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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 2026-11-09T03:30:24Z in 0.862 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-016B
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    72.0207
    satlng:
    5.8516
    satalt:
    1419.9824
  2. satid:
    2256
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056C
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    64.7146
    satlng:
    51.8496
    satalt:
    4210.6239
  3. satid:
    2359
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014J
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    79.8647
    satlng:
    50.1343
    satalt:
    4901.2374
  4. satid:
    4679
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BC
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    68.0282
    satlng:
    14.8605
    satalt:
    1022.8137
  5. satid:
    6122
    satname:
    COSMOS 509
    intDesignator:
    1972-057F
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    73.0446
    satlng:
    40.7979
    satalt:
    1487.2478
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.4985
    satlng:
    13.422
    satalt:
    27614.6141
  7. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    61.1453
    satlng:
    41.553
    satalt:
    14199.2165
  8. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.7883
    satlng:
    13.925
    satalt:
    37199.1668
  9. satid:
    8300
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    76.0439
    satlng:
    17.12
    satalt:
    1413.7445
  10. satid:
    9594
    satname:
    COSMOS 877
    intDesignator:
    1976-118G
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    71.2608
    satlng:
    33.0445
    satalt:
    1471.0127
  11. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    59.2228
    satlng:
    50.0528
    satalt:
    29808.0753
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.0962
    satlng:
    19.9907
    satalt:
    39018.8623
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.1217
    satlng:
    5.982
    satalt:
    27467.5785
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    63.6318
    satlng:
    33.6223
    satalt:
    10211.329
  15. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    58.2131
    satlng:
    40.2043
    satalt:
    25135.1105
  16. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    57.549
    satlng:
    64.6676
    satalt:
    38958.7415
  17. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    70.6795
    satlng:
    5.5376
    satalt:
    30869.4637
  18. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    59.6717
    satlng:
    6.4815
    satalt:
    32897.3429
  19. satid:
    14096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-051B
    launchDate:
    1983-05-26
    satlat:
    71.8282
    satlng:
    15.9762
    satalt:
    1587.9491
  20. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    56.8675
    satlng:
    14.3987
    satalt:
    19163.3564
  21. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    56.7836
    satlng:
    1.5452
    satalt:
    19131.4946
  22. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.2763
    satlng:
    -35.1406
    satalt:
    19076.406
  23. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    65.6901
    satlng:
    27.8521
    satalt:
    20019.8747
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.6087
    satlng:
    10.4188
    satalt:
    20964.6585
  25. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    60.9672
    satlng:
    36.704
    satalt:
    13152.0685
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-016B
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    72.0207
    satlng:
    5.8516
    satalt:
    1419.9824
  2. satid:
    2256
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056C
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    64.7146
    satlng:
    51.8496
    satalt:
    4210.6239
  3. satid:
    2359
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014J
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    79.8647
    satlng:
    50.1343
    satalt:
    4901.2374
  4. satid:
    4679
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BC
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    68.0282
    satlng:
    14.8605
    satalt:
    1022.8137
  5. satid:
    6122
    satname:
    COSMOS 509
    intDesignator:
    1972-057F
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    73.0446
    satlng:
    40.7979
    satalt:
    1487.2478
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.4985
    satlng:
    13.422
    satalt:
    27614.6141
  7. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    61.1453
    satlng:
    41.553
    satalt:
    14199.2165
  8. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.7883
    satlng:
    13.925
    satalt:
    37199.1668
  9. satid:
    8300
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    76.0439
    satlng:
    17.12
    satalt:
    1413.7445
  10. satid:
    9594
    satname:
    COSMOS 877
    intDesignator:
    1976-118G
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    71.2608
    satlng:
    33.0445
    satalt:
    1471.0127
  11. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    59.2228
    satlng:
    50.0528
    satalt:
    29808.0753
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.0962
    satlng:
    19.9907
    satalt:
    39018.8623
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.1217
    satlng:
    5.982
    satalt:
    27467.5785
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    63.6318
    satlng:
    33.6223
    satalt:
    10211.329
  15. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    58.2131
    satlng:
    40.2043
    satalt:
    25135.1105
  16. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    57.549
    satlng:
    64.6676
    satalt:
    38958.7415
  17. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    70.6795
    satlng:
    5.5376
    satalt:
    30869.4637
  18. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    59.6717
    satlng:
    6.4815
    satalt:
    32897.3429
  19. satid:
    14096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-051B
    launchDate:
    1983-05-26
    satlat:
    71.8282
    satlng:
    15.9762
    satalt:
    1587.9491
  20. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    56.8675
    satlng:
    14.3987
    satalt:
    19163.3564
  21. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    56.7836
    satlng:
    1.5452
    satalt:
    19131.4946
  22. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.2763
    satlng:
    -35.1406
    satalt:
    19076.406
  23. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    65.6901
    satlng:
    27.8521
    satalt:
    20019.8747
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.6087
    satlng:
    10.4188
    satalt:
    20964.6585
  25. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    60.9672
    satlng:
    36.704
    satalt:
    13152.0685
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