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N2YO Above API

Satellites currently above an observer location.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: N2YO Satellite Tracking Above API
  description: The N2YO REST API provides data for software and web developers to build satellite tracking and prediction applications. The REST API v1 is free but transaction limited. All endpoints require an apiKey query parameter.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: N2YO Support
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  license:
    name: N2YO API Terms
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
servers:
- url: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  description: Production server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Above
  description: Satellites currently above an observer location.
paths:
  /above/{observer_lat}/{observer_lng}/{observer_alt}/{search_radius}/{category_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Above
      summary: What's up - satellites overhead
      description: Returns all satellites within a search radius above an observer.
      operationId: getAbove
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObserverLat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObserverLng'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObserverAlt'
      - name: search_radius
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Search radius in degrees (0-90).
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 90
      - name: category_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Satellite category id (0 returns all categories).
        schema:
          type: integer
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Satellites currently above the observer.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AboveResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    AboveSatellite:
      type: object
      properties:
        satid:
          type: integer
        satname:
          type: string
        intDesignator:
          type: string
        launchDate:
          type: string
        satlat:
          type: number
        satlng:
          type: number
        satalt:
          type: number
    AboveResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        info:
          type: object
          properties:
            category:
              type: string
            transactionscount:
              type: integer
            satcount:
              type: integer
        above:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AboveSatellite'
  parameters:
    ObserverLng:
      name: observer_lng
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Observer longitude in decimal degrees.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
    ObserverLat:
      name: observer_lat
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Observer latitude in decimal degrees.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
    ApiKey:
      name: apiKey
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Your N2YO API key.
      schema:
        type: string
    ObserverAlt:
      name: observer_alt
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Observer altitude in meters above sea level.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apiKey