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 2026-10-15T17:01:37Z in 0.879 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
93
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    7173
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EK
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.5954
    satlng:
    5.8568
    satalt:
    1722.0679
  2. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    63.7143
    satlng:
    -2.3667
    satalt:
    24331.9956
  3. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.2519
    satlng:
    13.4485
    satalt:
    1472.6256
  4. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    38.2033
    satlng:
    0.3612
    satalt:
    23079.4149
  5. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    64.0028
    satlng:
    43.5322
    satalt:
    26848.961
  6. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    62.2178
    satlng:
    22.2439
    satalt:
    31306.9111
  7. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.0184
    satlng:
    11.6309
    satalt:
    1157.4431
  8. satid:
    10730
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-027E
    launchDate:
    1975-04-09
    satlat:
    57.5088
    satlng:
    -1.3692
    satalt:
    1001.6213
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.1391
    satlng:
    31.9118
    satalt:
    30361.2794
  10. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    40.4432
    satlng:
    25.298
    satalt:
    32158.0487
  11. satid:
    13502
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    56.7936
    satlng:
    4.5924
    satalt:
    996.9863
  12. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    55.3946
    satlng:
    40.2479
    satalt:
    37969.7243
  13. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.6665
    satlng:
    -4.8273
    satalt:
    7859.487
  14. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.5332
    satlng:
    54.2275
    satalt:
    39384.851
  15. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    58.0102
    satlng:
    -44.5237
    satalt:
    36450.0734
  16. satid:
    20452
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
    intDesignator:
    1990-008A
    launchDate:
    1990-01-24
    satlat:
    43.93
    satlng:
    -12.8063
    satalt:
    21235.1737
  17. satid:
    21296
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-052AH
    launchDate:
    1975-06-12
    satlat:
    60.642
    satlng:
    11.6438
    satalt:
    1349.875
  18. satid:
    21467
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-052FB
    launchDate:
    1975-06-12
    satlat:
    58.0296
    satlng:
    2.5776
    satalt:
    1100.0997
  19. satid:
    21861
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009CA
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    57.4445
    satlng:
    -6.83
    satalt:
    1573.5286
  20. satid:
    22700
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 33 (USA 92)
    intDesignator:
    1993-042A
    launchDate:
    1993-06-26
    satlat:
    52.3271
    satlng:
    -1.036
    satalt:
    21206.0031
  21. satid:
    22779
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 34 (USA 94)
    intDesignator:
    1993-054A
    launchDate:
    1993-08-30
    satlat:
    51.8269
    satlng:
    42.543
    satalt:
    21376.4913
  22. satid:
    23208
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1994-050F
    launchDate:
    1994-08-11
    satlat:
    65.3969
    satlng:
    12.3163
    satalt:
    19143.9604
  23. satid:
    23292
    satname:
    SL-12 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-118P
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.1611
    satlng:
    38.1931
    satalt:
    14600.7186
  24. satid:
    23622
    satname:
    COSMOS 2318 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1995-037C
    launchDate:
    1995-07-24
    satlat:
    60.5853
    satlng:
    -26.9009
    satalt:
    19103.4305
  25. satid:
    24296
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1996-050F
    launchDate:
    1996-08-29
    satlat:
    48.2514
    satlng:
    22.3477
    satalt:
    13678.4956
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
93
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    7173
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EK
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.5954
    satlng:
    5.8568
    satalt:
    1722.0679
  2. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    63.7143
    satlng:
    -2.3667
    satalt:
    24331.9956
  3. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    61.2519
    satlng:
    13.4485
    satalt:
    1472.6256
  4. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    38.2033
    satlng:
    0.3612
    satalt:
    23079.4149
  5. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    64.0028
    satlng:
    43.5322
    satalt:
    26848.961
  6. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    62.2178
    satlng:
    22.2439
    satalt:
    31306.9111
  7. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.0184
    satlng:
    11.6309
    satalt:
    1157.4431
  8. satid:
    10730
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-027E
    launchDate:
    1975-04-09
    satlat:
    57.5088
    satlng:
    -1.3692
    satalt:
    1001.6213
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.1391
    satlng:
    31.9118
    satalt:
    30361.2794
  10. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    40.4432
    satlng:
    25.298
    satalt:
    32158.0487
  11. satid:
    13502
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KT
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    56.7936
    satlng:
    4.5924
    satalt:
    996.9863
  12. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    55.3946
    satlng:
    40.2479
    satalt:
    37969.7243
  13. satid:
    16445
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118K
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.6665
    satlng:
    -4.8273
    satalt:
    7859.487
  14. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.5332
    satlng:
    54.2275
    satalt:
    39384.851
  15. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    58.0102
    satlng:
    -44.5237
    satalt:
    36450.0734
  16. satid:
    20452
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
    intDesignator:
    1990-008A
    launchDate:
    1990-01-24
    satlat:
    43.93
    satlng:
    -12.8063
    satalt:
    21235.1737
  17. satid:
    21296
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-052AH
    launchDate:
    1975-06-12
    satlat:
    60.642
    satlng:
    11.6438
    satalt:
    1349.875
  18. satid:
    21467
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-052FB
    launchDate:
    1975-06-12
    satlat:
    58.0296
    satlng:
    2.5776
    satalt:
    1100.0997
  19. satid:
    21861
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009CA
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    57.4445
    satlng:
    -6.83
    satalt:
    1573.5286
  20. satid:
    22700
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 33 (USA 92)
    intDesignator:
    1993-042A
    launchDate:
    1993-06-26
    satlat:
    52.3271
    satlng:
    -1.036
    satalt:
    21206.0031
  21. satid:
    22779
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 34 (USA 94)
    intDesignator:
    1993-054A
    launchDate:
    1993-08-30
    satlat:
    51.8269
    satlng:
    42.543
    satalt:
    21376.4913
  22. satid:
    23208
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1994-050F
    launchDate:
    1994-08-11
    satlat:
    65.3969
    satlng:
    12.3163
    satalt:
    19143.9604
  23. satid:
    23292
    satname:
    SL-12 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-118P
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.1611
    satlng:
    38.1931
    satalt:
    14600.7186
  24. satid:
    23622
    satname:
    COSMOS 2318 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1995-037C
    launchDate:
    1995-07-24
    satlat:
    60.5853
    satlng:
    -26.9009
    satalt:
    19103.4305
  25. satid:
    24296
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1996-050F
    launchDate:
    1996-08-29
    satlat:
    48.2514
    satlng:
    22.3477
    satalt:
    13678.4956
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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