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 2026-08-03T04:40:00Z in 1.065 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
5
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    188
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018C
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    58.6321
    satlng:
    10.1348
    satalt:
    3533.9837
  2. satid:
    871
    satname:
    SCOUT X-4 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1964-051B
    launchDate:
    1964-08-25
    satlat:
    59.761
    satlng:
    11.7983
    satalt:
    853.6035
  3. satid:
    1312
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-004C
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    60.6546
    satlng:
    -0.5262
    satalt:
    1759.4694
  4. satid:
    2707
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1967-006D
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    54.3406
    satlng:
    3.347
    satalt:
    1449.993
  5. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    65.406
    satlng:
    -30.3249
    satalt:
    9333.4285
  6. satid:
    3617
    satname:
    OPS 7684 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-112C
    launchDate:
    1968-12-12
    satlat:
    64.0825
    satlng:
    8.3702
    satalt:
    1384.086
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.8231
    satlng:
    50.4099
    satalt:
    35848.0802
  8. satid:
    6265
    satname:
    COSMOS 530
    intDesignator:
    1972-087C
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    60.8476
    satlng:
    2.8258
    satalt:
    1476.0231
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.3876
    satlng:
    23.1639
    satalt:
    35066.3955
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.5777
    satlng:
    18.1156
    satalt:
    37133.695
  11. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    47.6059
    satlng:
    2.9769
    satalt:
    33605.5661
  12. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.7764
    satlng:
    11.1725
    satalt:
    2257.4578
  13. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    56.2007
    satlng:
    28.4891
    satalt:
    20262.05
  14. satid:
    10644
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077E
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.249
    satlng:
    2.0783
    satalt:
    1507.548
  15. satid:
    10765
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    56.6472
    satlng:
    9.1736
    satalt:
    1693.8096
  16. satid:
    11427
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-060B
    launchDate:
    1979-06-28
    satlat:
    58.5268
    satlng:
    7.6843
    satalt:
    758.2635
  17. satid:
    11883
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-058J
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    62.7034
    satlng:
    -1.98
    satalt:
    1655.3107
  18. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    55.9644
    satlng:
    33.1427
    satalt:
    15709.4862
  19. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    60.6291
    satlng:
    -12.4337
    satalt:
    16718.7842
  20. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    48.7826
    satlng:
    21.7562
    satalt:
    25562.7564
  21. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    61.0602
    satlng:
    27.6255
    satalt:
    9811.5518
  22. satid:
    13160
    satname:
    COSMOS 1357
    intDesignator:
    1982-040A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    61.2971
    satlng:
    16.2552
    satalt:
    1410.9858
  23. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.4427
    satlng:
    -12.0777
    satalt:
    27375.0334
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.6985
    satlng:
    -21.2603
    satalt:
    35294.7239
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    58.2358
    satlng:
    -8.818
    satalt:
    38019.0868
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
5
satcount:
120
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    188
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018C
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    58.6321
    satlng:
    10.1348
    satalt:
    3533.9837
  2. satid:
    871
    satname:
    SCOUT X-4 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1964-051B
    launchDate:
    1964-08-25
    satlat:
    59.761
    satlng:
    11.7983
    satalt:
    853.6035
  3. satid:
    1312
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-004C
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    60.6546
    satlng:
    -0.5262
    satalt:
    1759.4694
  4. satid:
    2707
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1967-006D
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    54.3406
    satlng:
    3.347
    satalt:
    1449.993
  5. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    65.406
    satlng:
    -30.3249
    satalt:
    9333.4285
  6. satid:
    3617
    satname:
    OPS 7684 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-112C
    launchDate:
    1968-12-12
    satlat:
    64.0825
    satlng:
    8.3702
    satalt:
    1384.086
  7. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.8231
    satlng:
    50.4099
    satalt:
    35848.0802
  8. satid:
    6265
    satname:
    COSMOS 530
    intDesignator:
    1972-087C
    launchDate:
    1972-11-01
    satlat:
    60.8476
    satlng:
    2.8258
    satalt:
    1476.0231
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    61.3876
    satlng:
    23.1639
    satalt:
    35066.3955
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.5777
    satlng:
    18.1156
    satalt:
    37133.695
  11. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    47.6059
    satlng:
    2.9769
    satalt:
    33605.5661
  12. satid:
    9634
    satname:
    COSMOS 886
    intDesignator:
    1976-126A
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.7764
    satlng:
    11.1725
    satalt:
    2257.4578
  13. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    56.2007
    satlng:
    28.4891
    satalt:
    20262.05
  14. satid:
    10644
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077E
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.249
    satlng:
    2.0783
    satalt:
    1507.548
  15. satid:
    10765
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BN
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    56.6472
    satlng:
    9.1736
    satalt:
    1693.8096
  16. satid:
    11427
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-060B
    launchDate:
    1979-06-28
    satlat:
    58.5268
    satlng:
    7.6843
    satalt:
    758.2635
  17. satid:
    11883
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-058J
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    62.7034
    satlng:
    -1.98
    satalt:
    1655.3107
  18. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    55.9644
    satlng:
    33.1427
    satalt:
    15709.4862
  19. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    60.6291
    satlng:
    -12.4337
    satalt:
    16718.7842
  20. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    48.7826
    satlng:
    21.7562
    satalt:
    25562.7564
  21. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    61.0602
    satlng:
    27.6255
    satalt:
    9811.5518
  22. satid:
    13160
    satname:
    COSMOS 1357
    intDesignator:
    1982-040A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    61.2971
    satlng:
    16.2552
    satalt:
    1410.9858
  23. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.4427
    satlng:
    -12.0777
    satalt:
    27375.0334
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.6985
    satlng:
    -21.2603
    satalt:
    35294.7239
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    58.2358
    satlng:
    -8.818
    satalt:
    38019.0868
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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