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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 2026-09-23T00:37:39Z in 1.457 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1208
    satname:
    SECOR 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016E
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    68.0161
    satlng:
    27.6627
    satalt:
    928.5636
  2. satid:
    1312
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-004C
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    66.3614
    satlng:
    39.9653
    satalt:
    2242.1149
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    58.9108
    satlng:
    1.2263
    satalt:
    9588.5704
  4. satid:
    4652
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025AL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.7498
    satlng:
    17.2503
    satalt:
    947.3956
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.6154
    satlng:
    50.5012
    satalt:
    35649.0768
  6. satid:
    5846
    satname:
    COSMOS 475
    intDesignator:
    1972-009A
    launchDate:
    1972-02-25
    satlat:
    73.5682
    satlng:
    31.0951
    satalt:
    999.8819
  7. satid:
    6266
    satname:
    COSMOS 531
    intDesignator:
    1972-087D
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    67.4547
    satlng:
    16.1665
    satalt:
    1444.4658
  8. satid:
    6269
    satname:
    COSMOS 534
    intDesignator:
    1972-087G
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    66.337
    satlng:
    33.6658
    satalt:
    1453.2355
  9. satid:
    6791
    satname:
    OPS 7724
    intDesignator:
    1973-056A
    launchDate:
    1973-08-21
    satlat:
    62.9167
    satlng:
    90.8545
    satalt:
    37627.6624
  10. satid:
    7155
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.2806
    satlng:
    20.4517
    satalt:
    1582.4972
  11. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.8959
    satlng:
    28.957
    satalt:
    34489.1164
  12. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    64.1292
    satlng:
    1.8873
    satalt:
    21333.7851
  13. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    55.947
    satlng:
    54.9694
    satalt:
    25070.9888
  14. satid:
    8405
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    76.9982
    satlng:
    36.8314
    satalt:
    1816.994
  15. satid:
    10649
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077K
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    68.4918
    satlng:
    24.3251
    satalt:
    2087.2065
  16. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    54.6199
    satlng:
    30.9556
    satalt:
    19578.6848
  17. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.2779
    satlng:
    0.4614
    satalt:
    34855.6722
  18. satid:
    11698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1163
    intDesignator:
    1980-012H
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    65.6528
    satlng:
    22.1311
    satalt:
    1531.2259
  19. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    65.0953
    satlng:
    56.875
    satalt:
    19406.8528
  20. satid:
    12976
    satname:
    COSMOS 1321
    intDesignator:
    1981-116B
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    73.7737
    satlng:
    10.4266
    satalt:
    1504.3725
  21. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.6304
    satlng:
    73.1699
    satalt:
    29055.3163
  22. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.3482
    satlng:
    25.5072
    satalt:
    24421.9104
  23. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.9003
    satlng:
    41.8581
    satalt:
    31453.4854
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    58.1126
    satlng:
    -5.2001
    satalt:
    37977.6943
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    56.1188
    satlng:
    35.9017
    satalt:
    18906.5137
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1208
    satname:
    SECOR 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016E
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    68.0161
    satlng:
    27.6627
    satalt:
    928.5636
  2. satid:
    1312
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-004C
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    66.3614
    satlng:
    39.9653
    satalt:
    2242.1149
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    58.9108
    satlng:
    1.2263
    satalt:
    9588.5704
  4. satid:
    4652
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025AL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.7498
    satlng:
    17.2503
    satalt:
    947.3956
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.6154
    satlng:
    50.5012
    satalt:
    35649.0768
  6. satid:
    5846
    satname:
    COSMOS 475
    intDesignator:
    1972-009A
    launchDate:
    1972-02-25
    satlat:
    73.5682
    satlng:
    31.0951
    satalt:
    999.8819
  7. satid:
    6266
    satname:
    COSMOS 531
    intDesignator:
    1972-087D
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    67.4547
    satlng:
    16.1665
    satalt:
    1444.4658
  8. satid:
    6269
    satname:
    COSMOS 534
    intDesignator:
    1972-087G
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    66.337
    satlng:
    33.6658
    satalt:
    1453.2355
  9. satid:
    6791
    satname:
    OPS 7724
    intDesignator:
    1973-056A
    launchDate:
    1973-08-21
    satlat:
    62.9167
    satlng:
    90.8545
    satalt:
    37627.6624
  10. satid:
    7155
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.2806
    satlng:
    20.4517
    satalt:
    1582.4972
  11. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.8959
    satlng:
    28.957
    satalt:
    34489.1164
  12. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    64.1292
    satlng:
    1.8873
    satalt:
    21333.7851
  13. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    55.947
    satlng:
    54.9694
    satalt:
    25070.9888
  14. satid:
    8405
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    76.9982
    satlng:
    36.8314
    satalt:
    1816.994
  15. satid:
    10649
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077K
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    68.4918
    satlng:
    24.3251
    satalt:
    2087.2065
  16. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    54.6199
    satlng:
    30.9556
    satalt:
    19578.6848
  17. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.2779
    satlng:
    0.4614
    satalt:
    34855.6722
  18. satid:
    11698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1163
    intDesignator:
    1980-012H
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    65.6528
    satlng:
    22.1311
    satalt:
    1531.2259
  19. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    65.0953
    satlng:
    56.875
    satalt:
    19406.8528
  20. satid:
    12976
    satname:
    COSMOS 1321
    intDesignator:
    1981-116B
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    73.7737
    satlng:
    10.4266
    satalt:
    1504.3725
  21. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.6304
    satlng:
    73.1699
    satalt:
    29055.3163
  22. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.3482
    satlng:
    25.5072
    satalt:
    24421.9104
  23. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.9003
    satlng:
    41.8581
    satalt:
    31453.4854
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    58.1126
    satlng:
    -5.2001
    satalt:
    37977.6943
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    56.1188
    satlng:
    35.9017
    satalt:
    18906.5137
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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