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 2026-11-10T16:34:34Z in 0.776 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 37
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
5553
satname:
COSMOS 450
intDesignator:
1971-086G
launchDate:
1971-10-13
satlat:
54.193
satlng:
6.7651
satalt:
1513.2814
satid:
6214
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-016E
launchDate:
1966-02-28
satlat:
58.7513
satlng:
-2.8892
satalt:
1513.0993
satid:
7083
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086CB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
61.1759
satlng:
7.6609
satalt:
1583.3376
satid:
7173
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EK
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.0958
satlng:
11.3295
satalt:
1604.0375
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
47.9533
satlng:
8.9567
satalt:
26084.5884
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
64.1585
satlng:
54.1865
satalt:
32803.8224
satid:
8289
satname:
COSMOS 765
intDesignator:
1975-086E
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
56.1229
satlng:
5.2059
satalt:
1543.3253
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
58.5383
satlng:
-27.7607
satalt:
31856.6024
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.0159
satlng:
27.9075
satalt:
33993.7282
satid:
12865
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121AT
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
59.6119
satlng:
-1.2027
satalt:
1027.1268
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
35.2153
satlng:
8.3713
satalt:
32729.4665
satid:
13648
satname:
COSMOS 1420
intDesignator:
1982-109A
launchDate:
1982-11-11
satlat:
57.0788
satlng:
0.6635
satalt:
781.2083
satid:
14512
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012K
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
61.2689
satlng:
15.2648
satalt:
2517.3981
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
56.1214
satlng:
-14.467
satalt:
26813.8067
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
64.4244
satlng:
37.3872
satalt:
18470.6094
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.3123
satlng:
43.7596
satalt:
40158.8206
satid:
16446
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118L
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
59.696
satlng:
19.5453
satalt:
2376.4818
satid:
17269
satname:
SL-14 DEB
intDesignator:
1986-101D
launchDate:
1986-12-18
satlat:
60.5297
satlng:
9.4023
satalt:
940.3049
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.4239
satlng:
52.9718
satalt:
36535.9998
satid:
19170
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-043H
launchDate:
1988-05-21
satlat:
62.5517
satlng:
3.5177
satalt:
2117.8521
satid:
19174
satname:
SL-14 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-100R
launchDate:
1978-10-26
satlat:
61.1699
satlng:
8.3547
satalt:
1680.3204
satid:
19535
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-085F
launchDate:
1988-09-16
satlat:
46.1831
satlng:
22.5003
satalt:
8641.3929
satid:
20302
satname:
NAVSTAR 16 (USA 47)
intDesignator:
1989-085A
launchDate:
1989-10-21
satlat:
46.7282
satlng:
9.3956
satalt:
21198.6621
satid:
21429
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1991-043D
launchDate:
1991-06-18
satlat:
50.206
satlng:
-28.8494
satalt:
32636.3767
satid:
22949
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-87
intDesignator:
1993-079A
launchDate:
1993-12-22
satlat:
59.7958
satlng:
23.1923
satalt:
34877.0185

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 37
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
5553
satname:
COSMOS 450
intDesignator:
1971-086G
launchDate:
1971-10-13
satlat:
54.193
satlng:
6.7651
satalt:
1513.2814
satid:
6214
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-016E
launchDate:
1966-02-28
satlat:
58.7513
satlng:
-2.8892
satalt:
1513.0993
satid:
7083
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086CB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
61.1759
satlng:
7.6609
satalt:
1583.3376
satid:
7173
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EK
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.0958
satlng:
11.3295
satalt:
1604.0375
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
47.9533
satlng:
8.9567
satalt:
26084.5884
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
64.1585
satlng:
54.1865
satalt:
32803.8224
satid:
8289
satname:
COSMOS 765
intDesignator:
1975-086E
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
56.1229
satlng:
5.2059
satalt:
1543.3253
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
58.5383
satlng:
-27.7607
satalt:
31856.6024
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.0159
satlng:
27.9075
satalt:
33993.7282
satid:
12865
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121AT
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
59.6119
satlng:
-1.2027
satalt:
1027.1268
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
35.2153
satlng:
8.3713
satalt:
32729.4665
satid:
13648
satname:
COSMOS 1420
intDesignator:
1982-109A
launchDate:
1982-11-11
satlat:
57.0788
satlng:
0.6635
satalt:
781.2083
satid:
14512
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012K
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
61.2689
satlng:
15.2648
satalt:
2517.3981
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
56.1214
satlng:
-14.467
satalt:
26813.8067
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
64.4244
satlng:
37.3872
satalt:
18470.6094
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.3123
satlng:
43.7596
satalt:
40158.8206
satid:
16446
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118L
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
59.696
satlng:
19.5453
satalt:
2376.4818
satid:
17269
satname:
SL-14 DEB
intDesignator:
1986-101D
launchDate:
1986-12-18
satlat:
60.5297
satlng:
9.4023
satalt:
940.3049
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.4239
satlng:
52.9718
satalt:
36535.9998
satid:
19170
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-043H
launchDate:
1988-05-21
satlat:
62.5517
satlng:
3.5177
satalt:
2117.8521
satid:
19174
satname:
SL-14 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-100R
launchDate:
1978-10-26
satlat:
61.1699
satlng:
8.3547
satalt:
1680.3204
satid:
19535
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-085F
launchDate:
1988-09-16
satlat:
46.1831
satlng:
22.5003
satalt:
8641.3929
satid:
20302
satname:
NAVSTAR 16 (USA 47)
intDesignator:
1989-085A
launchDate:
1989-10-21
satlat:
46.7282
satlng:
9.3956
satalt:
21198.6621
satid:
21429
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1991-043D
launchDate:
1991-06-18
satlat:
50.206
satlng:
-28.8494
satalt:
32636.3767
satid:
22949
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-87
intDesignator:
1993-079A
launchDate:
1993-12-22
satlat:
59.7958
satlng:
23.1923
satalt:
34877.0185

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