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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 2026-10-21T15:01:13Z in 0.986 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
102
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    70.823
    satlng:
    -6.8074
    satalt:
    4051.8243
  2. satid:
    4389
    satname:
    COSMOS 342
    intDesignator:
    1970-036G
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    73.4568
    satlng:
    15.078
    satalt:
    1332.7286
  3. satid:
    6852
    satname:
    COSMOS 595
    intDesignator:
    1973-069H
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    72.2975
    satlng:
    20.7791
    satalt:
    1496.7861
  4. satid:
    7074
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BS
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.8901
    satlng:
    12.3753
    satalt:
    1439.5428
  5. satid:
    7091
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CK
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    77.3019
    satlng:
    37.6969
    satalt:
    1926.5098
  6. satid:
    7530
    satname:
    OSCAR 7
    intDesignator:
    1974-089B
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.6319
    satlng:
    11.3083
    satalt:
    1470.7093
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    56.545
    satlng:
    8.0539
    satalt:
    37209.0525
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.1044
    satlng:
    -0.4427
    satalt:
    34567.3556
  9. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    58.3668
    satlng:
    -16.2989
    satalt:
    26060.411
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    61.7058
    satlng:
    64.0464
    satalt:
    15397.426
  11. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.1565
    satlng:
    86.7628
    satalt:
    34937.9345
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    61.6461
    satlng:
    71.9872
    satalt:
    16378.5787
  13. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    68.4959
    satlng:
    9.8882
    satalt:
    1485.1387
  14. satid:
    12757
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DA
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    72.9217
    satlng:
    21.0458
    satalt:
    951.3363
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    62.4712
    satlng:
    26.4464
    satalt:
    26644.1404
  16. satid:
    13524
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GM
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    71.3685
    satlng:
    14.9925
    satalt:
    1491.483
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    62.051
    satlng:
    39.3927
    satalt:
    39715.2569
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.2611
    satlng:
    33.6547
    satalt:
    39236.3327
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    60.408
    satlng:
    37.9492
    satalt:
    34864.7907
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.8687
    satlng:
    63.6976
    satalt:
    27632.45
  21. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    58.0736
    satlng:
    56.6499
    satalt:
    38437.0263
  22. satid:
    17589
    satname:
    COSMOS 1833
    intDesignator:
    1987-027A
    launchDate:
    1987-03-18
    satlat:
    70.3902
    satlng:
    30.7397
    satalt:
    874.8125
  23. satid:
    19336
    satname:
    METEOR 3-2
    intDesignator:
    1988-064A
    launchDate:
    1988-07-26
    satlat:
    74.2707
    satlng:
    13.4152
    satalt:
    1219.8028
  24. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    61.1561
    satlng:
    19.5002
    satalt:
    26959.4245
  25. satid:
    21210
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009BD
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    71.3474
    satlng:
    32.4061
    satalt:
    1519.7074
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
102
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    70.823
    satlng:
    -6.8074
    satalt:
    4051.8243
  2. satid:
    4389
    satname:
    COSMOS 342
    intDesignator:
    1970-036G
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    73.4568
    satlng:
    15.078
    satalt:
    1332.7286
  3. satid:
    6852
    satname:
    COSMOS 595
    intDesignator:
    1973-069H
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    72.2975
    satlng:
    20.7791
    satalt:
    1496.7861
  4. satid:
    7074
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BS
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.8901
    satlng:
    12.3753
    satalt:
    1439.5428
  5. satid:
    7091
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CK
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    77.3019
    satlng:
    37.6969
    satalt:
    1926.5098
  6. satid:
    7530
    satname:
    OSCAR 7
    intDesignator:
    1974-089B
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.6319
    satlng:
    11.3083
    satalt:
    1470.7093
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    56.545
    satlng:
    8.0539
    satalt:
    37209.0525
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.1044
    satlng:
    -0.4427
    satalt:
    34567.3556
  9. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    58.3668
    satlng:
    -16.2989
    satalt:
    26060.411
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    61.7058
    satlng:
    64.0464
    satalt:
    15397.426
  11. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.1565
    satlng:
    86.7628
    satalt:
    34937.9345
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    61.6461
    satlng:
    71.9872
    satalt:
    16378.5787
  13. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    68.4959
    satlng:
    9.8882
    satalt:
    1485.1387
  14. satid:
    12757
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DA
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    72.9217
    satlng:
    21.0458
    satalt:
    951.3363
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    62.4712
    satlng:
    26.4464
    satalt:
    26644.1404
  16. satid:
    13524
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GM
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    71.3685
    satlng:
    14.9925
    satalt:
    1491.483
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    62.051
    satlng:
    39.3927
    satalt:
    39715.2569
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.2611
    satlng:
    33.6547
    satalt:
    39236.3327
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    60.408
    satlng:
    37.9492
    satalt:
    34864.7907
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.8687
    satlng:
    63.6976
    satalt:
    27632.45
  21. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    58.0736
    satlng:
    56.6499
    satalt:
    38437.0263
  22. satid:
    17589
    satname:
    COSMOS 1833
    intDesignator:
    1987-027A
    launchDate:
    1987-03-18
    satlat:
    70.3902
    satlng:
    30.7397
    satalt:
    874.8125
  23. satid:
    19336
    satname:
    METEOR 3-2
    intDesignator:
    1988-064A
    launchDate:
    1988-07-26
    satlat:
    74.2707
    satlng:
    13.4152
    satalt:
    1219.8028
  24. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    61.1561
    satlng:
    19.5002
    satalt:
    26959.4245
  25. satid:
    21210
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009BD
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    71.3474
    satlng:
    32.4061
    satalt:
    1519.7074
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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