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 2026-09-24T12:04:55Z in 0.952 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
42
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.1851
    satlng:
    40.6419
    satalt:
    147854.4768
  2. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    54.1816
    satlng:
    8.4154
    satalt:
    2165.145
  3. satid:
    5150
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025JT
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.0616
    satlng:
    9.082
    satalt:
    899.7474
  4. satid:
    5277
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BE
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    54.3164
    satlng:
    -1.1647
    satalt:
    1787.0532
  5. satid:
    5971
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1967-006E
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    60.5121
    satlng:
    9.7813
    satalt:
    1347.9047
  6. satid:
    7686
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-016J
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    64.3796
    satlng:
    -0.6429
    satalt:
    1488.5732
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    56.1359
    satlng:
    -3.3234
    satalt:
    26882.6839
  8. satid:
    8519
    satname:
    METEOR 1-23
    intDesignator:
    1975-124A
    launchDate:
    1975-12-25
    satlat:
    59.9011
    satlng:
    7.6709
    satalt:
    862.0576
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.4517
    satlng:
    22.0598
    satalt:
    37054.4938
  10. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    66.1658
    satlng:
    -4.0859
    satalt:
    27388.0178
  11. satid:
    10446
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067X
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.9859
    satlng:
    -3.2188
    satalt:
    1217.8712
  12. satid:
    10758
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.735
    satlng:
    9.1753
    satalt:
    1545.3667
  13. satid:
    11417
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109
    intDesignator:
    1979-058A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    47.2552
    satlng:
    23.2599
    satalt:
    25609.6
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    51.329
    satlng:
    -36.7029
    satalt:
    32353.8375
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    57.3326
    satlng:
    37.5903
    satalt:
    37209.2617
  16. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5008
    satlng:
    50.6556
    satalt:
    38942.8576
  17. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    58.7073
    satlng:
    7.8307
    satalt:
    28789.9778
  18. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.6945
    satlng:
    -13.9082
    satalt:
    26636.0349
  19. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.6804
    satlng:
    -6.0731
    satalt:
    24017.0187
  20. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.6546
    satlng:
    21.3909
    satalt:
    34609.9651
  21. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    58.426
    satlng:
    15.7339
    satalt:
    37448.2864
  22. satid:
    15264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095F
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    58.807
    satlng:
    13.4419
    satalt:
    19121.6842
  23. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    66.8684
    satlng:
    -13.086
    satalt:
    19438.151
  24. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    53.3513
    satlng:
    -37.12
    satalt:
    31936.9434
  25. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    58.5286
    satlng:
    15.5818
    satalt:
    19120.9943
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
42
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.1851
    satlng:
    40.6419
    satalt:
    147854.4768
  2. satid:
    4014
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015JM
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    54.1816
    satlng:
    8.4154
    satalt:
    2165.145
  3. satid:
    5150
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025JT
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    62.0616
    satlng:
    9.082
    satalt:
    899.7474
  4. satid:
    5277
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015BE
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    54.3164
    satlng:
    -1.1647
    satalt:
    1787.0532
  5. satid:
    5971
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1967-006E
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    60.5121
    satlng:
    9.7813
    satalt:
    1347.9047
  6. satid:
    7686
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-016J
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    64.3796
    satlng:
    -0.6429
    satalt:
    1488.5732
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    56.1359
    satlng:
    -3.3234
    satalt:
    26882.6839
  8. satid:
    8519
    satname:
    METEOR 1-23
    intDesignator:
    1975-124A
    launchDate:
    1975-12-25
    satlat:
    59.9011
    satlng:
    7.6709
    satalt:
    862.0576
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.4517
    satlng:
    22.0598
    satalt:
    37054.4938
  10. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    66.1658
    satlng:
    -4.0859
    satalt:
    27388.0178
  11. satid:
    10446
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067X
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.9859
    satlng:
    -3.2188
    satalt:
    1217.8712
  12. satid:
    10758
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    61.735
    satlng:
    9.1753
    satalt:
    1545.3667
  13. satid:
    11417
    satname:
    COSMOS 1109
    intDesignator:
    1979-058A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-27
    satlat:
    47.2552
    satlng:
    23.2599
    satalt:
    25609.6
  14. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    51.329
    satlng:
    -36.7029
    satalt:
    32353.8375
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    57.3326
    satlng:
    37.5903
    satalt:
    37209.2617
  16. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5008
    satlng:
    50.6556
    satalt:
    38942.8576
  17. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    58.7073
    satlng:
    7.8307
    satalt:
    28789.9778
  18. satid:
    14734
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108E
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.6945
    satlng:
    -13.9082
    satalt:
    26636.0349
  19. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.6804
    satlng:
    -6.0731
    satalt:
    24017.0187
  20. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.6546
    satlng:
    21.3909
    satalt:
    34609.9651
  21. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    58.426
    satlng:
    15.7339
    satalt:
    37448.2864
  22. satid:
    15264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095F
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    58.807
    satlng:
    13.4419
    satalt:
    19121.6842
  23. satid:
    15270
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-096D
    launchDate:
    1984-09-07
    satlat:
    66.8684
    satlng:
    -13.086
    satalt:
    19438.151
  24. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    53.3513
    satlng:
    -37.12
    satalt:
    31936.9434
  25. satid:
    15697
    satname:
    COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-037A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-17
    satlat:
    58.5286
    satlng:
    15.5818
    satalt:
    19120.9943
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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