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 2026-08-03T05:26:31Z in 1.080 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
9
satcount:
134
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    877
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1964-053B
    launchDate:
    1964-08-28
    satlat:
    57.0248
    satlng:
    2.7132
    satalt:
    735.7278
  2. satid:
    1634
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-020ED
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    55.6172
    satlng:
    4.9219
    satalt:
    985.2362
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.5398
    satlng:
    37.952
    satalt:
    130412.6788
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.2402
    satlng:
    51.2594
    satalt:
    36804.8736
  5. satid:
    6323
    satname:
    COSMOS 540
    intDesignator:
    1972-104A
    launchDate:
    1972-12-25
    satlat:
    59.9102
    satlng:
    9.2009
    satalt:
    778.635
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.7849
    satlng:
    23.9935
    satalt:
    31775.7553
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    62.3491
    satlng:
    20.657
    satalt:
    35313.326
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    39.7537
    satlng:
    -2.4174
    satalt:
    32241.3743
  9. satid:
    8828
    satname:
    NOAA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1970-106C
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    59.5007
    satlng:
    1.9705
    satalt:
    1511.5652
  10. satid:
    11045
    satname:
    COSMOS 1036
    intDesignator:
    1978-091C
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    51.9898
    satlng:
    4.4542
    satalt:
    1455.0458
  11. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    49.4917
    satlng:
    3.3495
    satalt:
    16574.6114
  12. satid:
    12542
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DX
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.5014
    satlng:
    3.784
    satalt:
    1448.209
  13. satid:
    12735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CC
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.5919
    satlng:
    10.1481
    satalt:
    1078.3
  14. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.5999
    satlng:
    -2.0588
    satalt:
    13358.037
  15. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    39.9844
    satlng:
    18.6814
    satalt:
    30316.022
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    59.9094
    satlng:
    1.6707
    satalt:
    22686.9586
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    51.642
    satlng:
    -14.9687
    satalt:
    15966.1312
  18. satid:
    14883
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GS
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.5982
    satlng:
    1.076
    satalt:
    1493.8967
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    65.6243
    satlng:
    -21.7658
    satalt:
    35048.2864
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.6043
    satlng:
    -25.083
    satalt:
    19157.9231
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    54.8921
    satlng:
    -11.4374
    satalt:
    35851.0326
  22. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.6892
    satlng:
    0.0574
    satalt:
    19410.9522
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.3817
    satlng:
    26.5543
    satalt:
    38937.777
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    57.8123
    satlng:
    8.5241
    satalt:
    39859.6207
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    62.0786
    satlng:
    -24.4832
    satalt:
    38402.9898
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
9
satcount:
134
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    877
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1964-053B
    launchDate:
    1964-08-28
    satlat:
    57.0248
    satlng:
    2.7132
    satalt:
    735.7278
  2. satid:
    1634
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-020ED
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    55.6172
    satlng:
    4.9219
    satalt:
    985.2362
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.5398
    satlng:
    37.952
    satalt:
    130412.6788
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.2402
    satlng:
    51.2594
    satalt:
    36804.8736
  5. satid:
    6323
    satname:
    COSMOS 540
    intDesignator:
    1972-104A
    launchDate:
    1972-12-25
    satlat:
    59.9102
    satlng:
    9.2009
    satalt:
    778.635
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    57.7849
    satlng:
    23.9935
    satalt:
    31775.7553
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    62.3491
    satlng:
    20.657
    satalt:
    35313.326
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    39.7537
    satlng:
    -2.4174
    satalt:
    32241.3743
  9. satid:
    8828
    satname:
    NOAA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1970-106C
    launchDate:
    1970-12-11
    satlat:
    59.5007
    satlng:
    1.9705
    satalt:
    1511.5652
  10. satid:
    11045
    satname:
    COSMOS 1036
    intDesignator:
    1978-091C
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    51.9898
    satlng:
    4.4542
    satalt:
    1455.0458
  11. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    49.4917
    satlng:
    3.3495
    satalt:
    16574.6114
  12. satid:
    12542
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DX
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.5014
    satlng:
    3.784
    satalt:
    1448.209
  13. satid:
    12735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CC
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.5919
    satlng:
    10.1481
    satalt:
    1078.3
  14. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.5999
    satlng:
    -2.0588
    satalt:
    13358.037
  15. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    39.9844
    satlng:
    18.6814
    satalt:
    30316.022
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    59.9094
    satlng:
    1.6707
    satalt:
    22686.9586
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    51.642
    satlng:
    -14.9687
    satalt:
    15966.1312
  18. satid:
    14883
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GS
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.5982
    satlng:
    1.076
    satalt:
    1493.8967
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    65.6243
    satlng:
    -21.7658
    satalt:
    35048.2864
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    56.6043
    satlng:
    -25.083
    satalt:
    19157.9231
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    54.8921
    satlng:
    -11.4374
    satalt:
    35851.0326
  22. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.6892
    satlng:
    0.0574
    satalt:
    19410.9522
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.3817
    satlng:
    26.5543
    satalt:
    38937.777
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    57.8123
    satlng:
    8.5241
    satalt:
    39859.6207
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    62.0786
    satlng:
    -24.4832
    satalt:
    38402.9898
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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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