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 2026-11-10T17:55:13Z in 0.762 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
81
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    177
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015BB
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.5368
    satlng:
    0.0931
    satalt:
    895.0976
  2. satid:
    2223
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-016C
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    52.9211
    satlng:
    4.7783
    satalt:
    1384.03
  3. satid:
    2997
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.6943
    satlng:
    1.4637
    satalt:
    2715.6751
  4. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    56.3451
    satlng:
    -8.7794
    satalt:
    3808.863
  5. satid:
    7018
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086J
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.8376
    satlng:
    -4.5366
    satalt:
    1523.9644
  6. satid:
    7177
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EP
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.2127
    satlng:
    10.3659
    satalt:
    1062.3244
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.117
    satlng:
    7.5838
    satalt:
    33735.298
  8. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    55.6843
    satlng:
    7.852
    satalt:
    14425.7885
  9. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.4282
    satlng:
    -41.2106
    satalt:
    36238.9232
  10. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.3361
    satlng:
    -24.4558
    satalt:
    37130.6622
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6764
    satlng:
    33.6473
    satalt:
    35420.6729
  12. satid:
    12332
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AY
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.3298
    satlng:
    7.2565
    satalt:
    1120.0457
  13. satid:
    12710
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.6522
    satlng:
    2.8287
    satalt:
    1080.538
  14. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.374
    satlng:
    13.7398
    satalt:
    13691.6262
  15. satid:
    13575
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    57.2769
    satlng:
    8.5435
    satalt:
    873.7382
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.1336
    satlng:
    -9.2288
    satalt:
    34535.8275
  17. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.4801
    satlng:
    12.8252
    satalt:
    10295.3657
  18. satid:
    15472
    satname:
    COSMOS 1620
    intDesignator:
    1985-003D
    launchDate:
    1985-01-15
    satlat:
    56.6887
    satlng:
    11.9738
    satalt:
    1408.9098
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.7811
    satlng:
    43.3002
    satalt:
    37387.821
  20. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    68.0865
    satlng:
    -13.6996
    satalt:
    11124.8346
  21. satid:
    18598
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088N
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.9658
    satlng:
    -4.2918
    satalt:
    5800.1675
  22. satid:
    18751
    satname:
    COSMOS 1823 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-020AC
    launchDate:
    1987-02-20
    satlat:
    63.7773
    satlng:
    10.552
    satalt:
    1604.4366
  23. satid:
    20619
    satname:
    COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1990-045A
    launchDate:
    1990-05-19
    satlat:
    57.1855
    satlng:
    31.9202
    satalt:
    19228.0471
  24. satid:
    21186
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009AZ
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    57.9773
    satlng:
    -3.2587
    satalt:
    1746.724
  25. satid:
    21429
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-043D
    launchDate:
    1991-06-18
    satlat:
    58.0243
    satlng:
    -32.9965
    satalt:
    37364.7009
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
81
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    177
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015BB
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.5368
    satlng:
    0.0931
    satalt:
    895.0976
  2. satid:
    2223
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-016C
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    52.9211
    satlng:
    4.7783
    satalt:
    1384.03
  3. satid:
    2997
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.6943
    satlng:
    1.4637
    satalt:
    2715.6751
  4. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    56.3451
    satlng:
    -8.7794
    satalt:
    3808.863
  5. satid:
    7018
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086J
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.8376
    satlng:
    -4.5366
    satalt:
    1523.9644
  6. satid:
    7177
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EP
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.2127
    satlng:
    10.3659
    satalt:
    1062.3244
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.117
    satlng:
    7.5838
    satalt:
    33735.298
  8. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    55.6843
    satlng:
    7.852
    satalt:
    14425.7885
  9. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.4282
    satlng:
    -41.2106
    satalt:
    36238.9232
  10. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.3361
    satlng:
    -24.4558
    satalt:
    37130.6622
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6764
    satlng:
    33.6473
    satalt:
    35420.6729
  12. satid:
    12332
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AY
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.3298
    satlng:
    7.2565
    satalt:
    1120.0457
  13. satid:
    12710
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    61.6522
    satlng:
    2.8287
    satalt:
    1080.538
  14. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.374
    satlng:
    13.7398
    satalt:
    13691.6262
  15. satid:
    13575
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FN
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    57.2769
    satlng:
    8.5435
    satalt:
    873.7382
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.1336
    satlng:
    -9.2288
    satalt:
    34535.8275
  17. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.4801
    satlng:
    12.8252
    satalt:
    10295.3657
  18. satid:
    15472
    satname:
    COSMOS 1620
    intDesignator:
    1985-003D
    launchDate:
    1985-01-15
    satlat:
    56.6887
    satlng:
    11.9738
    satalt:
    1408.9098
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.7811
    satlng:
    43.3002
    satalt:
    37387.821
  20. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    68.0865
    satlng:
    -13.6996
    satalt:
    11124.8346
  21. satid:
    18598
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088N
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.9658
    satlng:
    -4.2918
    satalt:
    5800.1675
  22. satid:
    18751
    satname:
    COSMOS 1823 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1987-020AC
    launchDate:
    1987-02-20
    satlat:
    63.7773
    satlng:
    10.552
    satalt:
    1604.4366
  23. satid:
    20619
    satname:
    COSMOS 2079 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1990-045A
    launchDate:
    1990-05-19
    satlat:
    57.1855
    satlng:
    31.9202
    satalt:
    19228.0471
  24. satid:
    21186
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009AZ
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    57.9773
    satlng:
    -3.2587
    satalt:
    1746.724
  25. satid:
    21429
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-043D
    launchDate:
    1991-06-18
    satlat:
    58.0243
    satlng:
    -32.9965
    satalt:
    37364.7009
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