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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

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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 2026-09-26T19:03:07Z in 0.681 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1806
    satname:
    EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X)
    intDesignator:
    1965-098B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    71.5648
    satlng:
    7.2241
    satalt:
    2438.8934
  2. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.8562
    satlng:
    21.2449
    satalt:
    3370.7196
  3. satid:
    4382
    satname:
    DFH-1
    intDesignator:
    1970-034A
    launchDate:
    1970-04-24
    satlat:
    66.2515
    satlng:
    39.6055
    satalt:
    1857.6399
  4. satid:
    4742
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CR
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    71.4708
    satlng:
    17.3635
    satalt:
    1081.8236
  5. satid:
    4948
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025GJ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    69.4437
    satlng:
    26.6684
    satalt:
    1184.9686
  6. satid:
    6121
    satname:
    COSMOS 508
    intDesignator:
    1972-057E
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    70.7882
    satlng:
    20.0056
    satalt:
    1500.6576
  7. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.531
    satlng:
    58.4818
    satalt:
    33609.9768
  8. satid:
    7020
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086L
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.8424
    satlng:
    7.4372
    satalt:
    1752.8942
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.354
    satlng:
    65.3683
    satalt:
    37713.1995
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    63.0163
    satlng:
    63.927
    satalt:
    36804.7344
  11. satid:
    7436
    satname:
    COSMOS 678
    intDesignator:
    1974-072B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    72.6393
    satlng:
    43.1972
    satalt:
    1528.9252
  12. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    64.8973
    satlng:
    -9.0955
    satalt:
    24865.9498
  13. satid:
    8566
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DD
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    73.2288
    satlng:
    12.1491
    satalt:
    1461.5318
  14. satid:
    9320
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004EX
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    69.4935
    satlng:
    26.2119
    satalt:
    697.9007
  15. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.5706
    satlng:
    12.7855
    satalt:
    1944.5579
  16. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.1745
    satlng:
    -23.8009
    satalt:
    35297.9557
  17. satid:
    10120
    satname:
    COSMOS 923
    intDesignator:
    1977-059A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-01
    satlat:
    71.6228
    satlng:
    27.5847
    satalt:
    785.7427
  18. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    64.1786
    satlng:
    -6.4197
    satalt:
    31377.9453
  19. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    55.2291
    satlng:
    48.0202
    satalt:
    35669.5496
  20. satid:
    10525
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-119D
    launchDate:
    1977-12-16
    satlat:
    71.9411
    satlng:
    18.6913
    satalt:
    634.9468
  21. satid:
    10704
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-026C
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    68.3294
    satlng:
    26.7883
    satalt:
    947.3064
  22. satid:
    10731
    satname:
    COSMOS 994
    intDesignator:
    1978-028A
    launchDate:
    1978-03-15
    satlat:
    70.2615
    satlng:
    28.3885
    satalt:
    997.6773
  23. satid:
    10931
    satname:
    COSMOS 1014
    intDesignator:
    1978-056B
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    71.5097
    satlng:
    9.9735
    satalt:
    1497.6164
  24. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.7356
    satlng:
    92.8059
    satalt:
    39145.5423
  25. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    71.7583
    satlng:
    20.2999
    satalt:
    1482.2994
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1806
    satname:
    EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X)
    intDesignator:
    1965-098B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    71.5648
    satlng:
    7.2241
    satalt:
    2438.8934
  2. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.8562
    satlng:
    21.2449
    satalt:
    3370.7196
  3. satid:
    4382
    satname:
    DFH-1
    intDesignator:
    1970-034A
    launchDate:
    1970-04-24
    satlat:
    66.2515
    satlng:
    39.6055
    satalt:
    1857.6399
  4. satid:
    4742
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025CR
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    71.4708
    satlng:
    17.3635
    satalt:
    1081.8236
  5. satid:
    4948
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025GJ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    69.4437
    satlng:
    26.6684
    satalt:
    1184.9686
  6. satid:
    6121
    satname:
    COSMOS 508
    intDesignator:
    1972-057E
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    70.7882
    satlng:
    20.0056
    satalt:
    1500.6576
  7. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.531
    satlng:
    58.4818
    satalt:
    33609.9768
  8. satid:
    7020
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086L
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.8424
    satlng:
    7.4372
    satalt:
    1752.8942
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.354
    satlng:
    65.3683
    satalt:
    37713.1995
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    63.0163
    satlng:
    63.927
    satalt:
    36804.7344
  11. satid:
    7436
    satname:
    COSMOS 678
    intDesignator:
    1974-072B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    72.6393
    satlng:
    43.1972
    satalt:
    1528.9252
  12. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    64.8973
    satlng:
    -9.0955
    satalt:
    24865.9498
  13. satid:
    8566
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DD
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    73.2288
    satlng:
    12.1491
    satalt:
    1461.5318
  14. satid:
    9320
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004EX
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    69.4935
    satlng:
    26.2119
    satalt:
    697.9007
  15. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.5706
    satlng:
    12.7855
    satalt:
    1944.5579
  16. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    61.1745
    satlng:
    -23.8009
    satalt:
    35297.9557
  17. satid:
    10120
    satname:
    COSMOS 923
    intDesignator:
    1977-059A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-01
    satlat:
    71.6228
    satlng:
    27.5847
    satalt:
    785.7427
  18. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    64.1786
    satlng:
    -6.4197
    satalt:
    31377.9453
  19. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    55.2291
    satlng:
    48.0202
    satalt:
    35669.5496
  20. satid:
    10525
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-119D
    launchDate:
    1977-12-16
    satlat:
    71.9411
    satlng:
    18.6913
    satalt:
    634.9468
  21. satid:
    10704
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-026C
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    68.3294
    satlng:
    26.7883
    satalt:
    947.3064
  22. satid:
    10731
    satname:
    COSMOS 994
    intDesignator:
    1978-028A
    launchDate:
    1978-03-15
    satlat:
    70.2615
    satlng:
    28.3885
    satalt:
    997.6773
  23. satid:
    10931
    satname:
    COSMOS 1014
    intDesignator:
    1978-056B
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    71.5097
    satlng:
    9.9735
    satalt:
    1497.6164
  24. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.7356
    satlng:
    92.8059
    satalt:
    39145.5423
  25. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    71.7583
    satlng:
    20.2999
    satalt:
    1482.2994
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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