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 2026-09-27T16:01:54Z in 0.654 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
21
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    706
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-049D
    launchDate:
    1963-12-05
    satlat:
    61.9033
    satlng:
    5.0508
    satalt:
    1037.5638
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    45.1504
    satlng:
    0.3846
    satalt:
    146222.7651
  3. satid:
    901
    satname:
    OPS 5798 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-063D
    launchDate:
    1964-10-06
    satlat:
    60.2774
    satlng:
    12.3339
    satalt:
    1056.1897
  4. satid:
    1726
    satname:
    EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1965-089A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    58.9105
    satlng:
    14.0879
    satalt:
    2262.3162
  5. satid:
    3606
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091Y
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    54.7223
    satlng:
    8.8774
    satalt:
    1485.5112
  6. satid:
    3673
    satname:
    OPS 2644
    intDesignator:
    1969-010B
    launchDate:
    1969-02-05
    satlat:
    62.4876
    satlng:
    -0.4214
    satalt:
    1426.6559
  7. satid:
    3955
    satname:
    OPS 6911 (VELA 10)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046E
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    61.3457
    satlng:
    -35.0534
    satalt:
    26625.3862
  8. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    61.448
    satlng:
    1.1647
    satalt:
    1195.7144
  9. satid:
    5736
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MH
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    57.0101
    satlng:
    5.9302
    satalt:
    1084.1041
  10. satid:
    7052
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.86
    satlng:
    9.272
    satalt:
    1509.2904
  11. satid:
    7181
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ES
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    53.0054
    satlng:
    4.6825
    satalt:
    1506.3432
  12. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.199
    satlng:
    -9.9303
    satalt:
    38021.336
  13. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    50.7162
    satlng:
    20.6752
    satalt:
    31009.1836
  14. satid:
    9591
    satname:
    COSMOS 874
    intDesignator:
    1976-118D
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    62.394
    satlng:
    2.421
    satalt:
    1515.966
  15. satid:
    10412
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.3494
    satlng:
    15.9988
    satalt:
    1607.8773
  16. satid:
    10449
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AA
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8025
    satlng:
    14.2525
    satalt:
    2047.0879
  17. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8358
    satlng:
    41.3442
    satalt:
    37074.2473
  18. satid:
    10760
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    56.1258
    satlng:
    -7.0745
    satalt:
    1934.0584
  19. satid:
    11699
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-012J
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    60.6478
    satlng:
    15.9084
    satalt:
    1497.1742
  20. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    64.4331
    satlng:
    -20.8555
    satalt:
    14028.471
  21. satid:
    11870
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-056B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-01
    satlat:
    58.2621
    satlng:
    3.9637
    satalt:
    784.881
  22. satid:
    12993
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    57.3558
    satlng:
    -32.1912
    satalt:
    13810.376
  23. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    61.5146
    satlng:
    37.6573
    satalt:
    26798.361
  24. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    49.8698
    satlng:
    -26.4484
    satalt:
    32289.4407
  25. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.3244
    satlng:
    19.6941
    satalt:
    35599.7687
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
21
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    706
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-049D
    launchDate:
    1963-12-05
    satlat:
    61.9033
    satlng:
    5.0508
    satalt:
    1037.5638
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    45.1504
    satlng:
    0.3846
    satalt:
    146222.7651
  3. satid:
    901
    satname:
    OPS 5798 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-063D
    launchDate:
    1964-10-06
    satlat:
    60.2774
    satlng:
    12.3339
    satalt:
    1056.1897
  4. satid:
    1726
    satname:
    EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1965-089A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    58.9105
    satlng:
    14.0879
    satalt:
    2262.3162
  5. satid:
    3606
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091Y
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    54.7223
    satlng:
    8.8774
    satalt:
    1485.5112
  6. satid:
    3673
    satname:
    OPS 2644
    intDesignator:
    1969-010B
    launchDate:
    1969-02-05
    satlat:
    62.4876
    satlng:
    -0.4214
    satalt:
    1426.6559
  7. satid:
    3955
    satname:
    OPS 6911 (VELA 10)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046E
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    61.3457
    satlng:
    -35.0534
    satalt:
    26625.3862
  8. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    61.448
    satlng:
    1.1647
    satalt:
    1195.7144
  9. satid:
    5736
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MH
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    57.0101
    satlng:
    5.9302
    satalt:
    1084.1041
  10. satid:
    7052
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.86
    satlng:
    9.272
    satalt:
    1509.2904
  11. satid:
    7181
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ES
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    53.0054
    satlng:
    4.6825
    satalt:
    1506.3432
  12. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.199
    satlng:
    -9.9303
    satalt:
    38021.336
  13. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    50.7162
    satlng:
    20.6752
    satalt:
    31009.1836
  14. satid:
    9591
    satname:
    COSMOS 874
    intDesignator:
    1976-118D
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    62.394
    satlng:
    2.421
    satalt:
    1515.966
  15. satid:
    10412
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.3494
    satlng:
    15.9988
    satalt:
    1607.8773
  16. satid:
    10449
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AA
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.8025
    satlng:
    14.2525
    satalt:
    2047.0879
  17. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8358
    satlng:
    41.3442
    satalt:
    37074.2473
  18. satid:
    10760
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    56.1258
    satlng:
    -7.0745
    satalt:
    1934.0584
  19. satid:
    11699
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-012J
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    60.6478
    satlng:
    15.9084
    satalt:
    1497.1742
  20. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    64.4331
    satlng:
    -20.8555
    satalt:
    14028.471
  21. satid:
    11870
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-056B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-01
    satlat:
    58.2621
    satlng:
    3.9637
    satalt:
    784.881
  22. satid:
    12993
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    57.3558
    satlng:
    -32.1912
    satalt:
    13810.376
  23. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    61.5146
    satlng:
    37.6573
    satalt:
    26798.361
  24. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    49.8698
    satlng:
    -26.4484
    satalt:
    32289.4407
  25. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.3244
    satlng:
    19.6941
    satalt:
    35599.7687
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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