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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 2026-10-23T04:11:28Z in 0.838 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2920
    satname:
    OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3)
    intDesignator:
    1967-080A
    launchDate:
    1967-08-23
    satlat:
    73.5328
    satlng:
    16.3233
    satalt:
    850.9297
  2. satid:
    4071
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-070B
    launchDate:
    1969-08-13
    satlat:
    73.2022
    satlng:
    25.9006
    satalt:
    691.9464
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    56.9196
    satlng:
    53.0282
    satalt:
    269531.8628
  4. satid:
    6677
    satname:
    COSMOS 566
    intDesignator:
    1973-037C
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    69.7908
    satlng:
    19.9258
    satalt:
    1492.0117
  5. satid:
    6825
    satname:
    COSMOS 585
    intDesignator:
    1973-064A
    launchDate:
    1973-09-08
    satlat:
    70.5608
    satlng:
    20.5197
    satalt:
    1411.1904
  6. satid:
    8594
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.3937
    satlng:
    37.8657
    satalt:
    1345.5977
  7. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.8531
    satlng:
    -23.5248
    satalt:
    13135.9513
  8. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    58.0581
    satlng:
    54.8568
    satalt:
    28694.1418
  9. satid:
    11300
    satname:
    COSMOS 1085
    intDesignator:
    1979-024E
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    73.7808
    satlng:
    17.2065
    satalt:
    1516.4972
  10. satid:
    11672
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-005B
    launchDate:
    1980-01-23
    satlat:
    73.0417
    satlng:
    22.3443
    satalt:
    598.9404
  11. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    64.9045
    satlng:
    -13.959
    satalt:
    24120.5323
  12. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    59.1974
    satlng:
    67.3604
    satalt:
    39761.366
  13. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.1125
    satlng:
    90.0137
    satalt:
    38904.5213
  14. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.7178
    satlng:
    -22.0248
    satalt:
    26762.3254
  15. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.7066
    satlng:
    -2.2939
    satalt:
    11022.4525
  16. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    69.1943
    satlng:
    91.4413
    satalt:
    21169.284
  17. satid:
    14178
    satname:
    COSMOS 1480
    intDesignator:
    1983-069H
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    73.296
    satlng:
    24.9084
    satalt:
    1508.5797
  18. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    58.9756
    satlng:
    3.7229
    satalt:
    19108.081
  19. satid:
    14619
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-001J
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    73.526
    satlng:
    11.8981
    satalt:
    1662.5637
  20. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    64.7305
    satlng:
    8.5539
    satalt:
    23494.9186
  21. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.095
    satlng:
    73.3087
    satalt:
    29776.8324
  22. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    56.3409
    satlng:
    16.9777
    satalt:
    19247.1483
  23. satid:
    16070
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-084D
    launchDate:
    1985-09-24
    satlat:
    69.2883
    satlng:
    38.7848
    satalt:
    13806.7181
  24. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.3379
    satlng:
    -5.612
    satalt:
    19138.2582
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.0697
    satlng:
    -8.5503
    satalt:
    39313.98
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2920
    satname:
    OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3)
    intDesignator:
    1967-080A
    launchDate:
    1967-08-23
    satlat:
    73.5328
    satlng:
    16.3233
    satalt:
    850.9297
  2. satid:
    4071
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-070B
    launchDate:
    1969-08-13
    satlat:
    73.2022
    satlng:
    25.9006
    satalt:
    691.9464
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    56.9196
    satlng:
    53.0282
    satalt:
    269531.8628
  4. satid:
    6677
    satname:
    COSMOS 566
    intDesignator:
    1973-037C
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    69.7908
    satlng:
    19.9258
    satalt:
    1492.0117
  5. satid:
    6825
    satname:
    COSMOS 585
    intDesignator:
    1973-064A
    launchDate:
    1973-09-08
    satlat:
    70.5608
    satlng:
    20.5197
    satalt:
    1411.1904
  6. satid:
    8594
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089DH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.3937
    satlng:
    37.8657
    satalt:
    1345.5977
  7. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.8531
    satlng:
    -23.5248
    satalt:
    13135.9513
  8. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    58.0581
    satlng:
    54.8568
    satalt:
    28694.1418
  9. satid:
    11300
    satname:
    COSMOS 1085
    intDesignator:
    1979-024E
    launchDate:
    1979-03-15
    satlat:
    73.7808
    satlng:
    17.2065
    satalt:
    1516.4972
  10. satid:
    11672
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-005B
    launchDate:
    1980-01-23
    satlat:
    73.0417
    satlng:
    22.3443
    satalt:
    598.9404
  11. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    64.9045
    satlng:
    -13.959
    satalt:
    24120.5323
  12. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    59.1974
    satlng:
    67.3604
    satalt:
    39761.366
  13. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.1125
    satlng:
    90.0137
    satalt:
    38904.5213
  14. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.7178
    satlng:
    -22.0248
    satalt:
    26762.3254
  15. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.7066
    satlng:
    -2.2939
    satalt:
    11022.4525
  16. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    69.1943
    satlng:
    91.4413
    satalt:
    21169.284
  17. satid:
    14178
    satname:
    COSMOS 1480
    intDesignator:
    1983-069H
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    73.296
    satlng:
    24.9084
    satalt:
    1508.5797
  18. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    58.9756
    satlng:
    3.7229
    satalt:
    19108.081
  19. satid:
    14619
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-001J
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    73.526
    satlng:
    11.8981
    satalt:
    1662.5637
  20. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    64.7305
    satlng:
    8.5539
    satalt:
    23494.9186
  21. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.095
    satlng:
    73.3087
    satalt:
    29776.8324
  22. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    56.3409
    satlng:
    16.9777
    satalt:
    19247.1483
  23. satid:
    16070
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-084D
    launchDate:
    1985-09-24
    satlat:
    69.2883
    satlng:
    38.7848
    satalt:
    13806.7181
  24. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.3379
    satlng:
    -5.612
    satalt:
    19138.2582
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    62.0697
    satlng:
    -8.5503
    satalt:
    39313.98
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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