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 2026-08-03T02:59:21Z in 0.916 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
10
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    45
    satname:
    TRANSIT 2A
    intDesignator:
    1960-007A
    launchDate:
    1960-06-22
    satlat:
    59.8222
    satlng:
    12.0407
    satalt:
    614.245
  2. satid:
    702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014H
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.6263
    satlng:
    3.5985
    satalt:
    3676.4839
  3. satid:
    1726
    satname:
    EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1965-089A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    59.4451
    satlng:
    20.6874
    satalt:
    2236.5322
  4. satid:
    1729
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-089B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    59.3008
    satlng:
    8.401
    satalt:
    2018.1121
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    54.0776
    satlng:
    50.7105
    satalt:
    29270.8331
  6. satid:
    7138
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DC
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    55.084
    satlng:
    -1.201
    satalt:
    1559.9958
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0837
    satlng:
    19.7215
    satalt:
    38041.5574
  8. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.1976
    satlng:
    11.4897
    satalt:
    37366.7248
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.041
    satlng:
    6.6261
    satalt:
    33126.4131
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    43.2287
    satlng:
    5.9002
    satalt:
    27992.7422
  11. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.086
    satlng:
    16.1104
    satalt:
    18348.5005
  12. satid:
    11736
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-022B
    launchDate:
    1980-03-17
    satlat:
    60.9685
    satlng:
    12.7227
    satalt:
    960.6374
  13. satid:
    12190
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AF
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.2931
    satlng:
    8.3233
    satalt:
    881.3743
  14. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    59.7657
    satlng:
    12.9397
    satalt:
    1666.8004
  15. satid:
    13500
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1978-019C
    launchDate:
    1978-02-17
    satlat:
    61.3051
    satlng:
    8.2046
    satalt:
    622.5878
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.3867
    satlng:
    -40.4049
    satalt:
    38530.4811
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.4724
    satlng:
    -46.3212
    satalt:
    33357.0214
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.8292
    satlng:
    -18.5002
    satalt:
    24734.5688
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    44.2018
    satlng:
    -10.5504
    satalt:
    32303.5141
  20. satid:
    15085
    satname:
    COSMOS 1579
    intDesignator:
    1984-069A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-29
    satlat:
    57.4013
    satlng:
    12.0877
    satalt:
    939.5834
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.4101
    satlng:
    -6.3174
    satalt:
    38870.0424
  22. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.5481
    satlng:
    4.2811
    satalt:
    14581.7164
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9388
    satlng:
    32.8573
    satalt:
    37202.2045
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    44.6923
    satlng:
    21.2142
    satalt:
    29761.4165
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.5147
    satlng:
    -19.2768
    satalt:
    39679.4966
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
10
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    45
    satname:
    TRANSIT 2A
    intDesignator:
    1960-007A
    launchDate:
    1960-06-22
    satlat:
    59.8222
    satlng:
    12.0407
    satalt:
    614.245
  2. satid:
    702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014H
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.6263
    satlng:
    3.5985
    satalt:
    3676.4839
  3. satid:
    1726
    satname:
    EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1965-089A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    59.4451
    satlng:
    20.6874
    satalt:
    2236.5322
  4. satid:
    1729
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-089B
    launchDate:
    1965-11-06
    satlat:
    59.3008
    satlng:
    8.401
    satalt:
    2018.1121
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    54.0776
    satlng:
    50.7105
    satalt:
    29270.8331
  6. satid:
    7138
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DC
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    55.084
    satlng:
    -1.201
    satalt:
    1559.9958
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0837
    satlng:
    19.7215
    satalt:
    38041.5574
  8. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    64.1976
    satlng:
    11.4897
    satalt:
    37366.7248
  9. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    62.041
    satlng:
    6.6261
    satalt:
    33126.4131
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    43.2287
    satlng:
    5.9002
    satalt:
    27992.7422
  11. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    52.086
    satlng:
    16.1104
    satalt:
    18348.5005
  12. satid:
    11736
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-022B
    launchDate:
    1980-03-17
    satlat:
    60.9685
    satlng:
    12.7227
    satalt:
    960.6374
  13. satid:
    12190
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026AF
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    56.2931
    satlng:
    8.3233
    satalt:
    881.3743
  14. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    59.7657
    satlng:
    12.9397
    satalt:
    1666.8004
  15. satid:
    13500
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1978-019C
    launchDate:
    1978-02-17
    satlat:
    61.3051
    satlng:
    8.2046
    satalt:
    622.5878
  16. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.3867
    satlng:
    -40.4049
    satalt:
    38530.4811
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.4724
    satlng:
    -46.3212
    satalt:
    33357.0214
  18. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.8292
    satlng:
    -18.5002
    satalt:
    24734.5688
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    44.2018
    satlng:
    -10.5504
    satalt:
    32303.5141
  20. satid:
    15085
    satname:
    COSMOS 1579
    intDesignator:
    1984-069A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-29
    satlat:
    57.4013
    satlng:
    12.0877
    satalt:
    939.5834
  21. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.4101
    satlng:
    -6.3174
    satalt:
    38870.0424
  22. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.5481
    satlng:
    4.2811
    satalt:
    14581.7164
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    54.9388
    satlng:
    32.8573
    satalt:
    37202.2045
  24. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    44.6923
    satlng:
    21.2142
    satalt:
    29761.4165
  25. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.5147
    satlng:
    -19.2768
    satalt:
    39679.4966
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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