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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

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 2026-09-25T18:07:51Z in 0.710 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
103
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    273
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010C
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    67.3826
    satlng:
    13.7709
    satalt:
    2813.3036
  2. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    65.4637
    satlng:
    37.5229
    satalt:
    3842.3521
  3. satid:
    3954
    satname:
    OPS 6909 (VELA 9)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046D
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    85.9845
    satlng:
    -93.9927
    satalt:
    20241.3264
  4. satid:
    4389
    satname:
    COSMOS 342
    intDesignator:
    1970-036G
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    71.1522
    satlng:
    12.5633
    satalt:
    1325.7871
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    52.5648
    satlng:
    51.6724
    satalt:
    30406.1713
  6. satid:
    7014
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086E
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.4369
    satlng:
    32.1984
    satalt:
    887.6743
  7. satid:
    7130
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    73.4025
    satlng:
    22.4788
    satalt:
    1066.8513
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.4626
    satlng:
    54.0582
    satalt:
    33143.712
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    58.1573
    satlng:
    61.8673
    satalt:
    33683.7121
  10. satid:
    7412
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-063B
    launchDate:
    1974-08-09
    satlat:
    69.5663
    satlng:
    34.423
    satalt:
    813.6576
  11. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    51.3185
    satlng:
    -0.4143
    satalt:
    34615.0168
  12. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    58.2167
    satlng:
    55.6332
    satalt:
    37376.1512
  13. satid:
    10584
    satname:
    COSMOS 977
    intDesignator:
    1978-005B
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    73.0911
    satlng:
    38.1181
    satalt:
    1470.8279
  14. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6496
    satlng:
    33.4473
    satalt:
    13576.4881
  15. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.7959
    satlng:
    92.0345
    satalt:
    38561.0288
  16. satid:
    12981
    satname:
    COSMOS 1326
    intDesignator:
    1981-116G
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    69.6385
    satlng:
    33.8008
    satalt:
    1566.6167
  17. satid:
    13778
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-004B
    launchDate:
    1983-01-26
    satlat:
    72.5796
    satlng:
    22.3069
    satalt:
    866.3697
  18. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5566
    satlng:
    32.6426
    satalt:
    39322.7783
  19. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.7437
    satlng:
    4.734
    satalt:
    38550.9417
  20. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    50.7192
    satlng:
    -3.7611
    satalt:
    33886.0547
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5073
    satlng:
    56.9773
    satalt:
    30479.6814
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.2441
    satlng:
    23.9414
    satalt:
    28200.8717
  23. satid:
    14522
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-115B
    launchDate:
    1983-11-24
    satlat:
    68.4077
    satlng:
    13.8054
    satalt:
    1504.0839
  24. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.5357
    satlng:
    59.0899
    satalt:
    24406.4485
  25. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.77
    satlng:
    57.849
    satalt:
    37931.748
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
71
satcount:
103
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    273
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010C
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    67.3826
    satlng:
    13.7709
    satalt:
    2813.3036
  2. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    65.4637
    satlng:
    37.5229
    satalt:
    3842.3521
  3. satid:
    3954
    satname:
    OPS 6909 (VELA 9)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046D
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    85.9845
    satlng:
    -93.9927
    satalt:
    20241.3264
  4. satid:
    4389
    satname:
    COSMOS 342
    intDesignator:
    1970-036G
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    71.1522
    satlng:
    12.5633
    satalt:
    1325.7871
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    52.5648
    satlng:
    51.6724
    satalt:
    30406.1713
  6. satid:
    7014
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086E
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    72.4369
    satlng:
    32.1984
    satalt:
    887.6743
  7. satid:
    7130
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    73.4025
    satlng:
    22.4788
    satalt:
    1066.8513
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.4626
    satlng:
    54.0582
    satalt:
    33143.712
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    58.1573
    satlng:
    61.8673
    satalt:
    33683.7121
  10. satid:
    7412
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-063B
    launchDate:
    1974-08-09
    satlat:
    69.5663
    satlng:
    34.423
    satalt:
    813.6576
  11. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    51.3185
    satlng:
    -0.4143
    satalt:
    34615.0168
  12. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    58.2167
    satlng:
    55.6332
    satalt:
    37376.1512
  13. satid:
    10584
    satname:
    COSMOS 977
    intDesignator:
    1978-005B
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    73.0911
    satlng:
    38.1181
    satalt:
    1470.8279
  14. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6496
    satlng:
    33.4473
    satalt:
    13576.4881
  15. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.7959
    satlng:
    92.0345
    satalt:
    38561.0288
  16. satid:
    12981
    satname:
    COSMOS 1326
    intDesignator:
    1981-116G
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    69.6385
    satlng:
    33.8008
    satalt:
    1566.6167
  17. satid:
    13778
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-004B
    launchDate:
    1983-01-26
    satlat:
    72.5796
    satlng:
    22.3069
    satalt:
    866.3697
  18. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5566
    satlng:
    32.6426
    satalt:
    39322.7783
  19. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.7437
    satlng:
    4.734
    satalt:
    38550.9417
  20. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    50.7192
    satlng:
    -3.7611
    satalt:
    33886.0547
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.5073
    satlng:
    56.9773
    satalt:
    30479.6814
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.2441
    satlng:
    23.9414
    satalt:
    28200.8717
  23. satid:
    14522
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-115B
    launchDate:
    1983-11-24
    satlat:
    68.4077
    satlng:
    13.8054
    satalt:
    1504.0839
  24. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.5357
    satlng:
    59.0899
    satalt:
    24406.4485
  25. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.77
    satlng:
    57.849
    satalt:
    37931.748
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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