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

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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 2026-10-17T20:20:01Z in 2.001 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
63
satcount:
110
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1804
    satname:
    ALOUETTE 2
    intDesignator:
    1965-098A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    54.4602
    satlng:
    6.4354
    satalt:
    2315.4622
  2. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    52.9171
    satlng:
    12.9075
    satalt:
    4266.7447
  3. satid:
    5507
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025LL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.5811
    satlng:
    -1.8554
    satalt:
    761.0884
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    54.3894
    satlng:
    -2.0801
    satalt:
    31156.0148
  5. satid:
    6989
    satname:
    COSMOS 621
    intDesignator:
    1973-104E
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    64.9246
    satlng:
    7.8286
    satalt:
    1431.7216
  6. satid:
    6991
    satname:
    COSMOS 623
    intDesignator:
    1973-104G
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    59.885
    satlng:
    10.7902
    satalt:
    1481.4088
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    53.4926
    satlng:
    43.5612
    satalt:
    33839.8448
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    65.0146
    satlng:
    -54.1732
    satalt:
    34614.1272
  9. satid:
    10768
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BR
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.6403
    satlng:
    7.1691
    satalt:
    1514.3143
  10. satid:
    12739
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    62.6136
    satlng:
    5.6115
    satalt:
    742.5523
  11. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    64.4046
    satlng:
    -0.6031
    satalt:
    1639.0484
  12. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.0786
    satlng:
    -26.4377
    satalt:
    32914.53
  13. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    50.3821
    satlng:
    14.3431
    satalt:
    13258.221
  14. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.7625
    satlng:
    16.9352
    satalt:
    22104.4147
  15. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.162
    satlng:
    -10.7169
    satalt:
    38049.2808
  16. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    64.7339
    satlng:
    14.8441
    satalt:
    18614.8935
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    44.0374
    satlng:
    29.9354
    satalt:
    28851.8172
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.7251
    satlng:
    19.612
    satalt:
    39669.5426
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.9483
    satlng:
    -18.6629
    satalt:
    29506.6714
  20. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    46.3211
    satlng:
    12.2345
    satalt:
    15176.0046
  21. satid:
    17105
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055AG
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    63.7341
    satlng:
    8.7075
    satalt:
    996.0797
  22. satid:
    17304
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-006B
    launchDate:
    1987-01-21
    satlat:
    62.2451
    satlng:
    -0.0408
    satalt:
    762.8774
  23. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    42.6138
    satlng:
    8.3196
    satalt:
    19186.7527
  24. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    47.5135
    satlng:
    9.2725
    satalt:
    19115.5401
  25. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.575
    satlng:
    -25.9646
    satalt:
    26481.0812
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
63
satcount:
110
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1804
    satname:
    ALOUETTE 2
    intDesignator:
    1965-098A
    launchDate:
    1965-11-29
    satlat:
    54.4602
    satlng:
    6.4354
    satalt:
    2315.4622
  2. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    52.9171
    satlng:
    12.9075
    satalt:
    4266.7447
  3. satid:
    5507
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025LL
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    59.5811
    satlng:
    -1.8554
    satalt:
    761.0884
  4. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    54.3894
    satlng:
    -2.0801
    satalt:
    31156.0148
  5. satid:
    6989
    satname:
    COSMOS 621
    intDesignator:
    1973-104E
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    64.9246
    satlng:
    7.8286
    satalt:
    1431.7216
  6. satid:
    6991
    satname:
    COSMOS 623
    intDesignator:
    1973-104G
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    59.885
    satlng:
    10.7902
    satalt:
    1481.4088
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    53.4926
    satlng:
    43.5612
    satalt:
    33839.8448
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    65.0146
    satlng:
    -54.1732
    satalt:
    34614.1272
  9. satid:
    10768
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BR
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.6403
    satlng:
    7.1691
    satalt:
    1514.3143
  10. satid:
    12739
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CG
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    62.6136
    satlng:
    5.6115
    satalt:
    742.5523
  11. satid:
    13001
    satname:
    RADIO 7
    intDesignator:
    1981-120E
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    64.4046
    satlng:
    -0.6031
    satalt:
    1639.0484
  12. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.0786
    satlng:
    -26.4377
    satalt:
    32914.53
  13. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    50.3821
    satlng:
    14.3431
    satalt:
    13258.221
  14. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.7625
    satlng:
    16.9352
    satalt:
    22104.4147
  15. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.162
    satlng:
    -10.7169
    satalt:
    38049.2808
  16. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    64.7339
    satlng:
    14.8441
    satalt:
    18614.8935
  17. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    44.0374
    satlng:
    29.9354
    satalt:
    28851.8172
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.7251
    satlng:
    19.612
    satalt:
    39669.5426
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.9483
    satlng:
    -18.6629
    satalt:
    29506.6714
  20. satid:
    16527
    satname:
    COSMOS 1729
    intDesignator:
    1986-011A
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    46.3211
    satlng:
    12.2345
    satalt:
    15176.0046
  21. satid:
    17105
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055AG
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    63.7341
    satlng:
    8.7075
    satalt:
    996.0797
  22. satid:
    17304
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-006B
    launchDate:
    1987-01-21
    satlat:
    62.2451
    satlng:
    -0.0408
    satalt:
    762.8774
  23. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    42.6138
    satlng:
    8.3196
    satalt:
    19186.7527
  24. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    47.5135
    satlng:
    9.2725
    satalt:
    19115.5401
  25. satid:
    20412
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.575
    satlng:
    -25.9646
    satalt:
    26481.0812
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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