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 2026-10-17T21:10:32Z in 1.875 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
124
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2377
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014X
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    62.9771
    satlng:
    -16.5426
    satalt:
    3199.3452
  2. satid:
    2874
    satname:
    OPS 5712 (P/L 153)
    intDesignator:
    1967-053H
    launchDate:
    1967-05-31
    satlat:
    63.6701
    satlng:
    1.1914
    satalt:
    915.3807
  3. satid:
    3315
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-055B
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    56.3558
    satlng:
    -7.0816
    satalt:
    4565.0512
  4. satid:
    5580
    satname:
    PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)
    intDesignator:
    1971-093A
    launchDate:
    1971-10-28
    satlat:
    58.9163
    satlng:
    5.7683
    satalt:
    1034.8781
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    61.9435
    satlng:
    -2.0569
    satalt:
    33180.1432
  6. satid:
    7129
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CT
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.0773
    satlng:
    2.5778
    satalt:
    1480.7679
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    45.4982
    satlng:
    39.151
    satalt:
    33006.7424
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.7101
    satlng:
    -45.3143
    satalt:
    32687.6765
  9. satid:
    10491
    satname:
    COSMOS 963
    intDesignator:
    1977-109A
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    65.0151
    satlng:
    7.7503
    satalt:
    1192.5455
  10. satid:
    12088
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-097B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-05
    satlat:
    62.1558
    satlng:
    -3.0729
    satalt:
    1018.9441
  11. satid:
    12664
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053U
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.132
    satlng:
    4.1602
    satalt:
    1050.4723
  12. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.7359
    satlng:
    4.9715
    satalt:
    13598.395
  13. satid:
    13131
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027H
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    57.843
    satlng:
    11.6605
    satalt:
    1262.0538
  14. satid:
    13168
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-040J
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    57.8406
    satlng:
    -4.0893
    satalt:
    1514.7112
  15. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4937
    satlng:
    -12.1624
    satalt:
    30273.5576
  16. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.5143
    satlng:
    -9.682
    satalt:
    37701.3795
  17. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    61.1084
    satlng:
    43.1843
    satalt:
    19416.8344
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.3882
    satlng:
    25.7939
    satalt:
    33737.3484
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8916
    satlng:
    19.5291
    satalt:
    37669.7707
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.4229
    satlng:
    -11.1305
    satalt:
    23517.6671
  21. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    43.9086
    satlng:
    1.2653
    satalt:
    19117.7733
  22. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    61.5019
    satlng:
    27.7425
    satalt:
    19177.2716
  23. satid:
    18944
    satname:
    COSMOS 1931
    intDesignator:
    1988-016H
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    55.6909
    satlng:
    9.9369
    satalt:
    1425.7033
  24. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    63.7881
    satlng:
    36.1997
    satalt:
    19125.1323
  25. satid:
    20028
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039E
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    45.5844
    satlng:
    -10.4532
    satalt:
    19119.2639
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
124
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2377
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014X
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    62.9771
    satlng:
    -16.5426
    satalt:
    3199.3452
  2. satid:
    2874
    satname:
    OPS 5712 (P/L 153)
    intDesignator:
    1967-053H
    launchDate:
    1967-05-31
    satlat:
    63.6701
    satlng:
    1.1914
    satalt:
    915.3807
  3. satid:
    3315
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-055B
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    56.3558
    satlng:
    -7.0816
    satalt:
    4565.0512
  4. satid:
    5580
    satname:
    PROSPERO (BLACK ARROW)
    intDesignator:
    1971-093A
    launchDate:
    1971-10-28
    satlat:
    58.9163
    satlng:
    5.7683
    satalt:
    1034.8781
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    61.9435
    satlng:
    -2.0569
    satalt:
    33180.1432
  6. satid:
    7129
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CT
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.0773
    satlng:
    2.5778
    satalt:
    1480.7679
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    45.4982
    satlng:
    39.151
    satalt:
    33006.7424
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.7101
    satlng:
    -45.3143
    satalt:
    32687.6765
  9. satid:
    10491
    satname:
    COSMOS 963
    intDesignator:
    1977-109A
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    65.0151
    satlng:
    7.7503
    satalt:
    1192.5455
  10. satid:
    12088
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-097B
    launchDate:
    1980-12-05
    satlat:
    62.1558
    satlng:
    -3.0729
    satalt:
    1018.9441
  11. satid:
    12664
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053U
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    58.132
    satlng:
    4.1602
    satalt:
    1050.4723
  12. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    56.7359
    satlng:
    4.9715
    satalt:
    13598.395
  13. satid:
    13131
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027H
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    57.843
    satlng:
    11.6605
    satalt:
    1262.0538
  14. satid:
    13168
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-040J
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    57.8406
    satlng:
    -4.0893
    satalt:
    1514.7112
  15. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.4937
    satlng:
    -12.1624
    satalt:
    30273.5576
  16. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.5143
    satlng:
    -9.682
    satalt:
    37701.3795
  17. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    61.1084
    satlng:
    43.1843
    satalt:
    19416.8344
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    50.3882
    satlng:
    25.7939
    satalt:
    33737.3484
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.8916
    satlng:
    19.5291
    satalt:
    37669.7707
  20. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.4229
    satlng:
    -11.1305
    satalt:
    23517.6671
  21. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    43.9086
    satlng:
    1.2653
    satalt:
    19117.7733
  22. satid:
    18356
    satname:
    COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079B
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    61.5019
    satlng:
    27.7425
    satalt:
    19177.2716
  23. satid:
    18944
    satname:
    COSMOS 1931
    intDesignator:
    1988-016H
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    55.6909
    satlng:
    9.9369
    satalt:
    1425.7033
  24. satid:
    19501
    satname:
    COSMOS 1970 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085A
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    63.7881
    satlng:
    36.1997
    satalt:
    19125.1323
  25. satid:
    20028
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1989-039E
    launchDate:
    1989-05-31
    satlat:
    45.5844
    satlng:
    -10.4532
    satalt:
    19119.2639
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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