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 2026-08-03T01:49:04Z in 1.034 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
10
satcount:
107
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    61.5198
    satlng:
    10.427
    satalt:
    4210.9675
  2. satid:
    5876
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.4911
    satlng:
    3.1817
    satalt:
    1909.6443
  3. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.4649
    satlng:
    17.6455
    satalt:
    36992.2197
  4. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.8571
    satlng:
    9.2556
    satalt:
    34520.3068
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.535
    satlng:
    -7.6932
    satalt:
    29968.9412
  6. satid:
    9965
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BF
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4386
    satlng:
    10.8861
    satalt:
    2190.3252
  7. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    52.7933
    satlng:
    10.7601
    satalt:
    34355.277
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.0356
    satlng:
    -30.973
    satalt:
    11621.0688
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.1094
    satlng:
    54.0996
    satalt:
    32922.1753
  10. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    55.7599
    satlng:
    10.2286
    satalt:
    1472.5992
  11. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    49.8356
    satlng:
    37.6136
    satalt:
    13731.2152
  12. satid:
    13301
    satname:
    COSMOS 1383
    intDesignator:
    1982-066A
    launchDate:
    1982-06-29
    satlat:
    60.291
    satlng:
    13.0903
    satalt:
    1005.1224
  13. satid:
    13810
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HH
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.609
    satlng:
    5.9071
    satalt:
    1105.6824
  14. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.1322
    satlng:
    -39.4629
    satalt:
    39351.4604
  15. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.9404
    satlng:
    -20.5382
    satalt:
    13421.0918
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.6798
    satlng:
    -7.6795
    satalt:
    36396.3072
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    48.1814
    satlng:
    38.6061
    satalt:
    32322.353
  18. satid:
    15555
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BT
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    56.7839
    satlng:
    6.0001
    satalt:
    1449.7665
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    52.7357
    satlng:
    -13.823
    satalt:
    36478.9828
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.7317
    satlng:
    -2.6454
    satalt:
    25597.2043
  21. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    44.171
    satlng:
    8.7939
    satalt:
    15379.7229
  22. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    61.7739
    satlng:
    -18.6887
    satalt:
    34311.273
  23. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    41.4068
    satlng:
    0.3855
    satalt:
    19132.0812
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    61.2457
    satlng:
    -43.2858
    satalt:
    33519.8486
  25. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    65.407
    satlng:
    2.9194
    satalt:
    12743.9958
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:
107
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    61.5198
    satlng:
    10.427
    satalt:
    4210.9675
  2. satid:
    5876
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.4911
    satlng:
    3.1817
    satalt:
    1909.6443
  3. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.4649
    satlng:
    17.6455
    satalt:
    36992.2197
  4. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.8571
    satlng:
    9.2556
    satalt:
    34520.3068
  5. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    68.535
    satlng:
    -7.6932
    satalt:
    29968.9412
  6. satid:
    9965
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BF
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4386
    satlng:
    10.8861
    satalt:
    2190.3252
  7. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    52.7933
    satlng:
    10.7601
    satalt:
    34355.277
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.0356
    satlng:
    -30.973
    satalt:
    11621.0688
  9. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.1094
    satlng:
    54.0996
    satalt:
    32922.1753
  10. satid:
    12641
    satname:
    COSMOS 1292
    intDesignator:
    1981-074F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    55.7599
    satlng:
    10.2286
    satalt:
    1472.5992
  11. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    49.8356
    satlng:
    37.6136
    satalt:
    13731.2152
  12. satid:
    13301
    satname:
    COSMOS 1383
    intDesignator:
    1982-066A
    launchDate:
    1982-06-29
    satlat:
    60.291
    satlng:
    13.0903
    satalt:
    1005.1224
  13. satid:
    13810
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HH
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.609
    satlng:
    5.9071
    satalt:
    1105.6824
  14. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.1322
    satlng:
    -39.4629
    satalt:
    39351.4604
  15. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.9404
    satlng:
    -20.5382
    satalt:
    13421.0918
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.6798
    satlng:
    -7.6795
    satalt:
    36396.3072
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    48.1814
    satlng:
    38.6061
    satalt:
    32322.353
  18. satid:
    15555
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BT
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    56.7839
    satlng:
    6.0001
    satalt:
    1449.7665
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    52.7357
    satlng:
    -13.823
    satalt:
    36478.9828
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.7317
    satlng:
    -2.6454
    satalt:
    25597.2043
  21. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    44.171
    satlng:
    8.7939
    satalt:
    15379.7229
  22. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    61.7739
    satlng:
    -18.6887
    satalt:
    34311.273
  23. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    41.4068
    satlng:
    0.3855
    satalt:
    19132.0812
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    61.2457
    satlng:
    -43.2858
    satalt:
    33519.8486
  25. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    65.407
    satlng:
    2.9194
    satalt:
    12743.9958
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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