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 2026-09-26T10:16:20Z in 0.682 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    235
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015BT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    53.4619
    satlng:
    2.3631
    satalt:
    952.6519
  2. satid:
    674
    satname:
    VELA 2
    intDesignator:
    1963-039A
    launchDate:
    1963-10-17
    satlat:
    47.8727
    satlng:
    18.2444
    satalt:
    30720.9728
  3. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    51.5088
    satlng:
    27.5891
    satalt:
    156623.8358
  4. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    27.761
    satlng:
    -13.3658
    satalt:
    121274.5097
  5. satid:
    1573
    satname:
    COSMOS 83
    intDesignator:
    1965-070D
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    56.0379
    satlng:
    -0.3329
    satalt:
    1537.5999
  6. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    61.6377
    satlng:
    16.396
    satalt:
    4202.5745
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    35.5012
    satlng:
    -5.9704
    satalt:
    14719.29
  8. satid:
    7042
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.0566
    satlng:
    -0.7708
    satalt:
    1278.0981
  9. satid:
    7718
    satname:
    COSMOS 723
    intDesignator:
    1975-024A
    launchDate:
    1975-04-02
    satlat:
    53.5166
    satlng:
    9.37
    satalt:
    978.2025
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.8284
    satlng:
    14.6962
    satalt:
    30201.0336
  11. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    54.6285
    satlng:
    19.8309
    satalt:
    14968.5553
  12. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    53.4034
    satlng:
    -15.4101
    satalt:
    36565.9223
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    49.7231
    satlng:
    42.56
    satalt:
    32228.1518
  14. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    31.0165
    satlng:
    -8.8459
    satalt:
    19998.9079
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9999
    satlng:
    30.8835
    satalt:
    39082.6996
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    48.4766
    satlng:
    -4.9118
    satalt:
    35168.977
  17. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.4531
    satlng:
    -19.4543
    satalt:
    19078.1484
  18. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.4676
    satlng:
    27.9793
    satalt:
    13030.6185
  19. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    44.156
    satlng:
    -11.9731
    satalt:
    12185.9098
  20. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    67.3233
    satlng:
    36.9803
    satalt:
    22106.2473
  21. satid:
    14879
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089ES
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    54.3891
    satlng:
    3.872
    satalt:
    1778.9394
  22. satid:
    14908
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GH
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    53.3104
    satlng:
    8.1783
    satalt:
    868.6059
  23. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    54.7756
    satlng:
    37.5666
    satalt:
    20597.0209
  24. satid:
    15054
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047H
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    48.7325
    satlng:
    -22.0282
    satalt:
    11348.6999
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.9966
    satlng:
    14.2894
    satalt:
    36661.1476
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
95
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    235
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015BT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    53.4619
    satlng:
    2.3631
    satalt:
    952.6519
  2. satid:
    674
    satname:
    VELA 2
    intDesignator:
    1963-039A
    launchDate:
    1963-10-17
    satlat:
    47.8727
    satlng:
    18.2444
    satalt:
    30720.9728
  3. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    51.5088
    satlng:
    27.5891
    satalt:
    156623.8358
  4. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    27.761
    satlng:
    -13.3658
    satalt:
    121274.5097
  5. satid:
    1573
    satname:
    COSMOS 83
    intDesignator:
    1965-070D
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    56.0379
    satlng:
    -0.3329
    satalt:
    1537.5999
  6. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    61.6377
    satlng:
    16.396
    satalt:
    4202.5745
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    35.5012
    satlng:
    -5.9704
    satalt:
    14719.29
  8. satid:
    7042
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.0566
    satlng:
    -0.7708
    satalt:
    1278.0981
  9. satid:
    7718
    satname:
    COSMOS 723
    intDesignator:
    1975-024A
    launchDate:
    1975-04-02
    satlat:
    53.5166
    satlng:
    9.37
    satalt:
    978.2025
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.8284
    satlng:
    14.6962
    satalt:
    30201.0336
  11. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    54.6285
    satlng:
    19.8309
    satalt:
    14968.5553
  12. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    53.4034
    satlng:
    -15.4101
    satalt:
    36565.9223
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    49.7231
    satlng:
    42.56
    satalt:
    32228.1518
  14. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    31.0165
    satlng:
    -8.8459
    satalt:
    19998.9079
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9999
    satlng:
    30.8835
    satalt:
    39082.6996
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    48.4766
    satlng:
    -4.9118
    satalt:
    35168.977
  17. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.4531
    satlng:
    -19.4543
    satalt:
    19078.1484
  18. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.4676
    satlng:
    27.9793
    satalt:
    13030.6185
  19. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    44.156
    satlng:
    -11.9731
    satalt:
    12185.9098
  20. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    67.3233
    satlng:
    36.9803
    satalt:
    22106.2473
  21. satid:
    14879
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089ES
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    54.3891
    satlng:
    3.872
    satalt:
    1778.9394
  22. satid:
    14908
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026GH
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    53.3104
    satlng:
    8.1783
    satalt:
    868.6059
  23. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    54.7756
    satlng:
    37.5666
    satalt:
    20597.0209
  24. satid:
    15054
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047H
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    48.7325
    satlng:
    -22.0282
    satalt:
    11348.6999
  25. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.9966
    satlng:
    14.2894
    satalt:
    36661.1476
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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