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 2026-09-26T02:09:57Z in 0.655 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
85
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3713
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AQ
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    60.4441
    satlng:
    8.122
    satalt:
    1022.7053
  2. satid:
    4727
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091Y
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    61.8472
    satlng:
    -0.3726
    satalt:
    903.8036
  3. satid:
    4752
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.3278
    satlng:
    9.6692
    satalt:
    846.8095
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    42.4433
    satlng:
    -16.1581
    satalt:
    20730.967
  5. satid:
    5554
    satname:
    COSMOS 451
    intDesignator:
    1971-086H
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    61.7544
    satlng:
    10.2401
    satalt:
    1501.5872
  6. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    42.9108
    satlng:
    34.4
    satalt:
    233244.4905
  7. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    49.8793
    satlng:
    37.8227
    satalt:
    29352.9788
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    38.4665
    satlng:
    -0.7244
    satalt:
    23574.6155
  9. satid:
    9570
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7515
    satlng:
    12.0147
    satalt:
    1495.1176
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.9748
    satlng:
    49.1009
    satalt:
    21659.0798
  11. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    46.2596
    satlng:
    28.3307
    satalt:
    20215.2073
  12. satid:
    11048
    satname:
    COSMOS 1039
    intDesignator:
    1978-091F
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    63.9482
    satlng:
    -2.2406
    satalt:
    1490.3785
  13. satid:
    12108
    satname:
    COSMOS 1229
    intDesignator:
    1980-102B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    55.9338
    satlng:
    13.6731
    satalt:
    1472.3194
  14. satid:
    12559
    satname:
    NOAA 7 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-059B
    launchDate:
    1981-06-23
    satlat:
    58.2697
    satlng:
    5.7961
    satalt:
    676.4508
  15. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    50.3028
    satlng:
    11.2918
    satalt:
    11911.8323
  16. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    67.0633
    satlng:
    -10.3354
    satalt:
    23945.8812
  17. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.7313
    satlng:
    36.0591
    satalt:
    12499.3769
  18. satid:
    13164
    satname:
    COSMOS 1361
    intDesignator:
    1982-040E
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    64.1668
    satlng:
    -1.8338
    satalt:
    1482.9847
  19. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    59.375
    satlng:
    -16.5417
    satalt:
    5638.0718
  20. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.5471
    satlng:
    7.4778
    satalt:
    13951.9839
  21. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    61.1626
    satlng:
    51.1249
    satalt:
    19062.0215
  22. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    47.6779
    satlng:
    -24.2759
    satalt:
    15688.1762
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.8131
    satlng:
    -39.1052
    satalt:
    35351.4688
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    42.424
    satlng:
    -4.2821
    satalt:
    26633.977
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.2057
    satlng:
    -1.5484
    satalt:
    19382.4386
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
85
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3713
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AQ
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    60.4441
    satlng:
    8.122
    satalt:
    1022.7053
  2. satid:
    4727
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091Y
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    61.8472
    satlng:
    -0.3726
    satalt:
    903.8036
  3. satid:
    4752
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.3278
    satlng:
    9.6692
    satalt:
    846.8095
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    42.4433
    satlng:
    -16.1581
    satalt:
    20730.967
  5. satid:
    5554
    satname:
    COSMOS 451
    intDesignator:
    1971-086H
    launchDate:
    1971-10-13
    satlat:
    61.7544
    satlng:
    10.2401
    satalt:
    1501.5872
  6. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    42.9108
    satlng:
    34.4
    satalt:
    233244.4905
  7. satid:
    8018
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-063D
    launchDate:
    1975-07-08
    satlat:
    49.8793
    satlng:
    37.8227
    satalt:
    29352.9788
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    38.4665
    satlng:
    -0.7244
    satalt:
    23574.6155
  9. satid:
    9570
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FX
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7515
    satlng:
    12.0147
    satalt:
    1495.1176
  10. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.9748
    satlng:
    49.1009
    satalt:
    21659.0798
  11. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    46.2596
    satlng:
    28.3307
    satalt:
    20215.2073
  12. satid:
    11048
    satname:
    COSMOS 1039
    intDesignator:
    1978-091F
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    63.9482
    satlng:
    -2.2406
    satalt:
    1490.3785
  13. satid:
    12108
    satname:
    COSMOS 1229
    intDesignator:
    1980-102B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    55.9338
    satlng:
    13.6731
    satalt:
    1472.3194
  14. satid:
    12559
    satname:
    NOAA 7 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-059B
    launchDate:
    1981-06-23
    satlat:
    58.2697
    satlng:
    5.7961
    satalt:
    676.4508
  15. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    50.3028
    satlng:
    11.2918
    satalt:
    11911.8323
  16. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    67.0633
    satlng:
    -10.3354
    satalt:
    23945.8812
  17. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.7313
    satlng:
    36.0591
    satalt:
    12499.3769
  18. satid:
    13164
    satname:
    COSMOS 1361
    intDesignator:
    1982-040E
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    64.1668
    satlng:
    -1.8338
    satalt:
    1482.9847
  19. satid:
    14131
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088M
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    59.375
    satlng:
    -16.5417
    satalt:
    5638.0718
  20. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    58.5471
    satlng:
    7.4778
    satalt:
    13951.9839
  21. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    61.1626
    satlng:
    51.1249
    satalt:
    19062.0215
  22. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    47.6779
    satlng:
    -24.2759
    satalt:
    15688.1762
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    59.8131
    satlng:
    -39.1052
    satalt:
    35351.4688
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    42.424
    satlng:
    -4.2821
    satalt:
    26633.977
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    60.2057
    satlng:
    -1.5484
    satalt:
    19382.4386
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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