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 2026-10-20T07:02:57Z in 0.824 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    5272
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BB
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    54.8524
    satlng:
    8.2287
    satalt:
    1454.1847
  2. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2637
    satlng:
    39.396
    satalt:
    14948.9976
  3. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.0185
    satlng:
    -21.974
    satalt:
    21210.4326
  4. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    55.4368
    satlng:
    -8.0093
    satalt:
    20059.6546
  5. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.6805
    satlng:
    -23.926
    satalt:
    40197.0879
  6. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    64.1078
    satlng:
    49.5392
    satalt:
    32312.5276
  7. satid:
    12731
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BY
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.8787
    satlng:
    12.5198
    satalt:
    1022.8749
  8. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.4334
    satlng:
    42.4263
    satalt:
    22549.1511
  9. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    50.5799
    satlng:
    19.6507
    satalt:
    27039.1701
  10. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    57.6575
    satlng:
    9.4612
    satalt:
    35086.0915
  11. satid:
    13618
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-102B
    launchDate:
    1982-10-19
    satlat:
    55.4533
    satlng:
    8.6505
    satalt:
    993.2091
  12. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.42
    satlng:
    54.6663
    satalt:
    34143.9398
  13. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    50.0335
    satlng:
    0.0763
    satalt:
    13137.172
  14. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    44.7065
    satlng:
    -1.6979
    satalt:
    12180.3416
  15. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    68.0974
    satlng:
    22.8268
    satalt:
    29488.5747
  16. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    62.5222
    satlng:
    3.754
    satalt:
    20442.9148
  17. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.2114
    satlng:
    51.2177
    satalt:
    28251.6022
  18. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    67.9341
    satlng:
    2.7304
    satalt:
    20745.224
  19. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    59.9483
    satlng:
    -15.1825
    satalt:
    20317.2527
  20. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.3626
    satlng:
    12.2515
    satalt:
    32968.3208
  21. satid:
    15264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095F
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    64.9293
    satlng:
    21.8808
    satalt:
    19115.7951
  22. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    64.5135
    satlng:
    36.4581
    satalt:
    19103.726
  23. satid:
    16137
    satname:
    ATLAS 55E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-093B
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    52.9041
    satlng:
    45.7454
    satalt:
    16764.9677
  24. satid:
    16961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    61.5936
    satlng:
    -6.916
    satalt:
    19148.2446
  25. satid:
    18116
    satname:
    COSMOS 1855
    intDesignator:
    1987-051D
    launchDate:
    1987-06-16
    satlat:
    62.2893
    satlng:
    9.4874
    satalt:
    1464.1608
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    5272
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BB
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    54.8524
    satlng:
    8.2287
    satalt:
    1454.1847
  2. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2637
    satlng:
    39.396
    satalt:
    14948.9976
  3. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.0185
    satlng:
    -21.974
    satalt:
    21210.4326
  4. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    55.4368
    satlng:
    -8.0093
    satalt:
    20059.6546
  5. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.6805
    satlng:
    -23.926
    satalt:
    40197.0879
  6. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    64.1078
    satlng:
    49.5392
    satalt:
    32312.5276
  7. satid:
    12731
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BY
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.8787
    satlng:
    12.5198
    satalt:
    1022.8749
  8. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.4334
    satlng:
    42.4263
    satalt:
    22549.1511
  9. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    50.5799
    satlng:
    19.6507
    satalt:
    27039.1701
  10. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    57.6575
    satlng:
    9.4612
    satalt:
    35086.0915
  11. satid:
    13618
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-102B
    launchDate:
    1982-10-19
    satlat:
    55.4533
    satlng:
    8.6505
    satalt:
    993.2091
  12. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.42
    satlng:
    54.6663
    satalt:
    34143.9398
  13. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    50.0335
    satlng:
    0.0763
    satalt:
    13137.172
  14. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    44.7065
    satlng:
    -1.6979
    satalt:
    12180.3416
  15. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    68.0974
    satlng:
    22.8268
    satalt:
    29488.5747
  16. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    62.5222
    satlng:
    3.754
    satalt:
    20442.9148
  17. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.2114
    satlng:
    51.2177
    satalt:
    28251.6022
  18. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    67.9341
    satlng:
    2.7304
    satalt:
    20745.224
  19. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    59.9483
    satlng:
    -15.1825
    satalt:
    20317.2527
  20. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.3626
    satlng:
    12.2515
    satalt:
    32968.3208
  21. satid:
    15264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095F
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    64.9293
    satlng:
    21.8808
    satalt:
    19115.7951
  22. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    64.5135
    satlng:
    36.4581
    satalt:
    19103.726
  23. satid:
    16137
    satname:
    ATLAS 55E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-093B
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    52.9041
    satlng:
    45.7454
    satalt:
    16764.9677
  24. satid:
    16961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1778 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071A
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    61.5936
    satlng:
    -6.916
    satalt:
    19148.2446
  25. satid:
    18116
    satname:
    COSMOS 1855
    intDesignator:
    1987-051D
    launchDate:
    1987-06-16
    satlat:
    62.2893
    satlng:
    9.4874
    satalt:
    1464.1608
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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