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 2026-08-03T03:44:23Z in 1.129 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
10
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2359
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014J
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.764
    satlng:
    -0.2206
    satalt:
    2508.7795
  2. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    57.8092
    satlng:
    0.915
    satalt:
    9811.0065
  3. satid:
    3554
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097G
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    62.1049
    satlng:
    -1.335
    satalt:
    1175.7488
  4. satid:
    4256
    satname:
    OPS 7613 (P/L 1)
    intDesignator:
    1969-082B
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    56.2399
    satlng:
    3.4916
    satalt:
    912.9519
  5. satid:
    4382
    satname:
    DFH-1
    intDesignator:
    1970-034A
    launchDate:
    1970-04-24
    satlat:
    58.5055
    satlng:
    -1.908
    satalt:
    1648.8769
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.4752
    satlng:
    50.2671
    satalt:
    33029.8116
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.6422
    satlng:
    21.418
    satalt:
    37373.8856
  8. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.2201
    satlng:
    14.2804
    satalt:
    37878.6299
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    56.0005
    satlng:
    7.0422
    satalt:
    33917.7054
  10. satid:
    9983
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012G
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    48.1158
    satlng:
    7.6242
    satalt:
    3763.8185
  11. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.3971
    satlng:
    -12.106
    satalt:
    20339.9789
  12. satid:
    10829
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BZ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.197
    satlng:
    9.8566
    satalt:
    1530.6323
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.8422
    satlng:
    26.6087
    satalt:
    3748.2286
  14. satid:
    11046
    satname:
    COSMOS 1037
    intDesignator:
    1978-091D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    63.5987
    satlng:
    11.9998
    satalt:
    1490.9856
  15. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    39.6769
    satlng:
    19.9739
    satalt:
    19249.0467
  16. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    59.2093
    satlng:
    31.9203
    satalt:
    15057.7427
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    61.8136
    satlng:
    10.2295
    satalt:
    17813.7301
  18. satid:
    13815
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.3835
    satlng:
    -0.1622
    satalt:
    1041.5061
  19. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    56.4637
    satlng:
    -42.1258
    satalt:
    36716.7387
  20. satid:
    13948
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BD
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.6162
    satlng:
    11.4831
    satalt:
    970.0422
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4322
    satlng:
    -34.4305
    satalt:
    31338.7073
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    61.4365
    satlng:
    4.8959
    satalt:
    19341.3602
  23. satid:
    14503
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BQ
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.767
    satlng:
    6.5822
    satalt:
    2103.6119
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    51.6426
    satlng:
    -16.315
    satalt:
    34249.2295
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.0408
    satlng:
    -6.8114
    satalt:
    39122.0333
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
10
satcount:
105
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2359
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014J
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.764
    satlng:
    -0.2206
    satalt:
    2508.7795
  2. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    57.8092
    satlng:
    0.915
    satalt:
    9811.0065
  3. satid:
    3554
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097G
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    62.1049
    satlng:
    -1.335
    satalt:
    1175.7488
  4. satid:
    4256
    satname:
    OPS 7613 (P/L 1)
    intDesignator:
    1969-082B
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    56.2399
    satlng:
    3.4916
    satalt:
    912.9519
  5. satid:
    4382
    satname:
    DFH-1
    intDesignator:
    1970-034A
    launchDate:
    1970-04-24
    satlat:
    58.5055
    satlng:
    -1.908
    satalt:
    1648.8769
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.4752
    satlng:
    50.2671
    satalt:
    33029.8116
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.6422
    satlng:
    21.418
    satalt:
    37373.8856
  8. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.2201
    satlng:
    14.2804
    satalt:
    37878.6299
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    56.0005
    satlng:
    7.0422
    satalt:
    33917.7054
  10. satid:
    9983
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012G
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    48.1158
    satlng:
    7.6242
    satalt:
    3763.8185
  11. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.3971
    satlng:
    -12.106
    satalt:
    20339.9789
  12. satid:
    10829
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BZ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.197
    satlng:
    9.8566
    satalt:
    1530.6323
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.8422
    satlng:
    26.6087
    satalt:
    3748.2286
  14. satid:
    11046
    satname:
    COSMOS 1037
    intDesignator:
    1978-091D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    63.5987
    satlng:
    11.9998
    satalt:
    1490.9856
  15. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    39.6769
    satlng:
    19.9739
    satalt:
    19249.0467
  16. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    59.2093
    satlng:
    31.9203
    satalt:
    15057.7427
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    61.8136
    satlng:
    10.2295
    satalt:
    17813.7301
  18. satid:
    13815
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    56.3835
    satlng:
    -0.1622
    satalt:
    1041.5061
  19. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    56.4637
    satlng:
    -42.1258
    satalt:
    36716.7387
  20. satid:
    13948
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BD
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.6162
    satlng:
    11.4831
    satalt:
    970.0422
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4322
    satlng:
    -34.4305
    satalt:
    31338.7073
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    61.4365
    satlng:
    4.8959
    satalt:
    19341.3602
  23. satid:
    14503
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BQ
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.767
    satlng:
    6.5822
    satalt:
    2103.6119
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    51.6426
    satlng:
    -16.315
    satalt:
    34249.2295
  25. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.0408
    satlng:
    -6.8114
    satalt:
    39122.0333
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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