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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-11-10T03:18:17Z in 0.779 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 97
satcount:: 120

above:

25 results

satid:
2976
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1967-036C
launchDate:
1967-04-20
satlat:
58.6534
satlng:
3.4882
satalt:
1387.9587
satid:
3592
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1965-048F
launchDate:
1965-06-24
satlat:
58.6321
satlng:
6.7126
satalt:
1062.4189
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.3923
satlng:
-40.478
satalt:
36272.9696
satid:
6262
satname:
COSMOS 528
intDesignator:
1972-087A
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
51.3618
satlng:
3.0706
satalt:
1434.5638
satid:
6289
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1969-024C
launchDate:
1969-03-17
satlat:
58.4215
satlng:
4.9438
satalt:
1170.1971
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
45.6088
satlng:
-3.6647
satalt:
22122.4765
satid:
7147
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DM
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
54.4133
satlng:
-2.522
satalt:
1524.3371
satid:
7443
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1974-072J
launchDate:
1974-09-19
satlat:
59.0273
satlng:
-2.6749
satalt:
1540.6081
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
52.7538
satlng:
-35.9592
satalt:
29379.0529
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.747
satlng:
16.6398
satalt:
37280.0041
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
58.2699
satlng:
49.0089
satalt:
28907.3837
satid:
10842
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CN
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
57.0851
satlng:
1.4656
satalt:
1358.0596
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
61.7859
satlng:
14.3871
satalt:
39928.3387
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.2343
satlng:
2.142
satalt:
26956.6898
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
56.8022
satlng:
44.4003
satalt:
25886.687
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
62.5899
satlng:
-17.2747
satalt:
32091.0485
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.1762
satlng:
3.2642
satalt:
30404.0223
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
57.0561
satlng:
12.1252
satalt:
33318.9238
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
56.1185
satlng:
13.5009
satalt:
20395.617
satid:
14735
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108F
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
65.1114
satlng:
28.2848
satalt:
19825.9008
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
62.1119
satlng:
8.3886
satalt:
22026.1998
satid:
14977
satname:
COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047A
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
47.3611
satlng:
16.0384
satalt:
19136.7241
satid:
14978
satname:
COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047B
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
44.0421
satlng:
19.8964
satalt:
19113.9701
satid:
14979
satname:
COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047C
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
60.6487
satlng:
-4.9678
satalt:
19153.6193
satid:
15095
satname:
COSMOS 1581
intDesignator:
1984-071A
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
66.5147
satlng:
15.3143
satalt:
10300.3255

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 97
satcount:: 120

above:

25 results

satid:
2976
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1967-036C
launchDate:
1967-04-20
satlat:
58.6534
satlng:
3.4882
satalt:
1387.9587
satid:
3592
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1965-048F
launchDate:
1965-06-24
satlat:
58.6321
satlng:
6.7126
satalt:
1062.4189
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.3923
satlng:
-40.478
satalt:
36272.9696
satid:
6262
satname:
COSMOS 528
intDesignator:
1972-087A
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
51.3618
satlng:
3.0706
satalt:
1434.5638
satid:
6289
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1969-024C
launchDate:
1969-03-17
satlat:
58.4215
satlng:
4.9438
satalt:
1170.1971
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
45.6088
satlng:
-3.6647
satalt:
22122.4765
satid:
7147
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DM
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
54.4133
satlng:
-2.522
satalt:
1524.3371
satid:
7443
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1974-072J
launchDate:
1974-09-19
satlat:
59.0273
satlng:
-2.6749
satalt:
1540.6081
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
52.7538
satlng:
-35.9592
satalt:
29379.0529
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.747
satlng:
16.6398
satalt:
37280.0041
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
58.2699
satlng:
49.0089
satalt:
28907.3837
satid:
10842
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CN
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
57.0851
satlng:
1.4656
satalt:
1358.0596
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
61.7859
satlng:
14.3871
satalt:
39928.3387
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.2343
satlng:
2.142
satalt:
26956.6898
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
56.8022
satlng:
44.4003
satalt:
25886.687
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
62.5899
satlng:
-17.2747
satalt:
32091.0485
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.1762
satlng:
3.2642
satalt:
30404.0223
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
57.0561
satlng:
12.1252
satalt:
33318.9238
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
56.1185
satlng:
13.5009
satalt:
20395.617
satid:
14735
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108F
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
65.1114
satlng:
28.2848
satalt:
19825.9008
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
62.1119
satlng:
8.3886
satalt:
22026.1998
satid:
14977
satname:
COSMOS 1554 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047A
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
47.3611
satlng:
16.0384
satalt:
19136.7241
satid:
14978
satname:
COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047B
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
44.0421
satlng:
19.8964
satalt:
19113.9701
satid:
14979
satname:
COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047C
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
60.6487
satlng:
-4.9678
satalt:
19153.6193
satid:
15095
satname:
COSMOS 1581
intDesignator:
1984-071A
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
66.5147
satlng:
15.3143
satalt:
10300.3255

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