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 2026-08-03T06:03:58Z in 0.656 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
25
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    144
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AE
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.4105
    satlng:
    1.7092
    satalt:
    961.0609
  2. satid:
    327
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DD
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.5655
    satlng:
    3.9924
    satalt:
    858.8321
  3. satid:
    354
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.7748
    satlng:
    0.103
    satalt:
    1199.5932
  4. satid:
    355
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DV
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    57.9869
    satlng:
    1.2485
    satalt:
    1048.7131
  5. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    54.1008
    satlng:
    12.0229
    satalt:
    1573.4869
  6. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8377
    satlng:
    30.157
    satalt:
    132114.5493
  7. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    47.6413
    satlng:
    5.7015
    satalt:
    5868.6618
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5277
    satlng:
    52.3334
    satalt:
    36685.2905
  9. satid:
    5702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014CU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.036
    satlng:
    19.8613
    satalt:
    2020.6846
  10. satid:
    6149
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-062B
    launchDate:
    1972-08-16
    satlat:
    58.6829
    satlng:
    2.1706
    satalt:
    965.7211
  11. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.3505
    satlng:
    24.2801
    satalt:
    28111.8664
  12. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.3283
    satlng:
    21.8676
    satalt:
    33007.3728
  13. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    67.4852
    satlng:
    32.5962
    satalt:
    5958.01
  14. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.3608
    satlng:
    10.1561
    satalt:
    1272.037
  15. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    62.2042
    satlng:
    7.5364
    satalt:
    1031.0919
  16. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.7444
    satlng:
    5.4634
    satalt:
    17723.2314
  17. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    55.8019
    satlng:
    9.4846
    satalt:
    965.7407
  18. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.5932
    satlng:
    31.3913
    satalt:
    13799.7755
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    47.1942
    satlng:
    7.2982
    satalt:
    17929.4072
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    49.0058
    satlng:
    2.0642
    satalt:
    15052.3008
  21. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    61.8218
    satlng:
    9.1378
    satalt:
    683.256
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.6261
    satlng:
    -17.6856
    satalt:
    34104.4528
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.0244
    satlng:
    3.052
    satalt:
    19155.7607
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.3815
    satlng:
    -13.9426
    satalt:
    33216.9161
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.1017
    satlng:
    15.1179
    satalt:
    19181.4223
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
25
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    144
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AE
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.4105
    satlng:
    1.7092
    satalt:
    961.0609
  2. satid:
    327
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DD
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.5655
    satlng:
    3.9924
    satalt:
    858.8321
  3. satid:
    354
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.7748
    satlng:
    0.103
    satalt:
    1199.5932
  4. satid:
    355
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DV
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    57.9869
    satlng:
    1.2485
    satalt:
    1048.7131
  5. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    54.1008
    satlng:
    12.0229
    satalt:
    1573.4869
  6. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8377
    satlng:
    30.157
    satalt:
    132114.5493
  7. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    47.6413
    satlng:
    5.7015
    satalt:
    5868.6618
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5277
    satlng:
    52.3334
    satalt:
    36685.2905
  9. satid:
    5702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014CU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.036
    satlng:
    19.8613
    satalt:
    2020.6846
  10. satid:
    6149
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-062B
    launchDate:
    1972-08-16
    satlat:
    58.6829
    satlng:
    2.1706
    satalt:
    965.7211
  11. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.3505
    satlng:
    24.2801
    satalt:
    28111.8664
  12. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.3283
    satlng:
    21.8676
    satalt:
    33007.3728
  13. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    67.4852
    satlng:
    32.5962
    satalt:
    5958.01
  14. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.3608
    satlng:
    10.1561
    satalt:
    1272.037
  15. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    62.2042
    satlng:
    7.5364
    satalt:
    1031.0919
  16. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.7444
    satlng:
    5.4634
    satalt:
    17723.2314
  17. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    55.8019
    satlng:
    9.4846
    satalt:
    965.7407
  18. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.5932
    satlng:
    31.3913
    satalt:
    13799.7755
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    47.1942
    satlng:
    7.2982
    satalt:
    17929.4072
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    49.0058
    satlng:
    2.0642
    satalt:
    15052.3008
  21. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    61.8218
    satlng:
    9.1378
    satalt:
    683.256
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.6261
    satlng:
    -17.6856
    satalt:
    34104.4528
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.0244
    satlng:
    3.052
    satalt:
    19155.7607
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.3815
    satlng:
    -13.9426
    satalt:
    33216.9161
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.1017
    satlng:
    15.1179
    satalt:
    19181.4223
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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