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 2026-11-09T23:30:47Z in 0.762 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 91
satcount:: 115

above:

25 results

satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
48.8328
satlng:
-9.3538
satalt:
7839.6461
satid:
3794
satname:
COSMOS 249 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-091BB
launchDate:
1968-10-20
satlat:
55.3709
satlng:
7.0966
satalt:
1569.9195
satid:
4177
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082AV
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
59.1142
satlng:
11.2361
satalt:
881.9903
satid:
4818
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DZ
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
58.7822
satlng:
9.8019
satalt:
1264.6103
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
66.8813
satlng:
-45.2384
satalt:
33951.6787
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
56.9627
satlng:
4.5285
satalt:
30870.0081
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
39.0979
satlng:
-13.4688
satalt:
23755.5732
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
66.2848
satlng:
34.111
satalt:
21766.9536
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
49.7413
satlng:
17.5964
satalt:
20233.7283
satid:
10653
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077P
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
63.6996
satlng:
6.1486
satalt:
1602.8719
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
46.3784
satlng:
0.4137
satalt:
24039.5894
satid:
11888
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-057D
launchDate:
1980-07-02
satlat:
56.1444
satlng:
10.4012
satalt:
3607.1095
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
58.838
satlng:
11.3792
satalt:
30793.8497
satid:
12624
satname:
DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1
intDesignator:
1981-070A
launchDate:
1981-08-03
satlat:
62.928
satlng:
5.354
satalt:
4748.1206
satid:
12636
satname:
COSMOS 1287
intDesignator:
1981-074A
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
61.2991
satlng:
1.5726
satalt:
1497.6852
satid:
14591
satname:
COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127B
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
66.3575
satlng:
12.7503
satalt:
19130.7396
satid:
14592
satname:
COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127C
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
63.0124
satlng:
38.2547
satalt:
19072.6859
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
47.8018
satlng:
-27.2611
satalt:
23098.0406
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
46.5585
satlng:
-19.8344
satalt:
29864.228
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
54.7311
satlng:
-4.0236
satalt:
18508.9504
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.851
satlng:
19.7784
satalt:
36761.8133
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
55.5373
satlng:
-21.4447
satalt:
38163.8564
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
43.9057
satlng:
-13.9304
satalt:
18335.2084
satid:
16397
satname:
COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-118B
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
65.8626
satlng:
1.3288
satalt:
19148.5657
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
62.022
satlng:
41.1993
satalt:
39403.0741

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 91
satcount:: 115

above:

25 results

satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
48.8328
satlng:
-9.3538
satalt:
7839.6461
satid:
3794
satname:
COSMOS 249 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-091BB
launchDate:
1968-10-20
satlat:
55.3709
satlng:
7.0966
satalt:
1569.9195
satid:
4177
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082AV
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
59.1142
satlng:
11.2361
satalt:
881.9903
satid:
4818
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DZ
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
58.7822
satlng:
9.8019
satalt:
1264.6103
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
66.8813
satlng:
-45.2384
satalt:
33951.6787
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
56.9627
satlng:
4.5285
satalt:
30870.0081
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
39.0979
satlng:
-13.4688
satalt:
23755.5732
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
66.2848
satlng:
34.111
satalt:
21766.9536
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
49.7413
satlng:
17.5964
satalt:
20233.7283
satid:
10653
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077P
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
63.6996
satlng:
6.1486
satalt:
1602.8719
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
46.3784
satlng:
0.4137
satalt:
24039.5894
satid:
11888
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-057D
launchDate:
1980-07-02
satlat:
56.1444
satlng:
10.4012
satalt:
3607.1095
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
58.838
satlng:
11.3792
satalt:
30793.8497
satid:
12624
satname:
DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1
intDesignator:
1981-070A
launchDate:
1981-08-03
satlat:
62.928
satlng:
5.354
satalt:
4748.1206
satid:
12636
satname:
COSMOS 1287
intDesignator:
1981-074A
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
61.2991
satlng:
1.5726
satalt:
1497.6852
satid:
14591
satname:
COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127B
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
66.3575
satlng:
12.7503
satalt:
19130.7396
satid:
14592
satname:
COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127C
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
63.0124
satlng:
38.2547
satalt:
19072.6859
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
47.8018
satlng:
-27.2611
satalt:
23098.0406
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
46.5585
satlng:
-19.8344
satalt:
29864.228
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
54.7311
satlng:
-4.0236
satalt:
18508.9504
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.851
satlng:
19.7784
satalt:
36761.8133
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
55.5373
satlng:
-21.4447
satalt:
38163.8564
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
43.9057
satlng:
-13.9304
satalt:
18335.2084
satid:
16397
satname:
COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-118B
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
65.8626
satlng:
1.3288
satalt:
19148.5657
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
62.022
satlng:
41.1993
satalt:
39403.0741

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