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 2026-08-02T18:52:51Z in 0.674 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
1
satcount:
110
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    158
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.765
    satlng:
    12.3736
    satalt:
    1549.6644
  2. satid:
    728
    satname:
    GGSE 1 (GGRS)
    intDesignator:
    1964-001B
    launchDate:
    1964-01-11
    satlat:
    58.3339
    satlng:
    12.479
    satalt:
    922.1736
  3. satid:
    1335
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-020E
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    56.1798
    satlng:
    14.996
    satalt:
    1219.6085
  4. satid:
    1572
    satname:
    COSMOS 82
    intDesignator:
    1965-070C
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    53.3767
    satlng:
    14.1017
    satalt:
    1536.9278
  5. satid:
    2757
    satname:
    ESSA 5
    intDesignator:
    1967-036A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-20
    satlat:
    62.4733
    satlng:
    8.4164
    satalt:
    1374.8998
  6. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    55.7252
    satlng:
    18.3231
    satalt:
    21023.5624
  7. satid:
    7350
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-048B
    launchDate:
    1974-06-27
    satlat:
    59.2233
    satlng:
    16.5855
    satalt:
    991.095
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.2613
    satlng:
    7.1269
    satalt:
    37863.5222
  9. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    46.0115
    satlng:
    -21.8824
    satalt:
    33459.6971
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    39.9381
    satlng:
    -0.5148
    satalt:
    17560.1199
  11. satid:
    10491
    satname:
    COSMOS 963
    intDesignator:
    1977-109A
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    60.6252
    satlng:
    16.2994
    satalt:
    1206.166
  12. satid:
    10890
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.6923
    satlng:
    17.5788
    satalt:
    1086.8548
  13. satid:
    11050
    satname:
    COSMOS 1041
    intDesignator:
    1978-091H
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    63.703
    satlng:
    4.7058
    satalt:
    1517.4761
  14. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    61.3094
    satlng:
    -14.451
    satalt:
    15012.9443
  15. satid:
    12107
    satname:
    COSMOS 1228
    intDesignator:
    1980-102A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    59.6249
    satlng:
    19.8436
    satalt:
    1470.863
  16. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    49.6461
    satlng:
    -16.3643
    satalt:
    19749.3857
  17. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    37.2283
    satlng:
    17.3405
    satalt:
    28683.3017
  18. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    73.8172
    satlng:
    38.5899
    satalt:
    20202.7211
  19. satid:
    13090
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-016D
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    39.4988
    satlng:
    21.072
    satalt:
    20018.4127
  20. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    51.2372
    satlng:
    -13.2036
    satalt:
    31830.8828
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    49.1724
    satlng:
    47.4862
    satalt:
    28334.9542
  22. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.7706
    satlng:
    34.2036
    satalt:
    34323.1166
  23. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.6507
    satlng:
    4.2195
    satalt:
    36718.1534
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    60.7573
    satlng:
    -39.0744
    satalt:
    29848.468
  25. satid:
    14264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084F
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    48.7279
    satlng:
    -14.8638
    satalt:
    19149.4338
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
1
satcount:
110
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    158
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.765
    satlng:
    12.3736
    satalt:
    1549.6644
  2. satid:
    728
    satname:
    GGSE 1 (GGRS)
    intDesignator:
    1964-001B
    launchDate:
    1964-01-11
    satlat:
    58.3339
    satlng:
    12.479
    satalt:
    922.1736
  3. satid:
    1335
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-020E
    launchDate:
    1965-03-15
    satlat:
    56.1798
    satlng:
    14.996
    satalt:
    1219.6085
  4. satid:
    1572
    satname:
    COSMOS 82
    intDesignator:
    1965-070C
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    53.3767
    satlng:
    14.1017
    satalt:
    1536.9278
  5. satid:
    2757
    satname:
    ESSA 5
    intDesignator:
    1967-036A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-20
    satlat:
    62.4733
    satlng:
    8.4164
    satalt:
    1374.8998
  6. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    55.7252
    satlng:
    18.3231
    satalt:
    21023.5624
  7. satid:
    7350
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-048B
    launchDate:
    1974-06-27
    satlat:
    59.2233
    satlng:
    16.5855
    satalt:
    991.095
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.2613
    satlng:
    7.1269
    satalt:
    37863.5222
  9. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    46.0115
    satlng:
    -21.8824
    satalt:
    33459.6971
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    39.9381
    satlng:
    -0.5148
    satalt:
    17560.1199
  11. satid:
    10491
    satname:
    COSMOS 963
    intDesignator:
    1977-109A
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    60.6252
    satlng:
    16.2994
    satalt:
    1206.166
  12. satid:
    10890
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AM
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.6923
    satlng:
    17.5788
    satalt:
    1086.8548
  13. satid:
    11050
    satname:
    COSMOS 1041
    intDesignator:
    1978-091H
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    63.703
    satlng:
    4.7058
    satalt:
    1517.4761
  14. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    61.3094
    satlng:
    -14.451
    satalt:
    15012.9443
  15. satid:
    12107
    satname:
    COSMOS 1228
    intDesignator:
    1980-102A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    59.6249
    satlng:
    19.8436
    satalt:
    1470.863
  16. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    49.6461
    satlng:
    -16.3643
    satalt:
    19749.3857
  17. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    37.2283
    satlng:
    17.3405
    satalt:
    28683.3017
  18. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    73.8172
    satlng:
    38.5899
    satalt:
    20202.7211
  19. satid:
    13090
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-016D
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    39.4988
    satlng:
    21.072
    satalt:
    20018.4127
  20. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    51.2372
    satlng:
    -13.2036
    satalt:
    31830.8828
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    49.1724
    satlng:
    47.4862
    satalt:
    28334.9542
  22. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.7706
    satlng:
    34.2036
    satalt:
    34323.1166
  23. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.6507
    satlng:
    4.2195
    satalt:
    36718.1534
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    60.7573
    satlng:
    -39.0744
    satalt:
    29848.468
  25. satid:
    14264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084F
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    48.7279
    satlng:
    -14.8638
    satalt:
    19149.4338
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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