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 2026-10-22T08:03:28Z in 1.434 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
53
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    426
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1962-049B
    launchDate:
    1962-09-29
    satlat:
    59.5072
    satlng:
    7.3507
    satalt:
    1025.8421
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    44.0061
    satlng:
    24.6234
    satalt:
    172107.8943
  3. satid:
    1583
    satname:
    THOR ALTAIR R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-072D
    launchDate:
    1965-09-10
    satlat:
    59.1253
    satlng:
    6.6793
    satalt:
    754.0284
  4. satid:
    4451
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082EW
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.1424
    satlng:
    0.0259
    satalt:
    736.0808
  5. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    58.5947
    satlng:
    -33.3493
    satalt:
    274676.1812
  6. satid:
    7052
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.5431
    satlng:
    -3.0632
    satalt:
    1525.5582
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.575
    satlng:
    -31.5535
    satalt:
    37443.9192
  8. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    54.4902
    satlng:
    25.1711
    satalt:
    13508.577
  9. satid:
    9011
    satname:
    COSMOS 839
    intDesignator:
    1976-067A
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.0392
    satlng:
    -4.3949
    satalt:
    1886.3005
  10. satid:
    9965
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BF
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.3156
    satlng:
    -2.5606
    satalt:
    2129.7833
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    65.2923
    satlng:
    3.7152
    satalt:
    26033.95
  12. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    46.7724
    satlng:
    5.0703
    satalt:
    14339.5136
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.1708
    satlng:
    -37.9582
    satalt:
    40070.0114
  14. satid:
    12176
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026R
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    59.5452
    satlng:
    8.2801
    satalt:
    957.7707
  15. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    64.5557
    satlng:
    32.6196
    satalt:
    14073.3824
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    47.4061
    satlng:
    2.3376
    satalt:
    34937.7819
  17. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    59.9576
    satlng:
    37.0747
    satalt:
    19074.9333
  18. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    61.0969
    satlng:
    -31.5243
    satalt:
    19074.6191
  19. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5407
    satlng:
    55.7612
    satalt:
    37971.5358
  20. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.6809
    satlng:
    -30.8034
    satalt:
    9882.5798
  21. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.7376
    satlng:
    -0.1379
    satalt:
    12461.012
  22. satid:
    13947
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.1398
    satlng:
    6.2235
    satalt:
    1334.4112
  23. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    60.0826
    satlng:
    27.4044
    satalt:
    31531.0517
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    61.3852
    satlng:
    24.1274
    satalt:
    30146.0172
  25. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    60.5026
    satlng:
    42.7399
    satalt:
    19166.2606
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
53
satcount:
128
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    426
    satname:
    THOR AGENA B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1962-049B
    launchDate:
    1962-09-29
    satlat:
    59.5072
    satlng:
    7.3507
    satalt:
    1025.8421
  2. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    44.0061
    satlng:
    24.6234
    satalt:
    172107.8943
  3. satid:
    1583
    satname:
    THOR ALTAIR R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-072D
    launchDate:
    1965-09-10
    satlat:
    59.1253
    satlng:
    6.6793
    satalt:
    754.0284
  4. satid:
    4451
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082EW
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.1424
    satlng:
    0.0259
    satalt:
    736.0808
  5. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    58.5947
    satlng:
    -33.3493
    satalt:
    274676.1812
  6. satid:
    7052
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.5431
    satlng:
    -3.0632
    satalt:
    1525.5582
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.575
    satlng:
    -31.5535
    satalt:
    37443.9192
  8. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    54.4902
    satlng:
    25.1711
    satalt:
    13508.577
  9. satid:
    9011
    satname:
    COSMOS 839
    intDesignator:
    1976-067A
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.0392
    satlng:
    -4.3949
    satalt:
    1886.3005
  10. satid:
    9965
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BF
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.3156
    satlng:
    -2.5606
    satalt:
    2129.7833
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    65.2923
    satlng:
    3.7152
    satalt:
    26033.95
  12. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    46.7724
    satlng:
    5.0703
    satalt:
    14339.5136
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.1708
    satlng:
    -37.9582
    satalt:
    40070.0114
  14. satid:
    12176
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026R
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    59.5452
    satlng:
    8.2801
    satalt:
    957.7707
  15. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    64.5557
    satlng:
    32.6196
    satalt:
    14073.3824
  16. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    47.4061
    satlng:
    2.3376
    satalt:
    34937.7819
  17. satid:
    13603
    satname:
    COSMOS 1413 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100A
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    59.9576
    satlng:
    37.0747
    satalt:
    19074.9333
  18. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    61.0969
    satlng:
    -31.5243
    satalt:
    19074.6191
  19. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.5407
    satlng:
    55.7612
    satalt:
    37971.5358
  20. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.6809
    satlng:
    -30.8034
    satalt:
    9882.5798
  21. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.7376
    satlng:
    -0.1379
    satalt:
    12461.012
  22. satid:
    13947
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    62.1398
    satlng:
    6.2235
    satalt:
    1334.4112
  23. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    60.0826
    satlng:
    27.4044
    satalt:
    31531.0517
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    61.3852
    satlng:
    24.1274
    satalt:
    30146.0172
  25. satid:
    14260
    satname:
    COSMOS 1492 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084C
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    60.5026
    satlng:
    42.7399
    satalt:
    19166.2606
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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