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 2026-08-03T02:00:44Z in 1.136 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
1
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    541
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GA
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.6786
    satlng:
    7.6694
    satalt:
    1009.2747
  2. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    53.8976
    satlng:
    20.6759
    satalt:
    3676.3158
  3. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    62.5428
    satlng:
    22.0174
    satalt:
    3670.8631
  4. satid:
    734
    satname:
    OPS 3367 A
    intDesignator:
    1964-002B
    launchDate:
    1964-01-19
    satlat:
    59.2412
    satlng:
    0.1387
    satalt:
    798.3462
  5. satid:
    3244
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    61.3034
    satlng:
    23.6439
    satalt:
    3638.1366
  6. satid:
    4772
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.4113
    satlng:
    9.4708
    satalt:
    1226.7016
  7. satid:
    6121
    satname:
    COSMOS 508
    intDesignator:
    1972-057E
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    58.3003
    satlng:
    14.7118
    satalt:
    1457.4801
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.9282
    satlng:
    17.8918
    satalt:
    37344.5411
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    60.8188
    satlng:
    9.4138
    satalt:
    35172.5429
  10. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    67.9048
    satlng:
    -3.7732
    satalt:
    30660.8937
  11. satid:
    10452
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AD
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    51.8725
    satlng:
    3.6343
    satalt:
    2141.7572
  12. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    51.5015
    satlng:
    10.0006
    satalt:
    33508.6066
  13. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6988
    satlng:
    -16.8546
    satalt:
    13239.5269
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.0964
    satlng:
    54.216
    satalt:
    32223.828
  15. satid:
    12108
    satname:
    COSMOS 1229
    intDesignator:
    1980-102B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    59.0302
    satlng:
    15.3315
    satalt:
    1426.007
  16. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    62.6847
    satlng:
    20.9623
    satalt:
    3769.8565
  17. satid:
    12559
    satname:
    NOAA 7 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-059B
    launchDate:
    1981-06-23
    satlat:
    58.5877
    satlng:
    2.0976
    satalt:
    681.1222
  18. satid:
    12662
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053S
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.7226
    satlng:
    13.0113
    satalt:
    988.6783
  19. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.1384
    satlng:
    42.3982
    satalt:
    13680.5132
  20. satid:
    13819
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-010B
    launchDate:
    1983-02-16
    satlat:
    59.2602
    satlng:
    5.1227
    satalt:
    431.1694
  21. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.8274
    satlng:
    -39.4617
    satalt:
    39380.9662
  22. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    48.3927
    satlng:
    -16.0449
    satalt:
    13650.4486
  23. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.099
    satlng:
    -46.1438
    satalt:
    29877.0866
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.8185
    satlng:
    -7.2863
    satalt:
    36988.6956
  25. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    51.0467
    satlng:
    35.493
    satalt:
    12502.5393
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
1
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    541
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015GA
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.6786
    satlng:
    7.6694
    satalt:
    1009.2747
  2. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    53.8976
    satlng:
    20.6759
    satalt:
    3676.3158
  3. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    62.5428
    satlng:
    22.0174
    satalt:
    3670.8631
  4. satid:
    734
    satname:
    OPS 3367 A
    intDesignator:
    1964-002B
    launchDate:
    1964-01-19
    satlat:
    59.2412
    satlng:
    0.1387
    satalt:
    798.3462
  5. satid:
    3244
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    61.3034
    satlng:
    23.6439
    satalt:
    3638.1366
  6. satid:
    4772
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DS
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.4113
    satlng:
    9.4708
    satalt:
    1226.7016
  7. satid:
    6121
    satname:
    COSMOS 508
    intDesignator:
    1972-057E
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    58.3003
    satlng:
    14.7118
    satalt:
    1457.4801
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    62.9282
    satlng:
    17.8918
    satalt:
    37344.5411
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    60.8188
    satlng:
    9.4138
    satalt:
    35172.5429
  10. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    67.9048
    satlng:
    -3.7732
    satalt:
    30660.8937
  11. satid:
    10452
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AD
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    51.8725
    satlng:
    3.6343
    satalt:
    2141.7572
  12. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    51.5015
    satlng:
    10.0006
    satalt:
    33508.6066
  13. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.6988
    satlng:
    -16.8546
    satalt:
    13239.5269
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.0964
    satlng:
    54.216
    satalt:
    32223.828
  15. satid:
    12108
    satname:
    COSMOS 1229
    intDesignator:
    1980-102B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    59.0302
    satlng:
    15.3315
    satalt:
    1426.007
  16. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    62.6847
    satlng:
    20.9623
    satalt:
    3769.8565
  17. satid:
    12559
    satname:
    NOAA 7 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-059B
    launchDate:
    1981-06-23
    satlat:
    58.5877
    satlng:
    2.0976
    satalt:
    681.1222
  18. satid:
    12662
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053S
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.7226
    satlng:
    13.0113
    satalt:
    988.6783
  19. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    54.1384
    satlng:
    42.3982
    satalt:
    13680.5132
  20. satid:
    13819
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-010B
    launchDate:
    1983-02-16
    satlat:
    59.2602
    satlng:
    5.1227
    satalt:
    431.1694
  21. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    61.8274
    satlng:
    -39.4617
    satalt:
    39380.9662
  22. satid:
    13904
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088G
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    48.3927
    satlng:
    -16.0449
    satalt:
    13650.4486
  23. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.099
    satlng:
    -46.1438
    satalt:
    29877.0866
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.8185
    satlng:
    -7.2863
    satalt:
    36988.6956
  25. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    51.0467
    satlng:
    35.493
    satalt:
    12502.5393
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

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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