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 2026-11-14T00:23:02Z in 0.878 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 37
satcount:: 138

above:

25 results

satid:
480
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015FS
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.5699
satlng:
8.921
satalt:
717.4973
satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
41.6155
satlng:
44.6769
satalt:
158882.763
satid:
4640
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025Y
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
55.9352
satlng:
3.0036
satalt:
1145.1144
satid:
4918
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025FQ
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
62.6436
satlng:
10.1378
satalt:
1046.2475
satid:
6197
satname:
EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
intDesignator:
1972-073A
launchDate:
1972-09-23
satlat:
37.1705
satlng:
2.9185
satalt:
260838.0648
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
61.7866
satlng:
14.9528
satalt:
28538.1785
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.8137
satlng:
39.2942
satalt:
30209.547
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
61.1992
satlng:
16.0449
satalt:
30049.0305
satid:
8289
satname:
COSMOS 765
intDesignator:
1975-086E
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
57.6959
satlng:
8.5316
satalt:
1505.5082
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
48.3607
satlng:
-25.4248
satalt:
22561.19
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
42.718
satlng:
-13.1783
satalt:
21835.0857
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
57.4565
satlng:
32.2883
satalt:
21111.9073
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
54.2107
satlng:
-17.5463
satalt:
26150.4517
satid:
12211
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026BC
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
59.21
satlng:
9.7118
satalt:
882.9196
satid:
12645
satname:
INTERCOSMOS 22 (BULGARIA 1300)
intDesignator:
1981-075A
launchDate:
1981-08-07
satlat:
57.9933
satlng:
14.0414
satalt:
829.9241
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
62.5117
satlng:
-16.4612
satalt:
11624.0998
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
65.8903
satlng:
35.5592
satalt:
31288.7622
satid:
13606
satname:
COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1982-100D
launchDate:
1982-10-12
satlat:
44.422
satlng:
34.4326
satalt:
18942.6702
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
45.1365
satlng:
-12.3008
satalt:
16235.4046
satid:
14264
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-084F
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
46.5414
satlng:
39.1017
satalt:
19170.4628
satid:
14446
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015CQ
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
59.8505
satlng:
13.7781
satalt:
999.8394
satid:
14734
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108E
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
66.0624
satlng:
45.618
satalt:
21290.669
satid:
14984
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-047F
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
62.7281
satlng:
26.4089
satalt:
19151.572
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
73.0945
satlng:
22.3026
satalt:
33914.5171
satid:
15260
satname:
COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-095B
launchDate:
1984-09-04
satlat:
44.4812
satlng:
37.8959
satalt:
19180.792

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 37
satcount:: 138

above:

25 results

satid:
480
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015FS
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.5699
satlng:
8.921
satalt:
717.4973
satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
41.6155
satlng:
44.6769
satalt:
158882.763
satid:
4640
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025Y
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
55.9352
satlng:
3.0036
satalt:
1145.1144
satid:
4918
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025FQ
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
62.6436
satlng:
10.1378
satalt:
1046.2475
satid:
6197
satname:
EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
intDesignator:
1972-073A
launchDate:
1972-09-23
satlat:
37.1705
satlng:
2.9185
satalt:
260838.0648
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
61.7866
satlng:
14.9528
satalt:
28538.1785
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.8137
satlng:
39.2942
satalt:
30209.547
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
61.1992
satlng:
16.0449
satalt:
30049.0305
satid:
8289
satname:
COSMOS 765
intDesignator:
1975-086E
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
57.6959
satlng:
8.5316
satalt:
1505.5082
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
48.3607
satlng:
-25.4248
satalt:
22561.19
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
42.718
satlng:
-13.1783
satalt:
21835.0857
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
57.4565
satlng:
32.2883
satalt:
21111.9073
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
54.2107
satlng:
-17.5463
satalt:
26150.4517
satid:
12211
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026BC
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
59.21
satlng:
9.7118
satalt:
882.9196
satid:
12645
satname:
INTERCOSMOS 22 (BULGARIA 1300)
intDesignator:
1981-075A
launchDate:
1981-08-07
satlat:
57.9933
satlng:
14.0414
satalt:
829.9241
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
62.5117
satlng:
-16.4612
satalt:
11624.0998
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
65.8903
satlng:
35.5592
satalt:
31288.7622
satid:
13606
satname:
COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1982-100D
launchDate:
1982-10-12
satlat:
44.422
satlng:
34.4326
satalt:
18942.6702
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
45.1365
satlng:
-12.3008
satalt:
16235.4046
satid:
14264
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-084F
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
46.5414
satlng:
39.1017
satalt:
19170.4628
satid:
14446
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015CQ
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
59.8505
satlng:
13.7781
satalt:
999.8394
satid:
14734
satname:
COSMOS 1317 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-108E
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
66.0624
satlng:
45.618
satalt:
21290.669
satid:
14984
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-047F
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
62.7281
satlng:
26.4089
satalt:
19151.572
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
73.0945
satlng:
22.3026
satalt:
33914.5171
satid:
15260
satname:
COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1984-095B
launchDate:
1984-09-04
satlat:
44.4812
satlng:
37.8959
satalt:
19180.792

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