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 2026-08-03T06:02:18Z in 0.825 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
20
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    720
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-054C
    launchDate:
    1963-12-21
    satlat:
    58.6106
    satlng:
    9.0798
    satalt:
    659.2923
  2. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    55.4093
    satlng:
    3.9218
    satalt:
    1572.3579
  3. satid:
    1864
    satname:
    OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
    intDesignator:
    1965-109A
    launchDate:
    1965-12-22
    satlat:
    57.0368
    satlng:
    6.8723
    satalt:
    924.4529
  4. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8251
    satlng:
    30.5045
    satalt:
    132039.6437
  5. satid:
    3129
    satname:
    COSMOS 203
    intDesignator:
    1968-011A
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    59.4884
    satlng:
    9.4307
    satalt:
    1209.0749
  6. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    49.3394
    satlng:
    9.2241
    satalt:
    5869.3338
  7. satid:
    3576
    satname:
    COSMOS 256
    intDesignator:
    1968-106A
    launchDate:
    1968-11-30
    satlat:
    62.3089
    satlng:
    11.0491
    satalt:
    1191.9678
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5313
    satlng:
    52.2805
    satalt:
    36707.4175
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.5854
    satlng:
    24.2715
    satalt:
    28296.1085
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.4885
    satlng:
    21.8307
    satalt:
    33126.8067
  11. satid:
    7816
    satname:
    OPS 6226
    intDesignator:
    1975-043A
    launchDate:
    1975-05-24
    satlat:
    60.9761
    satlng:
    2.278
    satalt:
    782.188
  12. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.0819
    satlng:
    -0.4523
    satalt:
    1194.8799
  13. satid:
    12000
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.2211
    satlng:
    10.2933
    satalt:
    1544.4669
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.0926
    satlng:
    5.9029
    satalt:
    17910.4132
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.8349
    satlng:
    29.9742
    satalt:
    13831.2524
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    47.908
    satlng:
    7.1202
    satalt:
    18159.9394
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    49.2594
    satlng:
    1.3261
    satalt:
    15140.0391
  18. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    56.6797
    satlng:
    3.1354
    satalt:
    682.2803
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.4698
    satlng:
    -17.9855
    satalt:
    34160.8203
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.8544
    satlng:
    1.3369
    satalt:
    19155.9762
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.5567
    satlng:
    -13.8267
    satalt:
    33352.1423
  22. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.4864
    satlng:
    14.6418
    satalt:
    19224.9056
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.925
    satlng:
    26.943
    satalt:
    37711.7982
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    59.6453
    satlng:
    6.1825
    satalt:
    40563.0569
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8924
    satlng:
    -23.9908
    satalt:
    36438.0732
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
20
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    720
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-054C
    launchDate:
    1963-12-21
    satlat:
    58.6106
    satlng:
    9.0798
    satalt:
    659.2923
  2. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    55.4093
    satlng:
    3.9218
    satalt:
    1572.3579
  3. satid:
    1864
    satname:
    OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
    intDesignator:
    1965-109A
    launchDate:
    1965-12-22
    satlat:
    57.0368
    satlng:
    6.8723
    satalt:
    924.4529
  4. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8251
    satlng:
    30.5045
    satalt:
    132039.6437
  5. satid:
    3129
    satname:
    COSMOS 203
    intDesignator:
    1968-011A
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    59.4884
    satlng:
    9.4307
    satalt:
    1209.0749
  6. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    49.3394
    satlng:
    9.2241
    satalt:
    5869.3338
  7. satid:
    3576
    satname:
    COSMOS 256
    intDesignator:
    1968-106A
    launchDate:
    1968-11-30
    satlat:
    62.3089
    satlng:
    11.0491
    satalt:
    1191.9678
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5313
    satlng:
    52.2805
    satalt:
    36707.4175
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.5854
    satlng:
    24.2715
    satalt:
    28296.1085
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.4885
    satlng:
    21.8307
    satalt:
    33126.8067
  11. satid:
    7816
    satname:
    OPS 6226
    intDesignator:
    1975-043A
    launchDate:
    1975-05-24
    satlat:
    60.9761
    satlng:
    2.278
    satalt:
    782.188
  12. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.0819
    satlng:
    -0.4523
    satalt:
    1194.8799
  13. satid:
    12000
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.2211
    satlng:
    10.2933
    satalt:
    1544.4669
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.0926
    satlng:
    5.9029
    satalt:
    17910.4132
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.8349
    satlng:
    29.9742
    satalt:
    13831.2524
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    47.908
    satlng:
    7.1202
    satalt:
    18159.9394
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    49.2594
    satlng:
    1.3261
    satalt:
    15140.0391
  18. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    56.6797
    satlng:
    3.1354
    satalt:
    682.2803
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.4698
    satlng:
    -17.9855
    satalt:
    34160.8203
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.8544
    satlng:
    1.3369
    satalt:
    19155.9762
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.5567
    satlng:
    -13.8267
    satalt:
    33352.1423
  22. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.4864
    satlng:
    14.6418
    satalt:
    19224.9056
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.925
    satlng:
    26.943
    satalt:
    37711.7982
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    59.6453
    satlng:
    6.1825
    satalt:
    40563.0569
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8924
    satlng:
    -23.9908
    satalt:
    36438.0732
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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