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 2026-09-23T02:19:44Z in 1.059 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1504
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-065A
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    70.5109
    satlng:
    24.3364
    satalt:
    1166.9842
  2. satid:
    3748
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JD
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    67.8271
    satlng:
    13.5656
    satalt:
    1558.2957
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.4469
    satlng:
    53.0001
    satalt:
    36407.6149
  4. satid:
    5547
    satname:
    COSMOS 444
    intDesignator:
    1971-086A
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    74.0867
    satlng:
    8.3019
    satalt:
    1486.4752
  5. satid:
    6678
    satname:
    COSMOS 567
    intDesignator:
    1973-037D
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    71.2675
    satlng:
    7.388
    satalt:
    1472.5436
  6. satid:
    6848
    satname:
    COSMOS 591
    intDesignator:
    1973-069D
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    73.742
    satlng:
    10.6833
    satalt:
    1466.7067
  7. satid:
    6909
    satname:
    NNSS 20 (TRANSIT 20)
    intDesignator:
    1973-081A
    launchDate:
    1973-10-30
    satlat:
    70.0924
    satlng:
    33.5723
    satalt:
    1114.3894
  8. satid:
    7095
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-001B
    launchDate:
    1974-01-17
    satlat:
    70.4922
    satlng:
    18.7246
    satalt:
    976.0028
  9. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.5987
    satlng:
    18.7456
    satalt:
    31114.1341
  10. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.9875
    satlng:
    30.3043
    satalt:
    24761.5143
  11. satid:
    7490
    satname:
    METEOR 1-19
    intDesignator:
    1974-083A
    launchDate:
    1974-10-28
    satlat:
    66.8502
    satlng:
    26.1245
    satalt:
    871.124
  12. satid:
    7780
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-29
    intDesignator:
    1975-036A
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.4375
    satlng:
    87.8402
    satalt:
    35432.4838
  13. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    57.1
    satlng:
    25.6313
    satalt:
    28729.7076
  14. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.6165
    satlng:
    65.9114
    satalt:
    34597.8007
  15. satid:
    8613
    satname:
    COSMOS 797
    intDesignator:
    1976-008G
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    68.9402
    satlng:
    32.6589
    satalt:
    1527.4718
  16. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.2118
    satlng:
    52.7532
    satalt:
    21614.438
  17. satid:
    10620
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AU
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.8976
    satlng:
    33.9053
    satalt:
    2016.1335
  18. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    76.6834
    satlng:
    29.631
    satalt:
    1975.1187
  19. satid:
    10759
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    76.3149
    satlng:
    18.2811
    satalt:
    1524.4914
  20. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    53.4471
    satlng:
    2.0425
    satalt:
    28826.1137
  21. satid:
    12624
    satname:
    DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1
    intDesignator:
    1981-070A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    78.687
    satlng:
    7.141
    satalt:
    4736.5374
  22. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3083
    satlng:
    -23.374
    satalt:
    22032.1501
  23. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    58.4872
    satlng:
    74.8103
    satalt:
    30904.119
  24. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.8888
    satlng:
    81.8768
    satalt:
    36898.7256
  25. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    63.3151
    satlng:
    66.1407
    satalt:
    31726.2238
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1504
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-065A
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    70.5109
    satlng:
    24.3364
    satalt:
    1166.9842
  2. satid:
    3748
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JD
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    67.8271
    satlng:
    13.5656
    satalt:
    1558.2957
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.4469
    satlng:
    53.0001
    satalt:
    36407.6149
  4. satid:
    5547
    satname:
    COSMOS 444
    intDesignator:
    1971-086A
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    74.0867
    satlng:
    8.3019
    satalt:
    1486.4752
  5. satid:
    6678
    satname:
    COSMOS 567
    intDesignator:
    1973-037D
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    71.2675
    satlng:
    7.388
    satalt:
    1472.5436
  6. satid:
    6848
    satname:
    COSMOS 591
    intDesignator:
    1973-069D
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    73.742
    satlng:
    10.6833
    satalt:
    1466.7067
  7. satid:
    6909
    satname:
    NNSS 20 (TRANSIT 20)
    intDesignator:
    1973-081A
    launchDate:
    1973-10-30
    satlat:
    70.0924
    satlng:
    33.5723
    satalt:
    1114.3894
  8. satid:
    7095
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-001B
    launchDate:
    1974-01-17
    satlat:
    70.4922
    satlng:
    18.7246
    satalt:
    976.0028
  9. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.5987
    satlng:
    18.7456
    satalt:
    31114.1341
  10. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.9875
    satlng:
    30.3043
    satalt:
    24761.5143
  11. satid:
    7490
    satname:
    METEOR 1-19
    intDesignator:
    1974-083A
    launchDate:
    1974-10-28
    satlat:
    66.8502
    satlng:
    26.1245
    satalt:
    871.124
  12. satid:
    7780
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-29
    intDesignator:
    1975-036A
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.4375
    satlng:
    87.8402
    satalt:
    35432.4838
  13. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    57.1
    satlng:
    25.6313
    satalt:
    28729.7076
  14. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.6165
    satlng:
    65.9114
    satalt:
    34597.8007
  15. satid:
    8613
    satname:
    COSMOS 797
    intDesignator:
    1976-008G
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    68.9402
    satlng:
    32.6589
    satalt:
    1527.4718
  16. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.2118
    satlng:
    52.7532
    satalt:
    21614.438
  17. satid:
    10620
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AU
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.8976
    satlng:
    33.9053
    satalt:
    2016.1335
  18. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    76.6834
    satlng:
    29.631
    satalt:
    1975.1187
  19. satid:
    10759
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    76.3149
    satlng:
    18.2811
    satalt:
    1524.4914
  20. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    53.4471
    satlng:
    2.0425
    satalt:
    28826.1137
  21. satid:
    12624
    satname:
    DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1
    intDesignator:
    1981-070A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    78.687
    satlng:
    7.141
    satalt:
    4736.5374
  22. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3083
    satlng:
    -23.374
    satalt:
    22032.1501
  23. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    58.4872
    satlng:
    74.8103
    satalt:
    30904.119
  24. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.8888
    satlng:
    81.8768
    satalt:
    36898.7256
  25. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    63.3151
    satlng:
    66.1407
    satalt:
    31726.2238
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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