find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

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.
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 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": "..."}
}
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.
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-08-03T06:27:26Z in 0.651 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
35
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.0097
    satlng:
    25.2631
    satalt:
    133160.2654
  2. satid:
    4231
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CN
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.8564
    satlng:
    6.0302
    satalt:
    720.4485
  3. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.0453
    satlng:
    5.7274
    satalt:
    2065.6649
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.311
    satlng:
    53.1088
    satalt:
    36206.5117
  5. satid:
    5240
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BF
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    62.9548
    satlng:
    8.5353
    satalt:
    1950.92
  6. satid:
    5322
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097CJ
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.0415
    satlng:
    2.6061
    satalt:
    1469.9743
  7. satid:
    5680
    satname:
    OPS 7898 (P/L 2)
    intDesignator:
    1971-110C
    launchDate:
    1971-12-14
    satlat:
    55.2577
    satlng:
    5.5547
    satalt:
    987.092
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    49.5672
    satlng:
    24.4034
    satalt:
    25291.0216
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    56.7894
    satlng:
    22.2293
    satalt:
    31152.2754
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    65.7458
    satlng:
    33.4037
    satalt:
    21823.4242
  11. satid:
    10571
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121N
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.3225
    satlng:
    11.1662
    satalt:
    1043.7643
  12. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    36.4128
    satlng:
    18.7452
    satalt:
    21429.1865
  13. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    58.2606
    satlng:
    -0.865
    satalt:
    14680.7668
  14. satid:
    12737
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.505
    satlng:
    3.4588
    satalt:
    1078.9023
  15. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.602
    satlng:
    -21.2699
    satalt:
    13602.833
  16. satid:
    13019
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053ER
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.8063
    satlng:
    14.2545
    satalt:
    912.3683
  17. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    62.2616
    satlng:
    -28.9877
    satalt:
    19149.6119
  18. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    43.8588
    satlng:
    12.2269
    satalt:
    13329.8781
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.5137
    satlng:
    -12.0614
    satalt:
    33166.6979
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.166
    satlng:
    27.5782
    satalt:
    19151.5565
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    48.6885
    satlng:
    -15.5885
    satalt:
    31125.0697
  22. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    50.8882
    satlng:
    20.3653
    satalt:
    18234.8311
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9179
    satlng:
    27.7223
    satalt:
    36447.6115
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.6982
    satlng:
    4.8648
    satalt:
    40683.8536
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.3176
    satlng:
    -23.2142
    satalt:
    34631.8391
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
35
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.0097
    satlng:
    25.2631
    satalt:
    133160.2654
  2. satid:
    4231
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CN
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.8564
    satlng:
    6.0302
    satalt:
    720.4485
  3. satid:
    4964
    satname:
    COSMOS 397
    intDesignator:
    1971-015A
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    55.0453
    satlng:
    5.7274
    satalt:
    2065.6649
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.311
    satlng:
    53.1088
    satalt:
    36206.5117
  5. satid:
    5240
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BF
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    62.9548
    satlng:
    8.5353
    satalt:
    1950.92
  6. satid:
    5322
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097CJ
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    61.0415
    satlng:
    2.6061
    satalt:
    1469.9743
  7. satid:
    5680
    satname:
    OPS 7898 (P/L 2)
    intDesignator:
    1971-110C
    launchDate:
    1971-12-14
    satlat:
    55.2577
    satlng:
    5.5547
    satalt:
    987.092
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    49.5672
    satlng:
    24.4034
    satalt:
    25291.0216
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    56.7894
    satlng:
    22.2293
    satalt:
    31152.2754
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    65.7458
    satlng:
    33.4037
    satalt:
    21823.4242
  11. satid:
    10571
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121N
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.3225
    satlng:
    11.1662
    satalt:
    1043.7643
  12. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    36.4128
    satlng:
    18.7452
    satalt:
    21429.1865
  13. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    58.2606
    satlng:
    -0.865
    satalt:
    14680.7668
  14. satid:
    12737
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.505
    satlng:
    3.4588
    satalt:
    1078.9023
  15. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.602
    satlng:
    -21.2699
    satalt:
    13602.833
  16. satid:
    13019
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053ER
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.8063
    satlng:
    14.2545
    satalt:
    912.3683
  17. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    62.2616
    satlng:
    -28.9877
    satalt:
    19149.6119
  18. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    43.8588
    satlng:
    12.2269
    satalt:
    13329.8781
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.5137
    satlng:
    -12.0614
    satalt:
    33166.6979
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.166
    satlng:
    27.5782
    satalt:
    19151.5565
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    48.6885
    satlng:
    -15.5885
    satalt:
    31125.0697
  22. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    50.8882
    satlng:
    20.3653
    satalt:
    18234.8311
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9179
    satlng:
    27.7223
    satalt:
    36447.6115
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.6982
    satlng:
    4.8648
    satalt:
    40683.8536
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.3176
    satlng:
    -23.2142
    satalt:
    34631.8391
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

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  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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