find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

Signature: find_satellites_above(observer_lat: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_lon: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_alt_m: decimal number, metres, optional, default 0; radius_deg: integer, degrees, optional, default 30; category_id: integer, optional, default 0; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-11-09T03:21:56Z in 1.069 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 118

above:

25 results

satid:
410
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015EK
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
62.2486
satlng:
7.5277
satalt:
1000.7892
satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
42.3681
satlng:
-6.8974
satalt:
149634.3392
satid:
4564
satname:
COSMOS 367
intDesignator:
1970-079A
launchDate:
1970-10-03
satlat:
60.693
satlng:
6.9021
satalt:
963.191
satid:
5213
satname:
COSMOS 414
intDesignator:
1971-041D
launchDate:
1971-05-07
satlat:
57.0361
satlng:
-1.267
satalt:
1500.8816
satid:
6061
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1972-043B
launchDate:
1972-06-23
satlat:
60.2056
satlng:
7.8019
satalt:
775.5736
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
52.1783
satlng:
-9.7442
satalt:
24587.5328
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
62.199
satlng:
12.1222
satalt:
28288.6688
satid:
7688
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1975-017B
launchDate:
1975-03-10
satlat:
59.2497
satlng:
35.5301
satalt:
13686.6589
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.8999
satlng:
13.349
satalt:
36913.5644
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
58.3225
satlng:
49.3471
satalt:
28953.8393
satid:
11129
satname:
COSMOS 1052
intDesignator:
1978-109B
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
60.5558
satlng:
8.003
satalt:
1498.1456
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
44.7485
satlng:
1.7485
satalt:
13466.1642
satid:
11539
satname:
COSMOS 1131
intDesignator:
1979-084B
launchDate:
1979-09-25
satlat:
60.6614
satlng:
-3.6473
satalt:
1486.4501
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
60.5501
satlng:
20.3395
satalt:
39294.3699
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.085
satlng:
1.4072
satalt:
26865.9609
satid:
12627
satname:
COSMOS 1285
intDesignator:
1981-071A
launchDate:
1981-08-04
satlat:
57.1219
satlng:
21.276
satalt:
8789.4211
satid:
12719
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BL
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
60.073
satlng:
-1.5282
satalt:
937.4013
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
60.0332
satlng:
39.0864
satalt:
24159.9699
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.271
satlng:
2.4389
satalt:
30284.0503
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
60.9615
satlng:
6.5281
satalt:
32637.0362
satid:
13533
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077EF
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
60.3485
satlng:
-3.2237
satalt:
1762.6959
satid:
13845
satname:
SSB
intDesignator:
1983-008F
launchDate:
1983-02-09
satlat:
59.8288
satlng:
0.3742
satalt:
540.5322
satid:
13947
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067BF
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
58.2272
satlng:
13.3517
satalt:
1328.7391
satid:
14260
satname:
COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-084C
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
53.8709
satlng:
10.6015
satalt:
19162.3357
satid:
14590
satname:
COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127A
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
59.698
satlng:
-2.8809
satalt:
19134.5366

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 118

above:

25 results

satid:
410
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015EK
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
62.2486
satlng:
7.5277
satalt:
1000.7892
satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
42.3681
satlng:
-6.8974
satalt:
149634.3392
satid:
4564
satname:
COSMOS 367
intDesignator:
1970-079A
launchDate:
1970-10-03
satlat:
60.693
satlng:
6.9021
satalt:
963.191
satid:
5213
satname:
COSMOS 414
intDesignator:
1971-041D
launchDate:
1971-05-07
satlat:
57.0361
satlng:
-1.267
satalt:
1500.8816
satid:
6061
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1972-043B
launchDate:
1972-06-23
satlat:
60.2056
satlng:
7.8019
satalt:
775.5736
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
52.1783
satlng:
-9.7442
satalt:
24587.5328
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
62.199
satlng:
12.1222
satalt:
28288.6688
satid:
7688
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1975-017B
launchDate:
1975-03-10
satlat:
59.2497
satlng:
35.5301
satalt:
13686.6589
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.8999
satlng:
13.349
satalt:
36913.5644
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
58.3225
satlng:
49.3471
satalt:
28953.8393
satid:
11129
satname:
COSMOS 1052
intDesignator:
1978-109B
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
60.5558
satlng:
8.003
satalt:
1498.1456
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
44.7485
satlng:
1.7485
satalt:
13466.1642
satid:
11539
satname:
COSMOS 1131
intDesignator:
1979-084B
launchDate:
1979-09-25
satlat:
60.6614
satlng:
-3.6473
satalt:
1486.4501
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
60.5501
satlng:
20.3395
satalt:
39294.3699
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.085
satlng:
1.4072
satalt:
26865.9609
satid:
12627
satname:
COSMOS 1285
intDesignator:
1981-071A
launchDate:
1981-08-04
satlat:
57.1219
satlng:
21.276
satalt:
8789.4211
satid:
12719
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BL
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
60.073
satlng:
-1.5282
satalt:
937.4013
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
60.0332
satlng:
39.0864
satalt:
24159.9699
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.271
satlng:
2.4389
satalt:
30284.0503
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
60.9615
satlng:
6.5281
satalt:
32637.0362
satid:
13533
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077EF
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
60.3485
satlng:
-3.2237
satalt:
1762.6959
satid:
13845
satname:
SSB
intDesignator:
1983-008F
launchDate:
1983-02-09
satlat:
59.8288
satlng:
0.3742
satalt:
540.5322
satid:
13947
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067BF
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
58.2272
satlng:
13.3517
satalt:
1328.7391
satid:
14260
satname:
COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-084C
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
53.8709
satlng:
10.6015
satalt:
19162.3357
satid:
14590
satname:
COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127A
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
59.698
satlng:
-2.8809
satalt:
19134.5366

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