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 2026-08-02T22:02:58Z in 0.724 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
9
satcount:
111
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    65.7292
    satlng:
    -6.0228
    satalt:
    3691.3995
  2. satid:
    3679
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AE
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    62.4283
    satlng:
    17.1124
    satalt:
    1216.6307
  3. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    62.6847
    satlng:
    10.1522
    satalt:
    1595.1883
  4. satid:
    4249
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CY
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    56.2331
    satlng:
    8.4811
    satalt:
    843.655
  5. satid:
    7146
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.639
    satlng:
    10.4539
    satalt:
    1465.2745
  6. satid:
    7165
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ED
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.3297
    satlng:
    17.898
    satalt:
    1205.5721
  7. satid:
    7574
    satname:
    METEOR 1-20
    intDesignator:
    1974-099A
    launchDate:
    1974-12-17
    satlat:
    59.5203
    satlng:
    6.567
    satalt:
    866.0788
  8. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    52.2442
    satlng:
    15.4879
    satalt:
    29724.5338
  9. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    49.4679
    satlng:
    1.7459
    satalt:
    33765.4639
  10. satid:
    9482
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-102B
    launchDate:
    1976-10-15
    satlat:
    59.7049
    satlng:
    7.2074
    satalt:
    815.7769
  11. satid:
    9981
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012E
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    51.9255
    satlng:
    14.4931
    satalt:
    3030.654
  12. satid:
    10293
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-079J
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    65.6212
    satlng:
    13.4446
    satalt:
    1638.6646
  13. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.797
    satlng:
    11.9955
    satalt:
    37001.863
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.5576
    satlng:
    41.6601
    satalt:
    30536.2115
  15. satid:
    11417
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109
    intDesignator:
    1979-058A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    67.9574
    satlng:
    -33.7981
    satalt:
    16393.7778
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.6229
    satlng:
    32.816
    satalt:
    39379.4198
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.18
    satlng:
    5.8983
    satalt:
    36441.341
  18. satid:
    14000
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068G
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    56.3719
    satlng:
    -14.5492
    satalt:
    28799.7298
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.064
    satlng:
    -28.8122
    satalt:
    30293.675
  20. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    56.8127
    satlng:
    47.3698
    satalt:
    15124.0991
  21. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.1916
    satlng:
    -25.1335
    satalt:
    25880.0907
  22. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    55.8248
    satlng:
    -12.892
    satalt:
    37217.2587
  23. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.5177
    satlng:
    61.8455
    satalt:
    39371.4704
  24. satid:
    19807
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-75
    intDesignator:
    1989-014A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-15
    satlat:
    62.1557
    satlng:
    -36.0837
    satalt:
    31018.2084
  25. satid:
    20302
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 16 (USA 47)
    intDesignator:
    1989-085A
    launchDate:
    1989-10-21
    satlat:
    46.7761
    satlng:
    29.0561
    satalt:
    21202.4904
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
9
satcount:
111
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    65.7292
    satlng:
    -6.0228
    satalt:
    3691.3995
  2. satid:
    3679
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AE
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    62.4283
    satlng:
    17.1124
    satalt:
    1216.6307
  3. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    62.6847
    satlng:
    10.1522
    satalt:
    1595.1883
  4. satid:
    4249
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CY
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    56.2331
    satlng:
    8.4811
    satalt:
    843.655
  5. satid:
    7146
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.639
    satlng:
    10.4539
    satalt:
    1465.2745
  6. satid:
    7165
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ED
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.3297
    satlng:
    17.898
    satalt:
    1205.5721
  7. satid:
    7574
    satname:
    METEOR 1-20
    intDesignator:
    1974-099A
    launchDate:
    1974-12-17
    satlat:
    59.5203
    satlng:
    6.567
    satalt:
    866.0788
  8. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    52.2442
    satlng:
    15.4879
    satalt:
    29724.5338
  9. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    49.4679
    satlng:
    1.7459
    satalt:
    33765.4639
  10. satid:
    9482
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-102B
    launchDate:
    1976-10-15
    satlat:
    59.7049
    satlng:
    7.2074
    satalt:
    815.7769
  11. satid:
    9981
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012E
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    51.9255
    satlng:
    14.4931
    satalt:
    3030.654
  12. satid:
    10293
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-079J
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    65.6212
    satlng:
    13.4446
    satalt:
    1638.6646
  13. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.797
    satlng:
    11.9955
    satalt:
    37001.863
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.5576
    satlng:
    41.6601
    satalt:
    30536.2115
  15. satid:
    11417
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109
    intDesignator:
    1979-058A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    67.9574
    satlng:
    -33.7981
    satalt:
    16393.7778
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.6229
    satlng:
    32.816
    satalt:
    39379.4198
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.18
    satlng:
    5.8983
    satalt:
    36441.341
  18. satid:
    14000
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068G
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    56.3719
    satlng:
    -14.5492
    satalt:
    28799.7298
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.064
    satlng:
    -28.8122
    satalt:
    30293.675
  20. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    56.8127
    satlng:
    47.3698
    satalt:
    15124.0991
  21. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.1916
    satlng:
    -25.1335
    satalt:
    25880.0907
  22. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    55.8248
    satlng:
    -12.892
    satalt:
    37217.2587
  23. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.5177
    satlng:
    61.8455
    satalt:
    39371.4704
  24. satid:
    19807
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-75
    intDesignator:
    1989-014A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-15
    satlat:
    62.1557
    satlng:
    -36.0837
    satalt:
    31018.2084
  25. satid:
    20302
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 16 (USA 47)
    intDesignator:
    1989-085A
    launchDate:
    1989-10-21
    satlat:
    46.7761
    satlng:
    29.0561
    satalt:
    21202.4904
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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