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 2026-09-24T10:02:36Z in 0.980 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    669
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR R/B
    intDesignator:
    1963-038A
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    61.1882
    satlng:
    0.0035
    satalt:
    1090.0197
  2. satid:
    876
    satname:
    COSMOS 44
    intDesignator:
    1964-053A
    launchDate:
    1964-08-28
    satlat:
    61.7961
    satlng:
    -1.0478
    satalt:
    741.9061
  3. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.0701
    satlng:
    0.2496
    satalt:
    3361.414
  4. satid:
    3848
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055C
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    59.1275
    satlng:
    -11.437
    satalt:
    5855.6593
  5. satid:
    6682
    satname:
    COSMOS 571
    intDesignator:
    1973-037H
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    58.8093
    satlng:
    -0.5629
    satalt:
    1487.1134
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0036
    satlng:
    -49.5129
    satalt:
    30583.664
  7. satid:
    7438
    satname:
    COSMOS 680
    intDesignator:
    1974-072D
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    59.5947
    satlng:
    -5.6376
    satalt:
    1500.0254
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    55.0245
    satlng:
    16.1438
    satalt:
    28737.8961
  9. satid:
    9979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.8198
    satlng:
    -10.0928
    satalt:
    2067.837
  10. satid:
    10518
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-116C
    launchDate:
    1977-12-13
    satlat:
    57.1122
    satlng:
    -1.1508
    satalt:
    994.6996
  11. satid:
    10826
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BW
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.8815
    satlng:
    4.1288
    satalt:
    1519.1008
  12. satid:
    10886
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AH
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    63.5443
    satlng:
    6.1499
    satalt:
    922.6599
  13. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    54.6002
    satlng:
    26.0135
    satalt:
    14963.6281
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    54.1655
    satlng:
    -10.8416
    satalt:
    36344.0432
  15. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.8477
    satlng:
    -29.7472
    satalt:
    39517.3514
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    53.9659
    satlng:
    44.4644
    satalt:
    32542.5921
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.7989
    satlng:
    40.1325
    satalt:
    39304.6986
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    52.1098
    satlng:
    -2.5362
    satalt:
    35341.8435
  19. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.6746
    satlng:
    49.9918
    satalt:
    36892.1012
  20. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    64.5096
    satlng:
    51.9113
    satalt:
    23650.2203
  21. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.2179
    satlng:
    -5.6753
    satalt:
    29857.3071
  22. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.5039
    satlng:
    54.3104
    satalt:
    24139.734
  23. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.1874
    satlng:
    10.1858
    satalt:
    27695.1525
  24. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.2399
    satlng:
    12.2316
    satalt:
    35749.9917
  25. satid:
    15259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1593 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    63.0313
    satlng:
    28.6894
    satalt:
    19159.7498
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    669
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR R/B
    intDesignator:
    1963-038A
    launchDate:
    1963-09-28
    satlat:
    61.1882
    satlng:
    0.0035
    satalt:
    1090.0197
  2. satid:
    876
    satname:
    COSMOS 44
    intDesignator:
    1964-053A
    launchDate:
    1964-08-28
    satlat:
    61.7961
    satlng:
    -1.0478
    satalt:
    741.9061
  3. satid:
    2378
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014Y
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.0701
    satlng:
    0.2496
    satalt:
    3361.414
  4. satid:
    3848
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055C
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    59.1275
    satlng:
    -11.437
    satalt:
    5855.6593
  5. satid:
    6682
    satname:
    COSMOS 571
    intDesignator:
    1973-037H
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    58.8093
    satlng:
    -0.5629
    satalt:
    1487.1134
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.0036
    satlng:
    -49.5129
    satalt:
    30583.664
  7. satid:
    7438
    satname:
    COSMOS 680
    intDesignator:
    1974-072D
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    59.5947
    satlng:
    -5.6376
    satalt:
    1500.0254
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    55.0245
    satlng:
    16.1438
    satalt:
    28737.8961
  9. satid:
    9979
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.8198
    satlng:
    -10.0928
    satalt:
    2067.837
  10. satid:
    10518
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-116C
    launchDate:
    1977-12-13
    satlat:
    57.1122
    satlng:
    -1.1508
    satalt:
    994.6996
  11. satid:
    10826
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BW
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.8815
    satlng:
    4.1288
    satalt:
    1519.1008
  12. satid:
    10886
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AH
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    63.5443
    satlng:
    6.1499
    satalt:
    922.6599
  13. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    54.6002
    satlng:
    26.0135
    satalt:
    14963.6281
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    54.1655
    satlng:
    -10.8416
    satalt:
    36344.0432
  15. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.8477
    satlng:
    -29.7472
    satalt:
    39517.3514
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    53.9659
    satlng:
    44.4644
    satalt:
    32542.5921
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.7989
    satlng:
    40.1325
    satalt:
    39304.6986
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    52.1098
    satlng:
    -2.5362
    satalt:
    35341.8435
  19. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.6746
    satlng:
    49.9918
    satalt:
    36892.1012
  20. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    64.5096
    satlng:
    51.9113
    satalt:
    23650.2203
  21. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.2179
    satlng:
    -5.6753
    satalt:
    29857.3071
  22. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.5039
    satlng:
    54.3104
    satalt:
    24139.734
  23. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.1874
    satlng:
    10.1858
    satalt:
    27695.1525
  24. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.2399
    satlng:
    12.2316
    satalt:
    35749.9917
  25. satid:
    15259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1593 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    63.0313
    satlng:
    28.6894
    satalt:
    19159.7498
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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