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 2026-09-27T08:07:13Z in 1.357 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
78
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3557
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097K
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    55.4687
    satlng:
    -2.0941
    satalt:
    1752.7803
  2. satid:
    5280
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BF
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    59.7349
    satlng:
    -4.6455
    satalt:
    1535.4417
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.0517
    satlng:
    -8.537
    satalt:
    228607.0484
  4. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    60.2829
    satlng:
    -28.8301
    satalt:
    8593.7306
  5. satid:
    7028
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086U
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7337
    satlng:
    5.9977
    satalt:
    1648.0229
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    54.9296
    satlng:
    12.2867
    satalt:
    22844.3617
  7. satid:
    8609
    satname:
    COSMOS 793
    intDesignator:
    1976-008C
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    55.3556
    satlng:
    2.9556
    satalt:
    1493.3443
  8. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.7014
    satlng:
    10.5483
    satalt:
    20713.0874
  9. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.3152
    satlng:
    5.3842
    satalt:
    2172.6701
  10. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.911
    satlng:
    28.8275
    satalt:
    13440.5553
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.8021
    satlng:
    -23.4609
    satalt:
    27777.6913
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.1603
    satlng:
    39.2022
    satalt:
    31102.0565
  13. satid:
    12680
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-071D
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    63.4908
    satlng:
    36.4401
    satalt:
    8251.8129
  14. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    58.383
    satlng:
    21.409
    satalt:
    30907.4244
  15. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.5829
    satlng:
    2.4391
    satalt:
    33104.5467
  16. satid:
    13382
    satname:
    COSMOS 1395
    intDesignator:
    1982-073H
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    56.1597
    satlng:
    4.3961
    satalt:
    1489.7306
  17. satid:
    13600
    satname:
    COSMOS 1412
    intDesignator:
    1982-099A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-02
    satlat:
    56.8947
    satlng:
    11.2235
    satalt:
    942.2365
  18. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    55.9243
    satlng:
    -22.1136
    satalt:
    19080.6221
  19. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.7404
    satlng:
    43.5763
    satalt:
    12219.0727
  20. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.7684
    satlng:
    0.9982
    satalt:
    1850.7874
  21. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    61.3002
    satlng:
    3.4541
    satalt:
    20428.7349
  22. satid:
    14799
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BR
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    57.2666
    satlng:
    0.8244
    satalt:
    1400.5003
  23. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    58.4498
    satlng:
    2.3651
    satalt:
    28458.9309
  24. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    54.4241
    satlng:
    -25.4995
    satalt:
    19134.2547
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.2028
    satlng:
    10.6853
    satalt:
    26505.6282
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
78
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3557
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097K
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    55.4687
    satlng:
    -2.0941
    satalt:
    1752.7803
  2. satid:
    5280
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BF
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    59.7349
    satlng:
    -4.6455
    satalt:
    1535.4417
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.0517
    satlng:
    -8.537
    satalt:
    228607.0484
  4. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    60.2829
    satlng:
    -28.8301
    satalt:
    8593.7306
  5. satid:
    7028
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086U
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7337
    satlng:
    5.9977
    satalt:
    1648.0229
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    54.9296
    satlng:
    12.2867
    satalt:
    22844.3617
  7. satid:
    8609
    satname:
    COSMOS 793
    intDesignator:
    1976-008C
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    55.3556
    satlng:
    2.9556
    satalt:
    1493.3443
  8. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.7014
    satlng:
    10.5483
    satalt:
    20713.0874
  9. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.3152
    satlng:
    5.3842
    satalt:
    2172.6701
  10. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.911
    satlng:
    28.8275
    satalt:
    13440.5553
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.8021
    satlng:
    -23.4609
    satalt:
    27777.6913
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.1603
    satlng:
    39.2022
    satalt:
    31102.0565
  13. satid:
    12680
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-071D
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    63.4908
    satlng:
    36.4401
    satalt:
    8251.8129
  14. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    58.383
    satlng:
    21.409
    satalt:
    30907.4244
  15. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.5829
    satlng:
    2.4391
    satalt:
    33104.5467
  16. satid:
    13382
    satname:
    COSMOS 1395
    intDesignator:
    1982-073H
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    56.1597
    satlng:
    4.3961
    satalt:
    1489.7306
  17. satid:
    13600
    satname:
    COSMOS 1412
    intDesignator:
    1982-099A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-02
    satlat:
    56.8947
    satlng:
    11.2235
    satalt:
    942.2365
  18. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    55.9243
    satlng:
    -22.1136
    satalt:
    19080.6221
  19. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.7404
    satlng:
    43.5763
    satalt:
    12219.0727
  20. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.7684
    satlng:
    0.9982
    satalt:
    1850.7874
  21. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    61.3002
    satlng:
    3.4541
    satalt:
    20428.7349
  22. satid:
    14799
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BR
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    57.2666
    satlng:
    0.8244
    satalt:
    1400.5003
  23. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    58.4498
    satlng:
    2.3651
    satalt:
    28458.9309
  24. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    54.4241
    satlng:
    -25.4995
    satalt:
    19134.2547
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.2028
    satlng:
    10.6853
    satalt:
    26505.6282
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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