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 2026-08-03T06:31:52Z in 0.661 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
37
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    320
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015CW
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.64
    satlng:
    9.7637
    satalt:
    858.4209
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.0411
    satlng:
    24.3333
    satalt:
    133356.9701
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.234
    satlng:
    53.2603
    satalt:
    36080.0821
  4. satid:
    5214
    satname:
    COSMOS 415
    intDesignator:
    1971-041E
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    59.1925
    satlng:
    3.1861
    satalt:
    1509.8295
  5. satid:
    5430
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082HW
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.289
    satlng:
    9.9942
    satalt:
    862.174
  6. satid:
    6848
    satname:
    COSMOS 591
    intDesignator:
    1973-069D
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    63.2532
    satlng:
    -0.5584
    satalt:
    1361.1456
  7. satid:
    6986
    satname:
    COSMOS 618
    intDesignator:
    1973-104B
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    60.685
    satlng:
    10.0013
    satalt:
    1467.3457
  8. satid:
    7044
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.0562
    satlng:
    18.1195
    satalt:
    1513.9161
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.7325
    satlng:
    24.4336
    satalt:
    24705.1696
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    56.2429
    satlng:
    22.267
    satalt:
    30762.3849
  11. satid:
    8167
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.6936
    satlng:
    11.5265
    satalt:
    1157.6548
  12. satid:
    8818
    satname:
    OPS 6431
    intDesignator:
    1976-038A
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    61.5908
    satlng:
    8.2561
    satalt:
    891.5846
  13. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.9068
    satlng:
    28.0349
    satalt:
    21899.6657
  14. satid:
    10541
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-123B
    launchDate:
    1977-12-27
    satlat:
    62.0773
    satlng:
    4.146
    satalt:
    728.6552
  15. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    38.1333
    satlng:
    18.997
    satalt:
    21414.8114
  16. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.9354
    satlng:
    -14.1615
    satalt:
    3710.7331
  17. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    60.632
    satlng:
    -2.1203
    satalt:
    14012.0665
  18. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.0234
    satlng:
    -18.7102
    satalt:
    13489.0707
  19. satid:
    13792
    satname:
    SSD
    intDesignator:
    1983-008B
    launchDate:
    1983-02-09
    satlat:
    60.9378
    satlng:
    0.5779
    satalt:
    753.8648
  20. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    63.385
    satlng:
    -25.545
    satalt:
    19143.7292
  21. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    42.5008
    satlng:
    14.1279
    satalt:
    12896.483
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.7926
    satlng:
    -10.6851
    satalt:
    32957.8959
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.3529
    satlng:
    31.6766
    satalt:
    19150.5229
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    48.1239
    satlng:
    -15.9007
    satalt:
    30686.8268
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    49.5373
    satlng:
    21.1073
    satalt:
    17983.4818
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
37
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    320
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015CW
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    58.64
    satlng:
    9.7637
    satalt:
    858.4209
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.0411
    satlng:
    24.3333
    satalt:
    133356.9701
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.234
    satlng:
    53.2603
    satalt:
    36080.0821
  4. satid:
    5214
    satname:
    COSMOS 415
    intDesignator:
    1971-041E
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    59.1925
    satlng:
    3.1861
    satalt:
    1509.8295
  5. satid:
    5430
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082HW
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.289
    satlng:
    9.9942
    satalt:
    862.174
  6. satid:
    6848
    satname:
    COSMOS 591
    intDesignator:
    1973-069D
    launchDate:
    1973-10-02
    satlat:
    63.2532
    satlng:
    -0.5584
    satalt:
    1361.1456
  7. satid:
    6986
    satname:
    COSMOS 618
    intDesignator:
    1973-104B
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    60.685
    satlng:
    10.0013
    satalt:
    1467.3457
  8. satid:
    7044
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AL
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    59.0562
    satlng:
    18.1195
    satalt:
    1513.9161
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.7325
    satlng:
    24.4336
    satalt:
    24705.1696
  10. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    56.2429
    satlng:
    22.267
    satalt:
    30762.3849
  11. satid:
    8167
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.6936
    satlng:
    11.5265
    satalt:
    1157.6548
  12. satid:
    8818
    satname:
    OPS 6431
    intDesignator:
    1976-038A
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    61.5908
    satlng:
    8.2561
    satalt:
    891.5846
  13. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    64.9068
    satlng:
    28.0349
    satalt:
    21899.6657
  14. satid:
    10541
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-123B
    launchDate:
    1977-12-27
    satlat:
    62.0773
    satlng:
    4.146
    satalt:
    728.6552
  15. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    38.1333
    satlng:
    18.997
    satalt:
    21414.8114
  16. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.9354
    satlng:
    -14.1615
    satalt:
    3710.7331
  17. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    60.632
    satlng:
    -2.1203
    satalt:
    14012.0665
  18. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.0234
    satlng:
    -18.7102
    satalt:
    13489.0707
  19. satid:
    13792
    satname:
    SSD
    intDesignator:
    1983-008B
    launchDate:
    1983-02-09
    satlat:
    60.9378
    satlng:
    0.5779
    satalt:
    753.8648
  20. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    63.385
    satlng:
    -25.545
    satalt:
    19143.7292
  21. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    42.5008
    satlng:
    14.1279
    satalt:
    12896.483
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    71.7926
    satlng:
    -10.6851
    satalt:
    32957.8959
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.3529
    satlng:
    31.6766
    satalt:
    19150.5229
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    48.1239
    satlng:
    -15.9007
    satalt:
    30686.8268
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    49.5373
    satlng:
    21.1073
    satalt:
    17983.4818
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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