find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

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.
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 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": "..."}
}
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.
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-08-03T06:04:12Z in 0.797 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
28
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    144
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AE
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.9386
    satlng:
    2.7831
    satalt:
    961.1765
  2. satid:
    327
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DD
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.0616
    satlng:
    5.0406
    satalt:
    858.8632
  3. satid:
    354
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    61.1991
    satlng:
    1.2146
    satalt:
    1200.3647
  4. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    53.8878
    satlng:
    13.033
    satalt:
    1573.596
  5. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8394
    satlng:
    30.1118
    satalt:
    132124.2838
  6. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    47.4145
    satlng:
    5.2584
    satalt:
    5868.5699
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5272
    satlng:
    52.3403
    satalt:
    36682.2978
  8. satid:
    5702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014CU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.684
    satlng:
    19.9749
    satalt:
    2009.3966
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.3196
    satlng:
    24.2812
    satalt:
    28087.7561
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.3073
    satlng:
    21.8723
    satalt:
    32991.7239
  11. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    67.3221
    satlng:
    31.7585
    satalt:
    5958.0415
  12. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.8393
    satlng:
    8.8459
    satalt:
    1029.9379
  13. satid:
    12149
    satname:
    COSMOS 1241
    intDesignator:
    1981-006A
    launchDate:
    1981-01-21
    satlat:
    55.0159
    satlng:
    12.6678
    satalt:
    999.0368
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.8299
    satlng:
    5.4062
    satalt:
    17698.6206
  15. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    56.5319
    satlng:
    9.7265
    satalt:
    966.1941
  16. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.5599
    satlng:
    31.5738
    satalt:
    13795.3317
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    33.9352
    satlng:
    13.7157
    satalt:
    33181.4875
  18. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.7798
    satlng:
    60.9968
    satalt:
    32480.106
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    47.1001
    satlng:
    7.3209
    satalt:
    17899.3061
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    48.9719
    satlng:
    2.16
    satalt:
    15040.5618
  21. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.6463
    satlng:
    -17.6457
    satalt:
    34097.0238
  22. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.0443
    satlng:
    3.2771
    satalt:
    19155.7319
  23. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.3586
    satlng:
    -13.9577
    satalt:
    33199.2044
  24. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.0511
    satlng:
    15.1787
    satalt:
    19175.5384
  25. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9364
    satlng:
    26.9871
    satalt:
    37628.7757
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
28
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    144
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AE
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.9386
    satlng:
    2.7831
    satalt:
    961.1765
  2. satid:
    327
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DD
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.0616
    satlng:
    5.0406
    satalt:
    858.8632
  3. satid:
    354
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    61.1991
    satlng:
    1.2146
    satalt:
    1200.3647
  4. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    53.8878
    satlng:
    13.033
    satalt:
    1573.596
  5. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8394
    satlng:
    30.1118
    satalt:
    132124.2838
  6. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    47.4145
    satlng:
    5.2584
    satalt:
    5868.5699
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5272
    satlng:
    52.3403
    satalt:
    36682.2978
  8. satid:
    5702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014CU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.684
    satlng:
    19.9749
    satalt:
    2009.3966
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.3196
    satlng:
    24.2812
    satalt:
    28087.7561
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.3073
    satlng:
    21.8723
    satalt:
    32991.7239
  11. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    67.3221
    satlng:
    31.7585
    satalt:
    5958.0415
  12. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.8393
    satlng:
    8.8459
    satalt:
    1029.9379
  13. satid:
    12149
    satname:
    COSMOS 1241
    intDesignator:
    1981-006A
    launchDate:
    1981-01-21
    satlat:
    55.0159
    satlng:
    12.6678
    satalt:
    999.0368
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.8299
    satlng:
    5.4062
    satalt:
    17698.6206
  15. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    56.5319
    satlng:
    9.7265
    satalt:
    966.1941
  16. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.5599
    satlng:
    31.5738
    satalt:
    13795.3317
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    33.9352
    satlng:
    13.7157
    satalt:
    33181.4875
  18. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.7798
    satlng:
    60.9968
    satalt:
    32480.106
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    47.1001
    satlng:
    7.3209
    satalt:
    17899.3061
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    48.9719
    satlng:
    2.16
    satalt:
    15040.5618
  21. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.6463
    satlng:
    -17.6457
    satalt:
    34097.0238
  22. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.0443
    satlng:
    3.2771
    satalt:
    19155.7319
  23. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.3586
    satlng:
    -13.9577
    satalt:
    33199.2044
  24. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.0511
    satlng:
    15.1787
    satalt:
    19175.5384
  25. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9364
    satlng:
    26.9871
    satalt:
    37628.7757
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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