Allemannsdata Wiki
Manual search

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 2026-09-23T23:16:30Z in 0.656 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
109
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    56.5765
    satlng:
    5.338
    satalt:
    3626.22
  2. satid:
    831
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-038C
    launchDate:
    1964-07-10
    satlat:
    58.5725
    satlng:
    6.3079
    satalt:
    377.8923
  3. satid:
    3239
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BD
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    48.48
    satlng:
    12.1696
    satalt:
    3666.381
  4. satid:
    7026
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086S
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.2448
    satlng:
    11.236
    satalt:
    1450.9045
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.7363
    satlng:
    38.3132
    satalt:
    36324.0904
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    48.5426
    satlng:
    29.5339
    satalt:
    33544.3283
  7. satid:
    9964
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BE
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    54.2303
    satlng:
    12.6455
    satalt:
    1826.9978
  8. satid:
    10590
    satname:
    COSMOS 983
    intDesignator:
    1978-005H
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    57.3975
    satlng:
    13.3041
    satalt:
    1526.8619
  9. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.1995
    satlng:
    11.175
    satalt:
    1747.6295
  10. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    59.4409
    satlng:
    -21.5735
    satalt:
    18877.535
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    57.0921
    satlng:
    39.0502
    satalt:
    31387.0641
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    55.1674
    satlng:
    10.7143
    satalt:
    17008.4772
  13. satid:
    13165
    satname:
    COSMOS 1362
    intDesignator:
    1982-040F
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    53.5247
    satlng:
    6.9366
    satalt:
    1492.6362
  14. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    59.3255
    satlng:
    4.2672
    satalt:
    18427.1566
  15. satid:
    13536
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.9161
    satlng:
    14.7176
    satalt:
    1986.4338
  16. satid:
    14800
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BS
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.9023
    satlng:
    12.2596
    satalt:
    1573.2382
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    61.8103
    satlng:
    39.6809
    satalt:
    27879.4818
  18. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.2517
    satlng:
    0.4828
    satalt:
    39088.3959
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    45.2012
    satlng:
    31.7193
    satalt:
    23670.7619
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.0998
    satlng:
    24.2639
    satalt:
    35117.8893
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.2313
    satlng:
    -3.4776
    satalt:
    40180.6458
  22. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    46.8661
    satlng:
    -2.627
    satalt:
    19166.3365
  23. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    51.7379
    satlng:
    3.0781
    satalt:
    19121.6914
  24. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    65.5989
    satlng:
    53.6899
    satalt:
    19165.9627
  25. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    64.169
    satlng:
    -2.8469
    satalt:
    15661.2071
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Show all fields in HTML
info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
109
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    56.5765
    satlng:
    5.338
    satalt:
    3626.22
  2. satid:
    831
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-038C
    launchDate:
    1964-07-10
    satlat:
    58.5725
    satlng:
    6.3079
    satalt:
    377.8923
  3. satid:
    3239
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BD
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    48.48
    satlng:
    12.1696
    satalt:
    3666.381
  4. satid:
    7026
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086S
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.2448
    satlng:
    11.236
    satalt:
    1450.9045
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.7363
    satlng:
    38.3132
    satalt:
    36324.0904
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    48.5426
    satlng:
    29.5339
    satalt:
    33544.3283
  7. satid:
    9964
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BE
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    54.2303
    satlng:
    12.6455
    satalt:
    1826.9978
  8. satid:
    10590
    satname:
    COSMOS 983
    intDesignator:
    1978-005H
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    57.3975
    satlng:
    13.3041
    satalt:
    1526.8619
  9. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.1995
    satlng:
    11.175
    satalt:
    1747.6295
  10. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    59.4409
    satlng:
    -21.5735
    satalt:
    18877.535
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    57.0921
    satlng:
    39.0502
    satalt:
    31387.0641
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    55.1674
    satlng:
    10.7143
    satalt:
    17008.4772
  13. satid:
    13165
    satname:
    COSMOS 1362
    intDesignator:
    1982-040F
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    53.5247
    satlng:
    6.9366
    satalt:
    1492.6362
  14. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    59.3255
    satlng:
    4.2672
    satalt:
    18427.1566
  15. satid:
    13536
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    58.9161
    satlng:
    14.7176
    satalt:
    1986.4338
  16. satid:
    14800
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BS
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.9023
    satlng:
    12.2596
    satalt:
    1573.2382
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    61.8103
    satlng:
    39.6809
    satalt:
    27879.4818
  18. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.2517
    satlng:
    0.4828
    satalt:
    39088.3959
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    45.2012
    satlng:
    31.7193
    satalt:
    23670.7619
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    52.0998
    satlng:
    24.2639
    satalt:
    35117.8893
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.2313
    satlng:
    -3.4776
    satalt:
    40180.6458
  22. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    46.8661
    satlng:
    -2.627
    satalt:
    19166.3365
  23. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    51.7379
    satlng:
    3.0781
    satalt:
    19121.6914
  24. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    65.5989
    satlng:
    53.6899
    satalt:
    19165.9627
  25. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    64.169
    satlng:
    -2.8469
    satalt:
    15661.2071
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.