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 2026-11-14T02:09:20Z in 0.704 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
45
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    355
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DV
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.2418
    satlng:
    12.2056
    satalt:
    977.6689
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.1857
    satlng:
    21.3011
    satalt:
    161056.8474
  3. satid:
    3341
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-066C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    54.8909
    satlng:
    17.9154
    satalt:
    2120.3646
  4. satid:
    7273
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-024J
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    61.539
    satlng:
    11.0102
    satalt:
    1508.9099
  5. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    54.1947
    satlng:
    32.5963
    satalt:
    12403.6098
  6. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.8971
    satlng:
    26.2025
    satalt:
    36948.9243
  7. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.2562
    satlng:
    -12.7805
    satalt:
    12512.9892
  8. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    48.8279
    satlng:
    43.4273
    satalt:
    21919.6398
  9. satid:
    10659
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077V
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.0764
    satlng:
    7.2163
    satalt:
    1592.7273
  10. satid:
    11050
    satname:
    COSMOS 1041
    intDesignator:
    1978-091H
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    54.6155
    satlng:
    6.6881
    satalt:
    1486.3316
  11. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.9196
    satlng:
    -13.7069
    satalt:
    36390.586
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    60.2652
    satlng:
    -13.7563
    satalt:
    22779.9843
  13. satid:
    12893
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031F
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    47.9353
    satlng:
    27.7609
    satalt:
    8064.3773
  14. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.2289
    satlng:
    -20.1202
    satalt:
    26393.1472
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    49.5558
    satlng:
    32.9651
    satalt:
    33759.5883
  16. satid:
    13378
    satname:
    COSMOS 1391
    intDesignator:
    1982-073D
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    57.476
    satlng:
    2.892
    satalt:
    1483.6347
  17. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.256
    satlng:
    50.5962
    satalt:
    12459.0101
  18. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    53.7978
    satlng:
    22.9791
    satalt:
    16753.94
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.6088
    satlng:
    -12.8961
    satalt:
    27758.4072
  20. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    65.5964
    satlng:
    47.3653
    satalt:
    33503.644
  21. satid:
    15698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037B
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    60.3159
    satlng:
    36.9724
    satalt:
    19111.864
  22. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    57.6976
    satlng:
    28.4154
    satalt:
    19062.534
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    63.0547
    satlng:
    11.7706
    satalt:
    36564.8814
  24. satid:
    16962
    satname:
    COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071B
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    58.3783
    satlng:
    30.8503
    satalt:
    19109.3054
  25. satid:
    17274
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1986-101J
    launchDate:
    1986-12-18
    satlat:
    60.689
    satlng:
    17.3508
    satalt:
    925.9474
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
45
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    355
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DV
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.2418
    satlng:
    12.2056
    satalt:
    977.6689
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    41.1857
    satlng:
    21.3011
    satalt:
    161056.8474
  3. satid:
    3341
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-066C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    54.8909
    satlng:
    17.9154
    satalt:
    2120.3646
  4. satid:
    7273
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-024J
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    61.539
    satlng:
    11.0102
    satalt:
    1508.9099
  5. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    54.1947
    satlng:
    32.5963
    satalt:
    12403.6098
  6. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.8971
    satlng:
    26.2025
    satalt:
    36948.9243
  7. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.2562
    satlng:
    -12.7805
    satalt:
    12512.9892
  8. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    48.8279
    satlng:
    43.4273
    satalt:
    21919.6398
  9. satid:
    10659
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077V
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.0764
    satlng:
    7.2163
    satalt:
    1592.7273
  10. satid:
    11050
    satname:
    COSMOS 1041
    intDesignator:
    1978-091H
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    54.6155
    satlng:
    6.6881
    satalt:
    1486.3316
  11. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.9196
    satlng:
    -13.7069
    satalt:
    36390.586
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    60.2652
    satlng:
    -13.7563
    satalt:
    22779.9843
  13. satid:
    12893
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031F
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    47.9353
    satlng:
    27.7609
    satalt:
    8064.3773
  14. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.2289
    satlng:
    -20.1202
    satalt:
    26393.1472
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    49.5558
    satlng:
    32.9651
    satalt:
    33759.5883
  16. satid:
    13378
    satname:
    COSMOS 1391
    intDesignator:
    1982-073D
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    57.476
    satlng:
    2.892
    satalt:
    1483.6347
  17. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.256
    satlng:
    50.5962
    satalt:
    12459.0101
  18. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    53.7978
    satlng:
    22.9791
    satalt:
    16753.94
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.6088
    satlng:
    -12.8961
    satalt:
    27758.4072
  20. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    65.5964
    satlng:
    47.3653
    satalt:
    33503.644
  21. satid:
    15698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037B
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    60.3159
    satlng:
    36.9724
    satalt:
    19111.864
  22. satid:
    15702
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037F
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    57.6976
    satlng:
    28.4154
    satalt:
    19062.534
  23. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    63.0547
    satlng:
    11.7706
    satalt:
    36564.8814
  24. satid:
    16962
    satname:
    COSMOS 1779 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1986-071B
    launchDate:
    1986-09-16
    satlat:
    58.3783
    satlng:
    30.8503
    satalt:
    19109.3054
  25. satid:
    17274
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1986-101J
    launchDate:
    1986-12-18
    satlat:
    60.689
    satlng:
    17.3508
    satalt:
    925.9474
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