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 2026-08-03T03:02:17Z in 0.957 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
8
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014H
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    57.3506
    satlng:
    4.0655
    satalt:
    3684.1164
  2. satid:
    1729
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-089B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    57.476
    satlng:
    22.8784
    satalt:
    1943.8077
  3. satid:
    2965
    satname:
    OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
    intDesignator:
    1967-092A
    launchDate:
    1967-09-25
    satlat:
    60.8637
    satlng:
    10.7884
    satalt:
    1096.6673
  4. satid:
    4070
    satname:
    COSMOS 292
    intDesignator:
    1969-070A
    launchDate:
    1969-08-13
    satlat:
    61.6511
    satlng:
    7.2518
    satalt:
    714.2576
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    54.4235
    satlng:
    50.6735
    satalt:
    29559.9978
  6. satid:
    7048
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.8337
    satlng:
    17.2216
    satalt:
    2271.6587
  7. satid:
    7072
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.9912
    satlng:
    15.738
    satalt:
    1496.8624
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0905
    satlng:
    19.8304
    satalt:
    38029.9432
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.3055
    satlng:
    11.6461
    satalt:
    37430.5994
  10. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.6744
    satlng:
    6.806
    satalt:
    33206.665
  11. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    42.7114
    satlng:
    5.6967
    satalt:
    27656.5607
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    51.3113
    satlng:
    16.6504
    satalt:
    18483.2984
  13. satid:
    12719
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BL
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.4248
    satlng:
    18.714
    satalt:
    936.0033
  14. satid:
    13111
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-024B
    launchDate:
    1982-03-24
    satlat:
    62.1647
    satlng:
    6.6729
    satalt:
    968.9289
  15. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.2249
    satlng:
    -40.4926
    satalt:
    38443.6517
  16. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.6009
    satlng:
    -16.7502
    satalt:
    24423.0151
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    44.7188
    satlng:
    -10.9549
    satalt:
    32461.2473
  18. satid:
    15000
    satname:
    COSMOS 1561
    intDesignator:
    1984-052C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    59.8508
    satlng:
    0.8328
    satalt:
    1488.7409
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.3467
    satlng:
    -6.3164
    satalt:
    38917.6004
  20. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.8956
    satlng:
    5.7865
    satalt:
    14778.1557
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.1659
    satlng:
    32.6387
    satalt:
    37344.9093
  22. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    45.0949
    satlng:
    20.9592
    satalt:
    30093.6108
  23. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.6753
    satlng:
    -19.475
    satalt:
    39757.867
  24. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    41.5953
    satlng:
    12.1194
    satalt:
    13715.8613
  25. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.966
    satlng:
    -15.8865
    satalt:
    38106.9095
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
8
satcount:
104
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014H
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    57.3506
    satlng:
    4.0655
    satalt:
    3684.1164
  2. satid:
    1729
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-089B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    57.476
    satlng:
    22.8784
    satalt:
    1943.8077
  3. satid:
    2965
    satname:
    OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
    intDesignator:
    1967-092A
    launchDate:
    1967-09-25
    satlat:
    60.8637
    satlng:
    10.7884
    satalt:
    1096.6673
  4. satid:
    4070
    satname:
    COSMOS 292
    intDesignator:
    1969-070A
    launchDate:
    1969-08-13
    satlat:
    61.6511
    satlng:
    7.2518
    satalt:
    714.2576
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    54.4235
    satlng:
    50.6735
    satalt:
    29559.9978
  6. satid:
    7048
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.8337
    satlng:
    17.2216
    satalt:
    2271.6587
  7. satid:
    7072
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.9912
    satlng:
    15.738
    satalt:
    1496.8624
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0905
    satlng:
    19.8304
    satalt:
    38029.9432
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.3055
    satlng:
    11.6461
    satalt:
    37430.5994
  10. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.6744
    satlng:
    6.806
    satalt:
    33206.665
  11. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    42.7114
    satlng:
    5.6967
    satalt:
    27656.5607
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    51.3113
    satlng:
    16.6504
    satalt:
    18483.2984
  13. satid:
    12719
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BL
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.4248
    satlng:
    18.714
    satalt:
    936.0033
  14. satid:
    13111
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-024B
    launchDate:
    1982-03-24
    satlat:
    62.1647
    satlng:
    6.6729
    satalt:
    968.9289
  15. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.2249
    satlng:
    -40.4926
    satalt:
    38443.6517
  16. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.6009
    satlng:
    -16.7502
    satalt:
    24423.0151
  17. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    44.7188
    satlng:
    -10.9549
    satalt:
    32461.2473
  18. satid:
    15000
    satname:
    COSMOS 1561
    intDesignator:
    1984-052C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-28
    satlat:
    59.8508
    satlng:
    0.8328
    satalt:
    1488.7409
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.3467
    satlng:
    -6.3164
    satalt:
    38917.6004
  20. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.8956
    satlng:
    5.7865
    satalt:
    14778.1557
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.1659
    satlng:
    32.6387
    satalt:
    37344.9093
  22. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    45.0949
    satlng:
    20.9592
    satalt:
    30093.6108
  23. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.6753
    satlng:
    -19.475
    satalt:
    39757.867
  24. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    41.5953
    satlng:
    12.1194
    satalt:
    13715.8613
  25. satid:
    17506
    satname:
    USA 21
    intDesignator:
    1987-015A
    launchDate:
    1987-02-12
    satlat:
    62.966
    satlng:
    -15.8865
    satalt:
    38106.9095
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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