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 2026-08-03T05:51:15Z in 1.060 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
13
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    196
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018D
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    61.744
    satlng:
    -12.1316
    satalt:
    3542.9404
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.7397
    satlng:
    32.8103
    satalt:
    131540.2984
  3. satid:
    3606
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091Y
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    59.3949
    satlng:
    10.3126
    satalt:
    1662.3188
  4. satid:
    4237
    satname:
    OPS 7613 (P/L 4)
    intDesignator:
    1969-082E
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    58.9528
    satlng:
    0.6607
    satalt:
    903.8456
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5159
    satlng:
    51.9392
    satalt:
    36814.5544
  6. satid:
    5197
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AT
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    62.6514
    satlng:
    15.3608
    satalt:
    1337.5912
  7. satid:
    6822
    satname:
    OPS 8314 (2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-079C
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    63.2503
    satlng:
    -1.4383
    satalt:
    1442.8997
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    55.0479
    satlng:
    24.2079
    satalt:
    29467.7546
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    60.4886
    satlng:
    21.546
    satalt:
    33879.3808
  10. satid:
    10567
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121J
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.9834
    satlng:
    9.2812
    satalt:
    998.6723
  11. satid:
    10755
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.2464
    satlng:
    0.0358
    satalt:
    1640.9693
  12. satid:
    10888
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AK
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.2995
    satlng:
    10.8409
    satalt:
    1108.005
  13. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    41.0706
    satlng:
    7.2549
    satalt:
    15194.4602
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    42.9963
    satlng:
    8.8021
    satalt:
    19061.8287
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.7824
    satlng:
    20.0932
    satalt:
    13919.5247
  16. satid:
    12889
    satname:
    THOR DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-100C
    launchDate:
    1981-10-06
    satlat:
    66.402
    satlng:
    11.6696
    satalt:
    1860.4532
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    35.9332
    satlng:
    15.5736
    satalt:
    32288.7188
  18. satid:
    13515
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.758
    satlng:
    10.229
    satalt:
    996.5423
  19. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.5353
    satlng:
    31.5234
    satalt:
    6061.4663
  20. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    52.2549
    satlng:
    5.7969
    satalt:
    19646.9567
  21. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    50.6082
    satlng:
    -3.6333
    satalt:
    15609.8605
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.3725
    satlng:
    -19.6715
    satalt:
    34500.9339
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.0223
    satlng:
    -9.1184
    satalt:
    19157.1198
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.6719
    satlng:
    -13.0651
    satalt:
    34206.5334
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    59.8422
    satlng:
    11.0596
    satalt:
    19434.6982
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
13
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    196
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018D
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    61.744
    satlng:
    -12.1316
    satalt:
    3542.9404
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.7397
    satlng:
    32.8103
    satalt:
    131540.2984
  3. satid:
    3606
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091Y
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    59.3949
    satlng:
    10.3126
    satalt:
    1662.3188
  4. satid:
    4237
    satname:
    OPS 7613 (P/L 4)
    intDesignator:
    1969-082E
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    58.9528
    satlng:
    0.6607
    satalt:
    903.8456
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5159
    satlng:
    51.9392
    satalt:
    36814.5544
  6. satid:
    5197
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015AT
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    62.6514
    satlng:
    15.3608
    satalt:
    1337.5912
  7. satid:
    6822
    satname:
    OPS 8314 (2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-079C
    launchDate:
    1972-10-10
    satlat:
    63.2503
    satlng:
    -1.4383
    satalt:
    1442.8997
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    55.0479
    satlng:
    24.2079
    satalt:
    29467.7546
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    60.4886
    satlng:
    21.546
    satalt:
    33879.3808
  10. satid:
    10567
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121J
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.9834
    satlng:
    9.2812
    satalt:
    998.6723
  11. satid:
    10755
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.2464
    satlng:
    0.0358
    satalt:
    1640.9693
  12. satid:
    10888
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AK
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    57.2995
    satlng:
    10.8409
    satalt:
    1108.005
  13. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    41.0706
    satlng:
    7.2549
    satalt:
    15194.4602
  14. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    42.9963
    satlng:
    8.8021
    satalt:
    19061.8287
  15. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.7824
    satlng:
    20.0932
    satalt:
    13919.5247
  16. satid:
    12889
    satname:
    THOR DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-100C
    launchDate:
    1981-10-06
    satlat:
    66.402
    satlng:
    11.6696
    satalt:
    1860.4532
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    35.9332
    satlng:
    15.5736
    satalt:
    32288.7188
  18. satid:
    13515
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.758
    satlng:
    10.229
    satalt:
    996.5423
  19. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    57.5353
    satlng:
    31.5234
    satalt:
    6061.4663
  20. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    52.2549
    satlng:
    5.7969
    satalt:
    19646.9567
  21. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    50.6082
    satlng:
    -3.6333
    satalt:
    15609.8605
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    68.3725
    satlng:
    -19.6715
    satalt:
    34500.9339
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    64.0223
    satlng:
    -9.1184
    satalt:
    19157.1198
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.6719
    satlng:
    -13.0651
    satalt:
    34206.5334
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    59.8422
    satlng:
    11.0596
    satalt:
    19434.6982
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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