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 2026-11-11T02:21:53Z in 0.707 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 78
satcount:: 119

above:

25 results

satid:
4564
satname:
COSMOS 367
intDesignator:
1970-079A
launchDate:
1970-10-03
satlat:
59.5991
satlng:
11.6506
satalt:
962.0238
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
63.46
satlng:
-6.1454
satalt:
36526.1324
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
53.8755
satlng:
1.2581
satalt:
25242.5291
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
62.8015
satlng:
-20.5445
satalt:
32480.689
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.8743
satlng:
15.9305
satalt:
35565.8197
satid:
9495
satname:
COSMOS 862
intDesignator:
1976-105A
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
62.0835
satlng:
-17.8007
satalt:
13275.1353
satid:
9649
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126F
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
62.4656
satlng:
12.6074
satalt:
1611.4626
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
63.8186
satlng:
8.4128
satalt:
39776.3028
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
59.7051
satlng:
-14.6169
satalt:
22570.075
satid:
12255
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026CY
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
58.9016
satlng:
5.1376
satalt:
904.7824
satid:
12333
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AZ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
59.6507
satlng:
3.3834
satalt:
1767.9634
satid:
12893
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031F
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
60.7976
satlng:
-0.6923
satalt:
4801.9757
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
64.8844
satlng:
39.9232
satalt:
21369.578
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
47.7567
satlng:
39.5819
satalt:
29945.4212
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
70.9758
satlng:
-22.4932
satalt:
26064.2505
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
61.2638
satlng:
19.0073
satalt:
32584.327
satid:
13533
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077EF
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
62.3452
satlng:
13.5199
satalt:
1768.1318
satid:
13909
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088J
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
51.3738
satlng:
-19.9351
satalt:
9780.8606
satid:
14735
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108F
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
43.4251
satlng:
14.3242
satalt:
14626.3522
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
71.465
satlng:
-11.5852
satalt:
27640.1953
satid:
14979
satname:
COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047C
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
49.1135
satlng:
28.8871
satalt:
19143.1199
satid:
15039
satname:
NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
intDesignator:
1984-059A
launchDate:
1984-06-13
satlat:
42.5242
satlng:
1.2476
satalt:
20274.6111
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
72.4441
satlng:
15.7959
satalt:
34364.2122
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.0409
satlng:
-37.1928
satalt:
40280.2945
satid:
16129
satname:
NAVSTAR 11 (USA 10)
intDesignator:
1985-093A
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
37.6231
satlng:
17.2295
satalt:
20289.3205

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 78
satcount:: 119

above:

25 results

satid:
4564
satname:
COSMOS 367
intDesignator:
1970-079A
launchDate:
1970-10-03
satlat:
59.5991
satlng:
11.6506
satalt:
962.0238
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
63.46
satlng:
-6.1454
satalt:
36526.1324
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
53.8755
satlng:
1.2581
satalt:
25242.5291
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
62.8015
satlng:
-20.5445
satalt:
32480.689
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.8743
satlng:
15.9305
satalt:
35565.8197
satid:
9495
satname:
COSMOS 862
intDesignator:
1976-105A
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
62.0835
satlng:
-17.8007
satalt:
13275.1353
satid:
9649
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126F
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
62.4656
satlng:
12.6074
satalt:
1611.4626
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
63.8186
satlng:
8.4128
satalt:
39776.3028
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
59.7051
satlng:
-14.6169
satalt:
22570.075
satid:
12255
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026CY
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
58.9016
satlng:
5.1376
satalt:
904.7824
satid:
12333
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AZ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
59.6507
satlng:
3.3834
satalt:
1767.9634
satid:
12893
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031F
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
60.7976
satlng:
-0.6923
satalt:
4801.9757
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
64.8844
satlng:
39.9232
satalt:
21369.578
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
47.7567
satlng:
39.5819
satalt:
29945.4212
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
70.9758
satlng:
-22.4932
satalt:
26064.2505
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
61.2638
satlng:
19.0073
satalt:
32584.327
satid:
13533
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077EF
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
62.3452
satlng:
13.5199
satalt:
1768.1318
satid:
13909
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088J
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
51.3738
satlng:
-19.9351
satalt:
9780.8606
satid:
14735
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108F
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
43.4251
satlng:
14.3242
satalt:
14626.3522
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
71.465
satlng:
-11.5852
satalt:
27640.1953
satid:
14979
satname:
COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-047C
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
49.1135
satlng:
28.8871
satalt:
19143.1199
satid:
15039
satname:
NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
intDesignator:
1984-059A
launchDate:
1984-06-13
satlat:
42.5242
satlng:
1.2476
satalt:
20274.6111
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
72.4441
satlng:
15.7959
satalt:
34364.2122
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.0409
satlng:
-37.1928
satalt:
40280.2945
satid:
16129
satname:
NAVSTAR 11 (USA 10)
intDesignator:
1985-093A
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
37.6231
satlng:
17.2295
satalt:
20289.3205

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