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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
observer_latrequirednumberObserver latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: 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": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
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. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-10-19T11:02:41Z in 1.644 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    628
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014F
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.0001
    satlng:
    2.2276
    satalt:
    3643.5353
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.1473
    satlng:
    28.6926
    satalt:
    150822.2455
  3. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    60.5485
    satlng:
    -20.1622
    satalt:
    4214.4467
  4. satid:
    5240
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BF
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.3492
    satlng:
    16.719
    satalt:
    1973.0615
  5. satid:
    5553
    satname:
    COSMOS 450
    intDesignator:
    1971-086G
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    59.1149
    satlng:
    12.4839
    satalt:
    1537.1985
  6. satid:
    6118
    satname:
    COSMOS 505
    intDesignator:
    1972-057B
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    64.4378
    satlng:
    -5.2558
    satalt:
    1441.0328
  7. satid:
    7141
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.0464
    satlng:
    -8.7064
    satalt:
    1497.6278
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.418
    satlng:
    17.5732
    satalt:
    35095.88
  9. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    56.8794
    satlng:
    -39.7063
    satalt:
    36555.3662
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.6888
    satlng:
    -4.6185
    satalt:
    34792.247
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    53.8121
    satlng:
    39.6856
    satalt:
    35505.6263
  12. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    54.7171
    satlng:
    7.6985
    satalt:
    32015.3482
  13. satid:
    10649
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077K
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.6795
    satlng:
    -10.244
    satalt:
    2083.8657
  14. satid:
    11631
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027F
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    58.4328
    satlng:
    -4.4698
    satalt:
    1252.2798
  15. satid:
    11882
    satname:
    COSMOS 1199
    intDesignator:
    1980-058H
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    64.4665
    satlng:
    1.6605
    satalt:
    1498.7573
  16. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    68.62
    satlng:
    -10.923
    satalt:
    13876.63
  17. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    60.6431
    satlng:
    -31.5748
    satalt:
    10268.5907
  18. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    48.52
    satlng:
    19.323
    satalt:
    19387.4289
  19. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    54.7561
    satlng:
    17.9675
    satalt:
    14610.8919
  20. satid:
    13539
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.6302
    satlng:
    -3.1515
    satalt:
    1934.9567
  21. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.7552
    satlng:
    38.8248
    satalt:
    27233.7586
  22. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    51.3727
    satlng:
    4.6794
    satalt:
    19001.2798
  23. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    52.9963
    satlng:
    17.4149
    satalt:
    35396.3141
  24. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    64.0377
    satlng:
    -20.634
    satalt:
    19203.2201
  25. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    49.3917
    satlng:
    6.4686
    satalt:
    27457.241
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
96
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    628
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014F
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.0001
    satlng:
    2.2276
    satalt:
    3643.5353
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.1473
    satlng:
    28.6926
    satalt:
    150822.2455
  3. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    60.5485
    satlng:
    -20.1622
    satalt:
    4214.4467
  4. satid:
    5240
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089BF
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    61.3492
    satlng:
    16.719
    satalt:
    1973.0615
  5. satid:
    5553
    satname:
    COSMOS 450
    intDesignator:
    1971-086G
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    59.1149
    satlng:
    12.4839
    satalt:
    1537.1985
  6. satid:
    6118
    satname:
    COSMOS 505
    intDesignator:
    1972-057B
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    64.4378
    satlng:
    -5.2558
    satalt:
    1441.0328
  7. satid:
    7141
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.0464
    satlng:
    -8.7064
    satalt:
    1497.6278
  8. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.418
    satlng:
    17.5732
    satalt:
    35095.88
  9. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    56.8794
    satlng:
    -39.7063
    satalt:
    36555.3662
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.6888
    satlng:
    -4.6185
    satalt:
    34792.247
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    53.8121
    satlng:
    39.6856
    satalt:
    35505.6263
  12. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    54.7171
    satlng:
    7.6985
    satalt:
    32015.3482
  13. satid:
    10649
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077K
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    60.6795
    satlng:
    -10.244
    satalt:
    2083.8657
  14. satid:
    11631
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027F
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    58.4328
    satlng:
    -4.4698
    satalt:
    1252.2798
  15. satid:
    11882
    satname:
    COSMOS 1199
    intDesignator:
    1980-058H
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    64.4665
    satlng:
    1.6605
    satalt:
    1498.7573
  16. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    68.62
    satlng:
    -10.923
    satalt:
    13876.63
  17. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    60.6431
    satlng:
    -31.5748
    satalt:
    10268.5907
  18. satid:
    12833
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-058E
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    48.52
    satlng:
    19.323
    satalt:
    19387.4289
  19. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    54.7561
    satlng:
    17.9675
    satalt:
    14610.8919
  20. satid:
    13539
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.6302
    satlng:
    -3.1515
    satalt:
    1934.9567
  21. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.7552
    satlng:
    38.8248
    satalt:
    27233.7586
  22. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    51.3727
    satlng:
    4.6794
    satalt:
    19001.2798
  23. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    52.9963
    satlng:
    17.4149
    satalt:
    35396.3141
  24. satid:
    15261
    satname:
    COSMOS 1595 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095C
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    64.0377
    satlng:
    -20.634
    satalt:
    19203.2201
  25. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    49.3917
    satlng:
    6.4686
    satalt:
    27457.241
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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