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 2026-09-23T07:01:17Z in 0.790 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
139
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    932
    satname:
    EXPLORER 25 (INJUN-4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-076B
    launchDate:
    1964-11-21
    satlat:
    60.0816
    satlng:
    0.2475
    satalt:
    1062.7245
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    62.0899
    satlng:
    19.7756
    satalt:
    4135.7509
  3. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    62.0372
    satlng:
    26.0076
    satalt:
    3910.0027
  4. satid:
    7032
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086Y
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.4968
    satlng:
    14.3257
    satalt:
    1562.2051
  5. satid:
    7064
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BG
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7552
    satlng:
    -2.456
    satalt:
    1369.934
  6. satid:
    8167
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    63.293
    satlng:
    6.2851
    satalt:
    1039.7996
  7. satid:
    8394
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BW
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.1731
    satlng:
    10.2171
    satalt:
    1461.6354
  8. satid:
    8836
    satname:
    SSU 2
    intDesignator:
    1976-038D
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    58.6515
    satlng:
    12.6831
    satalt:
    878.1339
  9. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.7272
    satlng:
    -42.146
    satalt:
    21249.6696
  10. satid:
    11877
    satname:
    COSMOS 1194
    intDesignator:
    1980-058C
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    61.6799
    satlng:
    -5.6359
    satalt:
    1475.5561
  11. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.4906
    satlng:
    -22.4133
    satalt:
    37516.7697
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.7347
    satlng:
    -7.0108
    satalt:
    26269.6769
  13. satid:
    12330
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014D
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    57.5796
    satlng:
    18.5421
    satalt:
    1798.2144
  14. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    54.4623
    satlng:
    12.0232
    satalt:
    9388.16
  15. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    56.7422
    satlng:
    31.2652
    satalt:
    17310.8449
  16. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    50.509
    satlng:
    46.4833
    satalt:
    28363.0415
  17. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    62.9492
    satlng:
    -35.1476
    satalt:
    28910.4644
  18. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    57.2936
    satlng:
    39.1242
    satalt:
    29781.0031
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.9578
    satlng:
    -28.7311
    satalt:
    26860.3295
  20. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    56.0934
    satlng:
    0.0175
    satalt:
    19061.7714
  21. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.0093
    satlng:
    -6.4195
    satalt:
    10506.7108
  22. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.3278
    satlng:
    42.8963
    satalt:
    30020.4183
  23. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    57.283
    satlng:
    -9.0539
    satalt:
    19042.6635
  24. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    49.2738
    satlng:
    -3.2466
    satalt:
    19180.4701
  25. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.0204
    satlng:
    -24.2768
    satalt:
    34928.3208
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
139
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    932
    satname:
    EXPLORER 25 (INJUN-4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-076B
    launchDate:
    1964-11-21
    satlat:
    60.0816
    satlng:
    0.2475
    satalt:
    1062.7245
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    62.0899
    satlng:
    19.7756
    satalt:
    4135.7509
  3. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    62.0372
    satlng:
    26.0076
    satalt:
    3910.0027
  4. satid:
    7032
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086Y
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    62.4968
    satlng:
    14.3257
    satalt:
    1562.2051
  5. satid:
    7064
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BG
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    61.7552
    satlng:
    -2.456
    satalt:
    1369.934
  6. satid:
    8167
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AH
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    63.293
    satlng:
    6.2851
    satalt:
    1039.7996
  7. satid:
    8394
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BW
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.1731
    satlng:
    10.2171
    satalt:
    1461.6354
  8. satid:
    8836
    satname:
    SSU 2
    intDesignator:
    1976-038D
    launchDate:
    1976-04-30
    satlat:
    58.6515
    satlng:
    12.6831
    satalt:
    878.1339
  9. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.7272
    satlng:
    -42.146
    satalt:
    21249.6696
  10. satid:
    11877
    satname:
    COSMOS 1194
    intDesignator:
    1980-058C
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    61.6799
    satlng:
    -5.6359
    satalt:
    1475.5561
  11. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.4906
    satlng:
    -22.4133
    satalt:
    37516.7697
  12. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.7347
    satlng:
    -7.0108
    satalt:
    26269.6769
  13. satid:
    12330
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014D
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    57.5796
    satlng:
    18.5421
    satalt:
    1798.2144
  14. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    54.4623
    satlng:
    12.0232
    satalt:
    9388.16
  15. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    56.7422
    satlng:
    31.2652
    satalt:
    17310.8449
  16. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    50.509
    satlng:
    46.4833
    satalt:
    28363.0415
  17. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    62.9492
    satlng:
    -35.1476
    satalt:
    28910.4644
  18. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    57.2936
    satlng:
    39.1242
    satalt:
    29781.0031
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    71.9578
    satlng:
    -28.7311
    satalt:
    26860.3295
  20. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    56.0934
    satlng:
    0.0175
    satalt:
    19061.7714
  21. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.0093
    satlng:
    -6.4195
    satalt:
    10506.7108
  22. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.3278
    satlng:
    42.8963
    satalt:
    30020.4183
  23. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    57.283
    satlng:
    -9.0539
    satalt:
    19042.6635
  24. satid:
    15260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1594 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    49.2738
    satlng:
    -3.2466
    satalt:
    19180.4701
  25. satid:
    15439
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-124H
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    62.0204
    satlng:
    -24.2768
    satalt:
    34928.3208
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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