Allemannsdata Wiki
Manual search

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 2026-09-24T08:02:38Z in 1.156 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
141
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    274
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010D
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    58.6715
    satlng:
    10.0292
    satalt:
    3012.5307
  2. satid:
    530
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015FU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.0213
    satlng:
    3.6559
    satalt:
    858.5449
  3. satid:
    1099
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-083G
    launchDate:
    1964-12-13
    satlat:
    63.067
    satlng:
    12.6162
    satalt:
    1025.7939
  4. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    38.7609
    satlng:
    -4.7559
    satalt:
    167062.6869
  5. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    71.0947
    satlng:
    10.095
    satalt:
    3895.3474
  6. satid:
    3341
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-066C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    56.9441
    satlng:
    17.52
    satalt:
    1946.4331
  7. satid:
    4607
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025K
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.962
    satlng:
    18.7755
    satalt:
    1514.0658
  8. satid:
    4668
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089L
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    60.5996
    satlng:
    14.8248
    satalt:
    1726.5858
  9. satid:
    4979
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025GZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    60.9732
    satlng:
    10.5876
    satalt:
    1054.6949
  10. satid:
    9323
    satname:
    OPS 6630 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-088F
    launchDate:
    1973-11-10
    satlat:
    60.0011
    satlng:
    0.6832
    satalt:
    1419.9479
  11. satid:
    9841
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
    intDesignator:
    1977-012A
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    64.6809
    satlng:
    2.4492
    satalt:
    3491.8864
  12. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    57.5044
    satlng:
    27.5542
    satalt:
    20335.8891
  13. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    57.8101
    satlng:
    19.7911
    satalt:
    13826.0199
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.3363
    satlng:
    -15.7173
    satalt:
    28356.7387
  15. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    55.2443
    satlng:
    9.7168
    satalt:
    1427.4826
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8928
    satlng:
    -28.4582
    satalt:
    39146.5766
  17. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.1159
    satlng:
    31.8782
    satalt:
    30323.6973
  18. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    61.0078
    satlng:
    36.6428
    satalt:
    34097.2353
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    68.0959
    satlng:
    -1.4066
    satalt:
    31969.6088
  20. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    56.4942
    satlng:
    -14.9146
    satalt:
    5586.2614
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    50.5109
    satlng:
    49.3029
    satalt:
    26860.3897
  22. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.2534
    satlng:
    -22.7705
    satalt:
    10550.9952
  23. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    45.6585
    satlng:
    29.6187
    satalt:
    13453.1479
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    49.3327
    satlng:
    -20.9272
    satalt:
    19667.1289
  25. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    61.0778
    satlng:
    -12.1559
    satalt:
    18988.0142
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Show all fields in HTML
info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
141
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    274
    satname:
    MIDAS 5 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1962-010D
    launchDate:
    1962-04-09
    satlat:
    58.6715
    satlng:
    10.0292
    satalt:
    3012.5307
  2. satid:
    530
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015FU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    59.0213
    satlng:
    3.6559
    satalt:
    858.5449
  3. satid:
    1099
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-083G
    launchDate:
    1964-12-13
    satlat:
    63.067
    satlng:
    12.6162
    satalt:
    1025.7939
  4. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    38.7609
    satlng:
    -4.7559
    satalt:
    167062.6869
  5. satid:
    2861
    satname:
    SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
    intDesignator:
    1967-065A
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    71.0947
    satlng:
    10.095
    satalt:
    3895.3474
  6. satid:
    3341
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-066C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-08
    satlat:
    56.9441
    satlng:
    17.52
    satalt:
    1946.4331
  7. satid:
    4607
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025K
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.962
    satlng:
    18.7755
    satalt:
    1514.0658
  8. satid:
    4668
    satname:
    COSMOS 374 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-089L
    launchDate:
    1970-10-23
    satlat:
    60.5996
    satlng:
    14.8248
    satalt:
    1726.5858
  9. satid:
    4979
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025GZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    60.9732
    satlng:
    10.5876
    satalt:
    1054.6949
  10. satid:
    9323
    satname:
    OPS 6630 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-088F
    launchDate:
    1973-11-10
    satlat:
    60.0011
    satlng:
    0.6832
    satalt:
    1419.9479
  11. satid:
    9841
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
    intDesignator:
    1977-012A
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    64.6809
    satlng:
    2.4492
    satalt:
    3491.8864
  12. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    57.5044
    satlng:
    27.5542
    satalt:
    20335.8891
  13. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    57.8101
    satlng:
    19.7911
    satalt:
    13826.0199
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.3363
    satlng:
    -15.7173
    satalt:
    28356.7387
  15. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    55.2443
    satlng:
    9.7168
    satalt:
    1427.4826
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.8928
    satlng:
    -28.4582
    satalt:
    39146.5766
  17. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.1159
    satlng:
    31.8782
    satalt:
    30323.6973
  18. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    61.0078
    satlng:
    36.6428
    satalt:
    34097.2353
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    68.0959
    satlng:
    -1.4066
    satalt:
    31969.6088
  20. satid:
    13298
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-064D
    launchDate:
    1982-06-25
    satlat:
    56.4942
    satlng:
    -14.9146
    satalt:
    5586.2614
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    50.5109
    satlng:
    49.3029
    satalt:
    26860.3897
  22. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.2534
    satlng:
    -22.7705
    satalt:
    10550.9952
  23. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    45.6585
    satlng:
    29.6187
    satalt:
    13453.1479
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    49.3327
    satlng:
    -20.9272
    satalt:
    19667.1289
  25. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    61.0778
    satlng:
    -12.1559
    satalt:
    18988.0142
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.