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 2026-08-03T06:35:15Z in 2.257 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
41
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    480
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015FS
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.3822
    satlng:
    12.1971
    satalt:
    711.3967
  2. satid:
    2375
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014W
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    55.3483
    satlng:
    0.317
    satalt:
    2746.5177
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.0645
    satlng:
    23.6331
    satalt:
    133504.692
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.1682
    satlng:
    53.3747
    satalt:
    35977.3407
  5. satid:
    5222
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AW
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    59.941
    satlng:
    -2.0005
    satalt:
    1512.4073
  6. satid:
    5553
    satname:
    COSMOS 450
    intDesignator:
    1971-086G
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    64.6432
    satlng:
    11.2412
    satalt:
    1508.6857
  7. satid:
    7039
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.084
    satlng:
    10.4905
    satalt:
    1474.0282
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.0751
    satlng:
    24.4594
    satalt:
    24252.8893
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    55.8167
    satlng:
    22.2894
    satalt:
    30460.6366
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.203
    satlng:
    24.1877
    satalt:
    21955.3948
  11. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    39.4188
    satlng:
    19.2306
    satalt:
    21402.8647
  12. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    64.8251
    satlng:
    0.5302
    satalt:
    3638.1286
  13. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    62.5244
    satlng:
    -3.0874
    satalt:
    13488.1677
  14. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.0285
    satlng:
    -16.5649
    satalt:
    13380.8445
  15. satid:
    14472
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.7094
    satlng:
    -4.354
    satalt:
    1518.2095
  16. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.1287
    satlng:
    -22.7241
    satalt:
    19139.2013
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    41.3826
    satlng:
    15.5609
    satalt:
    12546.8174
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.9824
    satlng:
    -9.5837
    satalt:
    32794.1202
  19. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    63.625
    satlng:
    34.546
    satalt:
    19149.699
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    47.6861
    satlng:
    -16.1349
    satalt:
    30347.8642
  21. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    48.4817
    satlng:
    21.6235
    satalt:
    17778.8456
  22. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.84
    satlng:
    28.0459
    satalt:
    35984.5728
  23. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.9858
    satlng:
    4.5174
    satalt:
    40659.1817
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.0495
    satlng:
    -22.9033
    satalt:
    33994.9167
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.6634
    satlng:
    44.1702
    satalt:
    39634.1184
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
41
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    480
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015FS
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.3822
    satlng:
    12.1971
    satalt:
    711.3967
  2. satid:
    2375
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014W
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    55.3483
    satlng:
    0.317
    satalt:
    2746.5177
  3. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.0645
    satlng:
    23.6331
    satalt:
    133504.692
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.1682
    satlng:
    53.3747
    satalt:
    35977.3407
  5. satid:
    5222
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AW
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    59.941
    satlng:
    -2.0005
    satalt:
    1512.4073
  6. satid:
    5553
    satname:
    COSMOS 450
    intDesignator:
    1971-086G
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    64.6432
    satlng:
    11.2412
    satalt:
    1508.6857
  7. satid:
    7039
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.084
    satlng:
    10.4905
    satalt:
    1474.0282
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.0751
    satlng:
    24.4594
    satalt:
    24252.8893
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    55.8167
    satlng:
    22.2894
    satalt:
    30460.6366
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.203
    satlng:
    24.1877
    satalt:
    21955.3948
  11. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    39.4188
    satlng:
    19.2306
    satalt:
    21402.8647
  12. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    64.8251
    satlng:
    0.5302
    satalt:
    3638.1286
  13. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    62.5244
    satlng:
    -3.0874
    satalt:
    13488.1677
  14. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.0285
    satlng:
    -16.5649
    satalt:
    13380.8445
  15. satid:
    14472
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.7094
    satlng:
    -4.354
    satalt:
    1518.2095
  16. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.1287
    satlng:
    -22.7241
    satalt:
    19139.2013
  17. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    41.3826
    satlng:
    15.5609
    satalt:
    12546.8174
  18. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.9824
    satlng:
    -9.5837
    satalt:
    32794.1202
  19. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    63.625
    satlng:
    34.546
    satalt:
    19149.699
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    47.6861
    satlng:
    -16.1349
    satalt:
    30347.8642
  21. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    48.4817
    satlng:
    21.6235
    satalt:
    17778.8456
  22. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.84
    satlng:
    28.0459
    satalt:
    35984.5728
  23. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.9858
    satlng:
    4.5174
    satalt:
    40659.1817
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.0495
    satlng:
    -22.9033
    satalt:
    33994.9167
  25. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.6634
    satlng:
    44.1702
    satalt:
    39634.1184
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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