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 2026-08-02T22:11:03Z in 0.919 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
11
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2876
    satname:
    AURORA 1
    intDesignator:
    1967-065B
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    64.3277
    satlng:
    29.0019
    satalt:
    3810.8041
  2. satid:
    4598
    satname:
    COSMOS 375
    intDesignator:
    1970-091A
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    62.906
    satlng:
    11.9424
    satalt:
    1332.6304
  3. satid:
    4986
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025HG
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    58.5429
    satlng:
    11.9393
    satalt:
    1146.6721
  4. satid:
    5051
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-020B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-18
    satlat:
    63.3687
    satlng:
    11.4182
    satalt:
    961.9163
  5. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    51.4677
    satlng:
    16.4637
    satalt:
    29819.873
  6. satid:
    7735
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-027B
    launchDate:
    1975-04-09
    satlat:
    59.7553
    satlng:
    11.0906
    satalt:
    845.1234
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    48.4698
    satlng:
    1.0997
    satalt:
    33182.0229
  8. satid:
    9468
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056AH
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    60.8263
    satlng:
    -11.6772
    satalt:
    4677.7059
  9. satid:
    9966
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    56.9864
    satlng:
    6.3492
    satalt:
    1379.653
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8724
    satlng:
    12.4579
    satalt:
    37341.2723
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    60.248
    satlng:
    42.1236
    satalt:
    31155.48
  12. satid:
    11417
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109
    intDesignator:
    1979-058A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    69.7684
    satlng:
    -23.8827
    satalt:
    15089.062
  13. satid:
    12092
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-099B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-10
    satlat:
    61.4709
    satlng:
    13.9743
    satalt:
    975.0314
  14. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    47.2398
    satlng:
    1.84
    satalt:
    8766.1557
  15. satid:
    12712
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.3985
    satlng:
    9.0424
    satalt:
    947.1411
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.4544
    satlng:
    32.7759
    satalt:
    39199.2104
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    57.6172
    satlng:
    5.7093
    satalt:
    36023.8832
  18. satid:
    14000
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068G
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    54.7191
    satlng:
    -14.5864
    satalt:
    29290.2781
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.0503
    satlng:
    -29.0998
    satalt:
    29652.1775
  20. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    59.2654
    satlng:
    51.5224
    satalt:
    15914.6497
  21. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    59.4671
    satlng:
    -23.7256
    satalt:
    25071.2566
  22. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.3815
    satlng:
    -13.3518
    satalt:
    37302.1765
  23. satid:
    17168
    satname:
    COSMOS 1691 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-094S
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    57.4421
    satlng:
    14.9308
    satalt:
    1246.1979
  24. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.6643
    satlng:
    61.7556
    satalt:
    39220.3045
  25. satid:
    18403
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-087B
    launchDate:
    1987-10-14
    satlat:
    63.6234
    satlng:
    8.867
    satalt:
    996.5412
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
11
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2876
    satname:
    AURORA 1
    intDesignator:
    1967-065B
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    64.3277
    satlng:
    29.0019
    satalt:
    3810.8041
  2. satid:
    4598
    satname:
    COSMOS 375
    intDesignator:
    1970-091A
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    62.906
    satlng:
    11.9424
    satalt:
    1332.6304
  3. satid:
    4986
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025HG
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    58.5429
    satlng:
    11.9393
    satalt:
    1146.6721
  4. satid:
    5051
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-020B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-18
    satlat:
    63.3687
    satlng:
    11.4182
    satalt:
    961.9163
  5. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    51.4677
    satlng:
    16.4637
    satalt:
    29819.873
  6. satid:
    7735
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-027B
    launchDate:
    1975-04-09
    satlat:
    59.7553
    satlng:
    11.0906
    satalt:
    845.1234
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    48.4698
    satlng:
    1.0997
    satalt:
    33182.0229
  8. satid:
    9468
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056AH
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    60.8263
    satlng:
    -11.6772
    satalt:
    4677.7059
  9. satid:
    9966
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BG
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    56.9864
    satlng:
    6.3492
    satalt:
    1379.653
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.8724
    satlng:
    12.4579
    satalt:
    37341.2723
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    60.248
    satlng:
    42.1236
    satalt:
    31155.48
  12. satid:
    11417
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109
    intDesignator:
    1979-058A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    69.7684
    satlng:
    -23.8827
    satalt:
    15089.062
  13. satid:
    12092
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-099B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-10
    satlat:
    61.4709
    satlng:
    13.9743
    satalt:
    975.0314
  14. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    47.2398
    satlng:
    1.84
    satalt:
    8766.1557
  15. satid:
    12712
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.3985
    satlng:
    9.0424
    satalt:
    947.1411
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.4544
    satlng:
    32.7759
    satalt:
    39199.2104
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    57.6172
    satlng:
    5.7093
    satalt:
    36023.8832
  18. satid:
    14000
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068G
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    54.7191
    satlng:
    -14.5864
    satalt:
    29290.2781
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.0503
    satlng:
    -29.0998
    satalt:
    29652.1775
  20. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    59.2654
    satlng:
    51.5224
    satalt:
    15914.6497
  21. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    59.4671
    satlng:
    -23.7256
    satalt:
    25071.2566
  22. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.3815
    satlng:
    -13.3518
    satalt:
    37302.1765
  23. satid:
    17168
    satname:
    COSMOS 1691 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-094S
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    57.4421
    satlng:
    14.9308
    satalt:
    1246.1979
  24. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    61.6643
    satlng:
    61.7556
    satalt:
    39220.3045
  25. satid:
    18403
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-087B
    launchDate:
    1987-10-14
    satlat:
    63.6234
    satlng:
    8.867
    satalt:
    996.5412
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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