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 2026-08-03T06:02:05Z in 0.690 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
17
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    720
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-054C
    launchDate:
    1963-12-21
    satlat:
    58.6037
    satlng:
    7.4855
    satalt:
    659.7911
  2. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    55.5438
    satlng:
    2.7473
    satalt:
    1572.159
  3. satid:
    1864
    satname:
    OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
    intDesignator:
    1965-109A
    launchDate:
    1965-12-22
    satlat:
    57.8512
    satlng:
    6.8854
    satalt:
    923.7439
  4. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8233
    satlng:
    30.5531
    satalt:
    132029.1531
  5. satid:
    3129
    satname:
    COSMOS 203
    intDesignator:
    1968-011A
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    58.8407
    satlng:
    8.6923
    satalt:
    1208.9996
  6. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    49.5703
    satlng:
    9.7339
    satalt:
    5869.4227
  7. satid:
    3576
    satname:
    COSMOS 256
    intDesignator:
    1968-106A
    launchDate:
    1968-11-30
    satlat:
    61.6836
    satlng:
    10.1532
    satalt:
    1191.5641
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5317
    satlng:
    52.2731
    satalt:
    36710.3892
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.6179
    satlng:
    24.2703
    satalt:
    28321.7314
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.5107
    satlng:
    21.8254
    satalt:
    33143.3953
  11. satid:
    7816
    satname:
    OPS 6226
    intDesignator:
    1975-043A
    launchDate:
    1975-05-24
    satlat:
    60.1777
    satlng:
    2.8532
    satalt:
    781.8426
  12. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.6941
    satlng:
    -1.8121
    satalt:
    1184.1059
  13. satid:
    12000
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.8795
    satlng:
    10.8835
    satalt:
    1544.7309
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.0021
    satlng:
    5.9643
    satalt:
    17936.3196
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.8667
    satlng:
    29.774
    satalt:
    13835.2775
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    48.0066
    satlng:
    7.0949
    satalt:
    18192.0713
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    49.2939
    satlng:
    1.2226
    satalt:
    15151.962
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.4477
    satlng:
    -18.0265
    satalt:
    34168.6021
  19. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.8283
    satlng:
    1.0992
    satalt:
    19156.0054
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.581
    satlng:
    -13.8105
    satalt:
    33370.9314
  21. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.5396
    satlng:
    14.5739
    satalt:
    19230.7428
  22. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9234
    satlng:
    26.9377
    satalt:
    37721.9506
  23. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    59.6346
    satlng:
    6.1961
    satalt:
    40560.5005
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8959
    satlng:
    -23.9964
    satalt:
    36453.1516
  25. satid:
    15783
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015LG
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.184
    satlng:
    8.6214
    satalt:
    621.2727
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
17
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    720
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-054C
    launchDate:
    1963-12-21
    satlat:
    58.6037
    satlng:
    7.4855
    satalt:
    659.7911
  2. satid:
    1574
    satname:
    COSMOS 84
    intDesignator:
    1965-070E
    launchDate:
    1965-09-03
    satlat:
    55.5438
    satlng:
    2.7473
    satalt:
    1572.159
  3. satid:
    1864
    satname:
    OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
    intDesignator:
    1965-109A
    launchDate:
    1965-12-22
    satlat:
    57.8512
    satlng:
    6.8854
    satalt:
    923.7439
  4. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8233
    satlng:
    30.5531
    satalt:
    132029.1531
  5. satid:
    3129
    satname:
    COSMOS 203
    intDesignator:
    1968-011A
    launchDate:
    1968-02-20
    satlat:
    58.8407
    satlng:
    8.6923
    satalt:
    1208.9996
  6. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    49.5703
    satlng:
    9.7339
    satalt:
    5869.4227
  7. satid:
    3576
    satname:
    COSMOS 256
    intDesignator:
    1968-106A
    launchDate:
    1968-11-30
    satlat:
    61.6836
    satlng:
    10.1532
    satalt:
    1191.5641
  8. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5317
    satlng:
    52.2731
    satalt:
    36710.3892
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.6179
    satlng:
    24.2703
    satalt:
    28321.7314
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.5107
    satlng:
    21.8254
    satalt:
    33143.3953
  11. satid:
    7816
    satname:
    OPS 6226
    intDesignator:
    1975-043A
    launchDate:
    1975-05-24
    satlat:
    60.1777
    satlng:
    2.8532
    satalt:
    781.8426
  12. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    61.6941
    satlng:
    -1.8121
    satalt:
    1184.1059
  13. satid:
    12000
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    57.8795
    satlng:
    10.8835
    satalt:
    1544.7309
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    47.0021
    satlng:
    5.9643
    satalt:
    17936.3196
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.8667
    satlng:
    29.774
    satalt:
    13835.2775
  16. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    48.0066
    satlng:
    7.0949
    satalt:
    18192.0713
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    49.2939
    satlng:
    1.2226
    satalt:
    15151.962
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.4477
    satlng:
    -18.0265
    satalt:
    34168.6021
  19. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    65.8283
    satlng:
    1.0992
    satalt:
    19156.0054
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.581
    satlng:
    -13.8105
    satalt:
    33370.9314
  21. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    57.5396
    satlng:
    14.5739
    satalt:
    19230.7428
  22. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.9234
    satlng:
    26.9377
    satalt:
    37721.9506
  23. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    59.6346
    satlng:
    6.1961
    satalt:
    40560.5005
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8959
    satlng:
    -23.9964
    satalt:
    36453.1516
  25. satid:
    15783
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015LG
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.184
    satlng:
    8.6214
    satalt:
    621.2727
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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