find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

Signature: find_satellites_above(observer_lat: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_lon: decimal number, decimal degrees (WGS84), required; observer_alt_m: decimal number, metres, optional, default 0; radius_deg: integer, degrees, optional, default 30; category_id: integer, optional, default 0; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-11-10T23:17:13Z in 0.824 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 89
satcount:: 108

above:

25 results

satid:
127
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015M
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.0328
satlng:
1.9578
satalt:
779.4154
satid:
2375
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014W
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.607
satlng:
1.3115
satalt:
2481.3268
satid:
3173
satname:
OV1-13
intDesignator:
1968-026A
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
56.6849
satlng:
27.0977
satalt:
5293.2476
satid:
4388
satname:
COSMOS 341
intDesignator:
1970-036F
launchDate:
1970-04-25
satlat:
58.9132
satlng:
7.1471
satalt:
1473.0549
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
55.022
satlng:
-8.1321
satalt:
30046.3981
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
67.9213
satlng:
-37.3364
satalt:
33966.4139
satid:
7035
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
60.4004
satlng:
13.456
satalt:
1802.8306
satid:
7180
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086ER
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
62.8138
satlng:
7.908
satalt:
1455.0606
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
52.8679
satlng:
15.2868
satalt:
27556.8328
satid:
7822
satname:
COSMOS 733
intDesignator:
1975-045B
launchDate:
1975-05-28
satlat:
66.0468
satlng:
7.3012
satalt:
1546.0151
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
67.3654
satlng:
47.8698
satalt:
21590.9864
satid:
9973
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-097DV
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
58.748
satlng:
6.5886
satalt:
1350.6024
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
53.2464
satlng:
13.9676
satalt:
20250.5382
satid:
10574
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121R
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.8206
satlng:
6.5415
satalt:
964.9192
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
54.5858
satlng:
3.1064
satalt:
26502.0976
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
58.7774
satlng:
7.4707
satalt:
9738.9679
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
62.5403
satlng:
42.5653
satalt:
32168.9677
satid:
13376
satname:
COSMOS 1389
intDesignator:
1982-073B
launchDate:
1982-07-21
satlat:
62.7126
satlng:
12.6889
satalt:
1441.0747
satid:
13476
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053FY
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
59.1536
satlng:
13.0801
satalt:
897.3044
satid:
14590
satname:
COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127A
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
61.4589
satlng:
-21.5264
satalt:
19153.2606
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
52.0582
satlng:
-21.5372
satalt:
24716.8974
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
45.8462
satlng:
-16.6563
satalt:
29338.1144
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
64.1068
satlng:
-34.4756
satalt:
19427.6172
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.8858
satlng:
19.7373
satalt:
37191.6964
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
52.4314
satlng:
-25.8534
satalt:
35693.7545

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 89
satcount:: 108

above:

25 results

satid:
127
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015M
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.0328
satlng:
1.9578
satalt:
779.4154
satid:
2375
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014W
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.607
satlng:
1.3115
satalt:
2481.3268
satid:
3173
satname:
OV1-13
intDesignator:
1968-026A
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
56.6849
satlng:
27.0977
satalt:
5293.2476
satid:
4388
satname:
COSMOS 341
intDesignator:
1970-036F
launchDate:
1970-04-25
satlat:
58.9132
satlng:
7.1471
satalt:
1473.0549
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
55.022
satlng:
-8.1321
satalt:
30046.3981
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
67.9213
satlng:
-37.3364
satalt:
33966.4139
satid:
7035
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
60.4004
satlng:
13.456
satalt:
1802.8306
satid:
7180
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086ER
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
62.8138
satlng:
7.908
satalt:
1455.0606
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
52.8679
satlng:
15.2868
satalt:
27556.8328
satid:
7822
satname:
COSMOS 733
intDesignator:
1975-045B
launchDate:
1975-05-28
satlat:
66.0468
satlng:
7.3012
satalt:
1546.0151
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
67.3654
satlng:
47.8698
satalt:
21590.9864
satid:
9973
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-097DV
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
58.748
satlng:
6.5886
satalt:
1350.6024
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
53.2464
satlng:
13.9676
satalt:
20250.5382
satid:
10574
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121R
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.8206
satlng:
6.5415
satalt:
964.9192
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
54.5858
satlng:
3.1064
satalt:
26502.0976
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
58.7774
satlng:
7.4707
satalt:
9738.9679
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
62.5403
satlng:
42.5653
satalt:
32168.9677
satid:
13376
satname:
COSMOS 1389
intDesignator:
1982-073B
launchDate:
1982-07-21
satlat:
62.7126
satlng:
12.6889
satalt:
1441.0747
satid:
13476
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053FY
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
59.1536
satlng:
13.0801
satalt:
897.3044
satid:
14590
satname:
COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127A
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
61.4589
satlng:
-21.5264
satalt:
19153.2606
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
52.0582
satlng:
-21.5372
satalt:
24716.8974
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
45.8462
satlng:
-16.6563
satalt:
29338.1144
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
64.1068
satlng:
-34.4756
satalt:
19427.6172
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.8858
satlng:
19.7373
satalt:
37191.6964
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
52.4314
satlng:
-25.8534
satalt:
35693.7545

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