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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-11-12T00:51:46Z in 0.844 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 60
satcount:: 132

above:

25 results

satid:
324
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015DA
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
58.8172
satlng:
-2.2974
satalt:
902.7276
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
60.9859
satlng:
20.4976
satalt:
3938.3638
satid:
3554
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-097G
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
62.1066
satlng:
9.7406
satalt:
1007.8344
satid:
3827
satname:
OV1-19 R/B
intDesignator:
1969-025E
launchDate:
1969-03-18
satlat:
55.2705
satlng:
22.3027
satalt:
4028.081
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.5801
satlng:
27.6731
satalt:
35172.3621
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
65.3484
satlng:
-0.139
satalt:
30209.1689
satid:
6990
satname:
COSMOS 622
intDesignator:
1973-104F
launchDate:
1973-12-19
satlat:
55.7192
satlng:
13.0058
satalt:
1387.9889
satid:
7907
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1972-058BS
launchDate:
1972-07-23
satlat:
55.2983
satlng:
7.8699
satalt:
910.8022
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
41.5747
satlng:
12.4085
satalt:
27707.4705
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
61.144
satlng:
10.8332
satalt:
29987.8413
satid:
10414
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067H
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
60.6855
satlng:
-1.7492
satalt:
1692.6844
satid:
10619
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AT
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
64.8215
satlng:
5.9996
satalt:
2024.143
satid:
10649
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077K
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.2415
satlng:
9.9319
satalt:
1816.8969
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
62.4607
satlng:
43.7141
satalt:
20936.6101
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
61.4616
satlng:
-1.0459
satalt:
34081.1121
satid:
12949
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053ED
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
61.5389
satlng:
3.4801
satalt:
905.1028
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
69.5596
satlng:
16.3782
satalt:
29612.6873
satid:
13608
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1982-100F
launchDate:
1982-10-12
satlat:
51.1375
satlng:
0.7366
satalt:
4512.3866
satid:
14096
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1983-051B
launchDate:
1983-05-26
satlat:
63.7003
satlng:
13.3924
satalt:
1768.2921
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
53.5171
satlng:
-25.1369
satalt:
18928.9812
satid:
14259
satname:
COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-084B
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
40.1381
satlng:
11.7306
satalt:
18961.9704
satid:
14344
satname:
SL-8 DEB *
intDesignator:
1982-037C
launchDate:
1982-04-28
satlat:
60.2177
satlng:
8.4987
satalt:
731.8232
satid:
14475
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089ER
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
61.2996
satlng:
15.7547
satalt:
1534.1678
satid:
14734
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108E
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
67.0865
satlng:
43.3804
satalt:
21658.2575
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
69.0292
satlng:
-45.5704
satalt:
33383.283

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 60
satcount:: 132

above:

25 results

satid:
324
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015DA
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
58.8172
satlng:
-2.2974
satalt:
902.7276
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
60.9859
satlng:
20.4976
satalt:
3938.3638
satid:
3554
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-097G
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
62.1066
satlng:
9.7406
satalt:
1007.8344
satid:
3827
satname:
OV1-19 R/B
intDesignator:
1969-025E
launchDate:
1969-03-18
satlat:
55.2705
satlng:
22.3027
satalt:
4028.081
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.5801
satlng:
27.6731
satalt:
35172.3621
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
65.3484
satlng:
-0.139
satalt:
30209.1689
satid:
6990
satname:
COSMOS 622
intDesignator:
1973-104F
launchDate:
1973-12-19
satlat:
55.7192
satlng:
13.0058
satalt:
1387.9889
satid:
7907
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1972-058BS
launchDate:
1972-07-23
satlat:
55.2983
satlng:
7.8699
satalt:
910.8022
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
41.5747
satlng:
12.4085
satalt:
27707.4705
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
61.144
satlng:
10.8332
satalt:
29987.8413
satid:
10414
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067H
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
60.6855
satlng:
-1.7492
satalt:
1692.6844
satid:
10619
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AT
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
64.8215
satlng:
5.9996
satalt:
2024.143
satid:
10649
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077K
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.2415
satlng:
9.9319
satalt:
1816.8969
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
62.4607
satlng:
43.7141
satalt:
20936.6101
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
61.4616
satlng:
-1.0459
satalt:
34081.1121
satid:
12949
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053ED
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
61.5389
satlng:
3.4801
satalt:
905.1028
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
69.5596
satlng:
16.3782
satalt:
29612.6873
satid:
13608
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1982-100F
launchDate:
1982-10-12
satlat:
51.1375
satlng:
0.7366
satalt:
4512.3866
satid:
14096
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1983-051B
launchDate:
1983-05-26
satlat:
63.7003
satlng:
13.3924
satalt:
1768.2921
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
53.5171
satlng:
-25.1369
satalt:
18928.9812
satid:
14259
satname:
COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-084B
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
40.1381
satlng:
11.7306
satalt:
18961.9704
satid:
14344
satname:
SL-8 DEB *
intDesignator:
1982-037C
launchDate:
1982-04-28
satlat:
60.2177
satlng:
8.4987
satalt:
731.8232
satid:
14475
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089ER
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
61.2996
satlng:
15.7547
satalt:
1534.1678
satid:
14734
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108E
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
67.0865
satlng:
43.3804
satalt:
21658.2575
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
69.0292
satlng:
-45.5704
satalt:
33383.283

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