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 2026-09-26T17:07:34Z in 1.075 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
137
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-004B
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    55.0511
    satlng:
    4.3644
    satalt:
    1418.7153
  2. satid:
    2365
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Q
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.1775
    satlng:
    1.7177
    satalt:
    3465.831
  3. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    64.0348
    satlng:
    14.5353
    satalt:
    3696.1095
  4. satid:
    3670
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-009B
    launchDate:
    1969-01-30
    satlat:
    59.4536
    satlng:
    8.5554
    satalt:
    889.974
  5. satid:
    7041
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AH
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.3898
    satlng:
    -1.1967
    satalt:
    1413.5711
  6. satid:
    7167
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.1394
    satlng:
    10.0164
    satalt:
    1482.5762
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    58.7861
    satlng:
    -2.7449
    satalt:
    38064.4809
  8. satid:
    8161
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.4326
    satlng:
    7.8921
    satalt:
    1671.0379
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    39.1778
    satlng:
    18.7232
    satalt:
    23697.5079
  10. satid:
    8892
    satname:
    COSMOS 828
    intDesignator:
    1976-054D
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    58.5615
    satlng:
    -5.8205
    satalt:
    1489.1582
  11. satid:
    9595
    satname:
    COSMOS 878
    intDesignator:
    1976-118H
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    56.8785
    satlng:
    6.3266
    satalt:
    1476.1401
  12. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    45.2659
    satlng:
    -15.7689
    satalt:
    32936.4654
  13. satid:
    9965
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BF
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.1975
    satlng:
    -4.6729
    satalt:
    1939.2836
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    56.7964
    satlng:
    -23.7986
    satalt:
    24883.4927
  15. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    62.6762
    satlng:
    50.6398
    satalt:
    38880.7312
  16. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.2825
    satlng:
    5.3475
    satalt:
    1001.4393
  17. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.8273
    satlng:
    9.3798
    satalt:
    9876.9961
  18. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    55.1682
    satlng:
    -32.0676
    satalt:
    21932.6521
  19. satid:
    12672
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AC
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.8648
    satlng:
    -0.3274
    satalt:
    974.8711
  20. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    48.3322
    satlng:
    37.8305
    satalt:
    30636.7905
  21. satid:
    13808
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HF
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.1967
    satlng:
    11.966
    satalt:
    952.5871
  22. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.7525
    satlng:
    25.9991
    satalt:
    39337.8597
  23. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.9674
    satlng:
    -3.8975
    satalt:
    34743.9674
  24. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    45.3936
    satlng:
    5.6836
    satalt:
    34636.8525
  25. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.4936
    satlng:
    50.5149
    satalt:
    32445.0911
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
137
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-004B
    launchDate:
    1965-01-22
    satlat:
    55.0511
    satlng:
    4.3644
    satalt:
    1418.7153
  2. satid:
    2365
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Q
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.1775
    satlng:
    1.7177
    satalt:
    3465.831
  3. satid:
    2403
    satname:
    OPS 0856
    intDesignator:
    1966-077A
    launchDate:
    1966-08-19
    satlat:
    64.0348
    satlng:
    14.5353
    satalt:
    3696.1095
  4. satid:
    3670
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-009B
    launchDate:
    1969-01-30
    satlat:
    59.4536
    satlng:
    8.5554
    satalt:
    889.974
  5. satid:
    7041
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AH
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.3898
    satlng:
    -1.1967
    satalt:
    1413.5711
  6. satid:
    7167
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EF
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    60.1394
    satlng:
    10.0164
    satalt:
    1482.5762
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    58.7861
    satlng:
    -2.7449
    satalt:
    38064.4809
  8. satid:
    8161
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.4326
    satlng:
    7.8921
    satalt:
    1671.0379
  9. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    39.1778
    satlng:
    18.7232
    satalt:
    23697.5079
  10. satid:
    8892
    satname:
    COSMOS 828
    intDesignator:
    1976-054D
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    58.5615
    satlng:
    -5.8205
    satalt:
    1489.1582
  11. satid:
    9595
    satname:
    COSMOS 878
    intDesignator:
    1976-118H
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    56.8785
    satlng:
    6.3266
    satalt:
    1476.1401
  12. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    45.2659
    satlng:
    -15.7689
    satalt:
    32936.4654
  13. satid:
    9965
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126BF
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    64.1975
    satlng:
    -4.6729
    satalt:
    1939.2836
  14. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    56.7964
    satlng:
    -23.7986
    satalt:
    24883.4927
  15. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    62.6762
    satlng:
    50.6398
    satalt:
    38880.7312
  16. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.2825
    satlng:
    5.3475
    satalt:
    1001.4393
  17. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    59.8273
    satlng:
    9.3798
    satalt:
    9876.9961
  18. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    55.1682
    satlng:
    -32.0676
    satalt:
    21932.6521
  19. satid:
    12672
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AC
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.8648
    satlng:
    -0.3274
    satalt:
    974.8711
  20. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    48.3322
    satlng:
    37.8305
    satalt:
    30636.7905
  21. satid:
    13808
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HF
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    59.1967
    satlng:
    11.966
    satalt:
    952.5871
  22. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.7525
    satlng:
    25.9991
    satalt:
    39337.8597
  23. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    60.9674
    satlng:
    -3.8975
    satalt:
    34743.9674
  24. satid:
    14182
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481
    intDesignator:
    1983-070A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    45.3936
    satlng:
    5.6836
    satalt:
    34636.8525
  25. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    68.4936
    satlng:
    50.5149
    satalt:
    32445.0911
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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