5435
    satalt:
    19148.6158
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2097
    satname:
    TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-038G
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    70.3733
    satlng:
    21.6906
    satalt:
    1034.903
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    65.8199
    satlng:
    44.0115
    satalt:
    2824.6983
  3. satid:
    2807
    satname:
    OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
    intDesignator:
    1967-048A
    launchDate:
    1967-05-18
    satlat:
    70.7997
    satlng:
    28.2967
    satalt:
    1090.8041
  4. satid:
    4547
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082GN
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    68.8333
    satlng:
    21.254
    satalt:
    772.3726
  5. satid:
    4654
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025AN
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    72.032
    satlng:
    18.0801
    satalt:
    828.3082
  6. satid:
    4743
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    68.3734
    satlng:
    30.7068
    satalt:
    1043.6122
  7. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.7553
    satlng:
    -7.5534
    satalt:
    13699.13
  8. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    51.8945
    satlng:
    9.8114
    satalt:
    30375.7573
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.1959
    satlng:
    45.3296
    satalt:
    33411.2274
  10. satid:
    9823
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AK
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4608
    satlng:
    17.3568
    satalt:
    1668.0241
  11. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    49.6322
    satlng:
    16.6818
    satalt:
    25378.5437
  12. satid:
    10647
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077H
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    75.7515
    satlng:
    10.579
    satalt:
    1773.2613
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.7261
    satlng:
    5.4626
    satalt:
    5235.2957
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.8785
    satlng:
    24.5597
    satalt:
    35090.662
  15. satid:
    12534
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.2681
    satlng:
    14.4398
    satalt:
    1570.471
  16. satid:
    12979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1324
    intDesignator:
    1981-116E
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    68.725
    satlng:
    10.0949
    satalt:
    1551.2031
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.9693
    satlng:
    -19.033
    satalt:
    33582.0045
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.9877
    satlng:
    20.1711
    satalt:
    23687.5132
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.6975
    satlng:
    15.582
    satalt:
    37836.7812
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.9712
    satlng:
    10.6747
    satalt:
    39603.5055
  21. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.7562
    satlng:
    50.8895
    satalt:
    19163.2223
  22. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.5777
    satlng:
    72.9242
    satalt:
    19130.8648
  23. satid:
    17071
    satname:
    SCOUT G-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-088B
    launchDate:
    1986-11-14
    satlat:
    66.5558
    satlng:
    25.1273
    satalt:
    1006.7862
  24. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    58.4972
    satlng:
    56.3101
    satalt:
    31535.5612
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    47.5903
    satlng:
    24.5435
    satalt:
    19148.6158
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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