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 2026-08-03T02:04:50Z in 0.704 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
9
satcount:
101
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    53.7454
    satlng:
    22.4725
    satalt:
    3669.0885
  2. satid:
    3239
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BD
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    61.6293
    satlng:
    24.207
    satalt:
    3644.3032
  3. satid:
    3244
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    52.4496
    satlng:
    24.0189
    satalt:
    3641.1704
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.0724
    satlng:
    17.9895
    satalt:
    37451.2889
  5. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    61.1329
    satlng:
    9.4896
    satalt:
    35384.2655
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    67.6256
    satlng:
    -2.5491
    satalt:
    30887.8339
  7. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    51.0246
    satlng:
    9.726
    satalt:
    33192.3645
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.4839
    satlng:
    -12.4927
    satalt:
    13757.2951
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    57.7142
    satlng:
    54.2413
    satalt:
    31957.636
  10. satid:
    12659
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053P
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.3689
    satlng:
    11.372
    satalt:
    903.2651
  11. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.529
    satlng:
    44.4798
    satalt:
    13607.3566
  12. satid:
    12880
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-098B
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    57.0773
    satlng:
    13.8671
    satalt:
    1508.8945
  13. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.7057
    satlng:
    -39.4761
    satalt:
    39375.7281
  14. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    46.7122
    satlng:
    -14.808
    satalt:
    13675.9381
  15. satid:
    14406
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053JE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.4208
    satlng:
    15.9364
    satalt:
    813.4624
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.8482
    satlng:
    -7.1627
    satalt:
    37179.2256
  17. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    53.9298
    satlng:
    37.143
    satalt:
    13116.7814
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.9551
    satlng:
    37.2639
    satalt:
    33673.0364
  19. satid:
    15622
    satname:
    COSMOS 1640
    intDesignator:
    1985-023F
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    57.6506
    satlng:
    8.849
    satalt:
    1487.7421
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    53.979
    satlng:
    -15.1408
    satalt:
    37424.6078
  21. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.8494
    satlng:
    0.0774
    satalt:
    23500.5802
  22. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.3325
    satlng:
    -17.9198
    satalt:
    35379.8794
  23. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    48.2215
    satlng:
    3.3696
    satalt:
    19134.267
  24. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    64.7208
    satlng:
    20.0437
    satalt:
    14637.6463
  25. satid:
    20061
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 14 (USA 38)
    intDesignator:
    1989-044A
    launchDate:
    1989-06-10
    satlat:
    53.0986
    satlng:
    -21.8109
    satalt:
    21324.2141
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
9
satcount:
101
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    53.7454
    satlng:
    22.4725
    satalt:
    3669.0885
  2. satid:
    3239
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BD
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    61.6293
    satlng:
    24.207
    satalt:
    3644.3032
  3. satid:
    3244
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    52.4496
    satlng:
    24.0189
    satalt:
    3641.1704
  4. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.0724
    satlng:
    17.9895
    satalt:
    37451.2889
  5. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    61.1329
    satlng:
    9.4896
    satalt:
    35384.2655
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    67.6256
    satlng:
    -2.5491
    satalt:
    30887.8339
  7. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    51.0246
    satlng:
    9.726
    satalt:
    33192.3645
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.4839
    satlng:
    -12.4927
    satalt:
    13757.2951
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    57.7142
    satlng:
    54.2413
    satalt:
    31957.636
  10. satid:
    12659
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053P
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.3689
    satlng:
    11.372
    satalt:
    903.2651
  11. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    55.529
    satlng:
    44.4798
    satalt:
    13607.3566
  12. satid:
    12880
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-098B
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    57.0773
    satlng:
    13.8671
    satalt:
    1508.8945
  13. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.7057
    satlng:
    -39.4761
    satalt:
    39375.7281
  14. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    46.7122
    satlng:
    -14.808
    satalt:
    13675.9381
  15. satid:
    14406
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053JE
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.4208
    satlng:
    15.9364
    satalt:
    813.4624
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.8482
    satlng:
    -7.1627
    satalt:
    37179.2256
  17. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    53.9298
    satlng:
    37.143
    satalt:
    13116.7814
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.9551
    satlng:
    37.2639
    satalt:
    33673.0364
  19. satid:
    15622
    satname:
    COSMOS 1640
    intDesignator:
    1985-023F
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    57.6506
    satlng:
    8.849
    satalt:
    1487.7421
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    53.979
    satlng:
    -15.1408
    satalt:
    37424.6078
  21. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.8494
    satlng:
    0.0774
    satalt:
    23500.5802
  22. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.3325
    satlng:
    -17.9198
    satalt:
    35379.8794
  23. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    48.2215
    satlng:
    3.3696
    satalt:
    19134.267
  24. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    64.7208
    satlng:
    20.0437
    satalt:
    14637.6463
  25. satid:
    20061
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 14 (USA 38)
    intDesignator:
    1989-044A
    launchDate:
    1989-06-10
    satlat:
    53.0986
    satlng:
    -21.8109
    satalt:
    21324.2141
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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