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 2026-10-21T09:00:15Z in 0.965 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
140
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    50.3045
    satlng:
    14.9986
    satalt:
    153498.6154
  2. satid:
    1948
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-098F
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    60.1584
    satlng:
    -3.1488
    satalt:
    1336.0186
  3. satid:
    4155
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082X
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.1723
    satlng:
    0.2467
    satalt:
    747.8261
  4. satid:
    6213
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1966-087E
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    58.6449
    satlng:
    7.5629
    satalt:
    1203.4662
  5. satid:
    6306
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-097B
    launchDate:
    1972-12-11
    satlat:
    63.5148
    satlng:
    8.4707
    satalt:
    1467.5605
  6. satid:
    7027
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086T
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.497
    satlng:
    -4.4578
    satalt:
    1547.5841
  7. satid:
    7174
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.6974
    satlng:
    13.766
    satalt:
    1889.7428
  8. satid:
    7686
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-016J
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    52.9874
    satlng:
    -0.5747
    satalt:
    1472.3526
  9. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.1175
    satlng:
    -32.583
    satalt:
    38140.8664
  10. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    53.6813
    satlng:
    -18.8858
    satalt:
    13513.6543
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    46.6172
    satlng:
    -11.0942
    satalt:
    22966.4246
  12. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    57.5672
    satlng:
    27.9802
    satalt:
    5949.1405
  13. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    66.5198
    satlng:
    26.6645
    satalt:
    31140.8994
  14. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    71.0923
    satlng:
    -18.2867
    satalt:
    23606.3164
  15. satid:
    10463
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.604
    satlng:
    12.8569
    satalt:
    1933.7768
  16. satid:
    10536
    satname:
    COSMOS 971
    intDesignator:
    1977-122A
    launchDate:
    1977-12-23
    satlat:
    57.2345
    satlng:
    -0.7867
    satalt:
    982.0431
  17. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    64.1772
    satlng:
    43.0884
    satalt:
    14309.9933
  18. satid:
    11883
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-058J
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    58.2825
    satlng:
    -4.3854
    satalt:
    1687.7354
  19. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    57.9002
    satlng:
    -34.3204
    satalt:
    37532.486
  20. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    53.1052
    satlng:
    44.2679
    satalt:
    19081.5351
  21. satid:
    12768
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DM
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.0691
    satlng:
    9.3784
    satalt:
    909.8769
  22. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    64.5542
    satlng:
    -36.8268
    satalt:
    21295.6643
  23. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    39.1895
    satlng:
    -5.5621
    satalt:
    33334.1615
  24. satid:
    13561
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026EY
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.0584
    satlng:
    -0.9785
    satalt:
    827.0539
  25. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.8962
    satlng:
    -17.9019
    satalt:
    19069.8944
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
140
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    50.3045
    satlng:
    14.9986
    satalt:
    153498.6154
  2. satid:
    1948
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-098F
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    60.1584
    satlng:
    -3.1488
    satalt:
    1336.0186
  3. satid:
    4155
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082X
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.1723
    satlng:
    0.2467
    satalt:
    747.8261
  4. satid:
    6213
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1966-087E
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    58.6449
    satlng:
    7.5629
    satalt:
    1203.4662
  5. satid:
    6306
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-097B
    launchDate:
    1972-12-11
    satlat:
    63.5148
    satlng:
    8.4707
    satalt:
    1467.5605
  6. satid:
    7027
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086T
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.497
    satlng:
    -4.4578
    satalt:
    1547.5841
  7. satid:
    7174
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.6974
    satlng:
    13.766
    satalt:
    1889.7428
  8. satid:
    7686
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-016J
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    52.9874
    satlng:
    -0.5747
    satalt:
    1472.3526
  9. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.1175
    satlng:
    -32.583
    satalt:
    38140.8664
  10. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    53.6813
    satlng:
    -18.8858
    satalt:
    13513.6543
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    46.6172
    satlng:
    -11.0942
    satalt:
    22966.4246
  12. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    57.5672
    satlng:
    27.9802
    satalt:
    5949.1405
  13. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    66.5198
    satlng:
    26.6645
    satalt:
    31140.8994
  14. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    71.0923
    satlng:
    -18.2867
    satalt:
    23606.3164
  15. satid:
    10463
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AG
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.604
    satlng:
    12.8569
    satalt:
    1933.7768
  16. satid:
    10536
    satname:
    COSMOS 971
    intDesignator:
    1977-122A
    launchDate:
    1977-12-23
    satlat:
    57.2345
    satlng:
    -0.7867
    satalt:
    982.0431
  17. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    64.1772
    satlng:
    43.0884
    satalt:
    14309.9933
  18. satid:
    11883
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-058J
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    58.2825
    satlng:
    -4.3854
    satalt:
    1687.7354
  19. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    57.9002
    satlng:
    -34.3204
    satalt:
    37532.486
  20. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    53.1052
    satlng:
    44.2679
    satalt:
    19081.5351
  21. satid:
    12768
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DM
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.0691
    satlng:
    9.3784
    satalt:
    909.8769
  22. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    64.5542
    satlng:
    -36.8268
    satalt:
    21295.6643
  23. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    39.1895
    satlng:
    -5.5621
    satalt:
    33334.1615
  24. satid:
    13561
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026EY
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.0584
    satlng:
    -0.9785
    satalt:
    827.0539
  25. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.8962
    satlng:
    -17.9019
    satalt:
    19069.8944
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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