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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-11-11T00:20:07Z in 1.189 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 27
satcount:: 124

above:

25 results

satid:
268
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015CN
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
62.0828
satlng:
11.7592
satalt:
1242.0788
satid:
4256
satname:
OPS 7613 (P/L 1)
intDesignator:
1969-082B
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
62.3999
satlng:
-1.8054
satalt:
922.1685
satid:
4515
satname:
SCOUT A R/B
intDesignator:
1970-067B
launchDate:
1970-08-27
satlat:
58.727
satlng:
-0.5686
satalt:
961.4691
satid:
4677
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025BA
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
60.367
satlng:
4.7769
satalt:
1050.4139
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
60.2794
satlng:
-8.5152
satalt:
34570.5241
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
69.6798
satlng:
-20.7019
satalt:
32912.7641
satid:
6989
satname:
COSMOS 621
intDesignator:
1973-104E
launchDate:
1973-12-19
satlat:
63.8972
satlng:
-1.4577
satalt:
1480.7381
satid:
7151
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DR
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
59.2772
satlng:
9.0942
satalt:
1710.3752
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
50.4266
satlng:
-23.574
satalt:
27199.2483
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
55.0131
satlng:
3.7972
satalt:
24716.744
satid:
8564
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089DB
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
61.8298
satlng:
-2.9215
satalt:
1372.6326
satid:
9841
satname:
TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
intDesignator:
1977-012A
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
63.1633
satlng:
-8.5039
satalt:
3300.9967
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
52.584
satlng:
-16.4272
satalt:
22456.0944
satid:
10010
satname:
COSMOS 909
intDesignator:
1977-036A
launchDate:
1977-05-19
satlat:
56.6418
satlng:
-2.5909
satalt:
1724.8622
satid:
10577
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121U
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.3508
satlng:
0.6986
satalt:
1113.8256
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
52.7086
satlng:
26.8306
satalt:
21222.4614
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
60.9141
satlng:
5.4891
satalt:
33332.7417
satid:
12333
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AZ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.9651
satlng:
-1.9955
satalt:
1915.2507
satid:
12531
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DL
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
66.9586
satlng:
7.4325
satalt:
1687.8121
satid:
12818
satname:
COSMOS 1305
intDesignator:
1981-088A
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
61.2431
satlng:
-34.1792
satalt:
13843.5041
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
59.3921
satlng:
45.0845
satalt:
33871.7757
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.0537
satlng:
-23.3976
satalt:
24688.5273
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
67.5687
satlng:
-46.1834
satalt:
25417.7728
satid:
14590
satname:
COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127A
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
61.1854
satlng:
36.4448
satalt:
19136.2076
satid:
14595
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-127F
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
65.6123
satlng:
7.2019
satalt:
19080.7986

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 27
satcount:: 124

above:

25 results

satid:
268
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015CN
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
62.0828
satlng:
11.7592
satalt:
1242.0788
satid:
4256
satname:
OPS 7613 (P/L 1)
intDesignator:
1969-082B
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
62.3999
satlng:
-1.8054
satalt:
922.1685
satid:
4515
satname:
SCOUT A R/B
intDesignator:
1970-067B
launchDate:
1970-08-27
satlat:
58.727
satlng:
-0.5686
satalt:
961.4691
satid:
4677
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025BA
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
60.367
satlng:
4.7769
satalt:
1050.4139
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
60.2794
satlng:
-8.5152
satalt:
34570.5241
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
69.6798
satlng:
-20.7019
satalt:
32912.7641
satid:
6989
satname:
COSMOS 621
intDesignator:
1973-104E
launchDate:
1973-12-19
satlat:
63.8972
satlng:
-1.4577
satalt:
1480.7381
satid:
7151
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DR
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
59.2772
satlng:
9.0942
satalt:
1710.3752
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
50.4266
satlng:
-23.574
satalt:
27199.2483
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
55.0131
satlng:
3.7972
satalt:
24716.744
satid:
8564
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089DB
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
61.8298
satlng:
-2.9215
satalt:
1372.6326
satid:
9841
satname:
TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
intDesignator:
1977-012A
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
63.1633
satlng:
-8.5039
satalt:
3300.9967
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
52.584
satlng:
-16.4272
satalt:
22456.0944
satid:
10010
satname:
COSMOS 909
intDesignator:
1977-036A
launchDate:
1977-05-19
satlat:
56.6418
satlng:
-2.5909
satalt:
1724.8622
satid:
10577
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121U
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.3508
satlng:
0.6986
satalt:
1113.8256
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
52.7086
satlng:
26.8306
satalt:
21222.4614
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
60.9141
satlng:
5.4891
satalt:
33332.7417
satid:
12333
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AZ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.9651
satlng:
-1.9955
satalt:
1915.2507
satid:
12531
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DL
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
66.9586
satlng:
7.4325
satalt:
1687.8121
satid:
12818
satname:
COSMOS 1305
intDesignator:
1981-088A
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
61.2431
satlng:
-34.1792
satalt:
13843.5041
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
59.3921
satlng:
45.0845
satalt:
33871.7757
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.0537
satlng:
-23.3976
satalt:
24688.5273
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
67.5687
satlng:
-46.1834
satalt:
25417.7728
satid:
14590
satname:
COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127A
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
61.1854
satlng:
36.4448
satalt:
19136.2076
satid:
14595
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-127F
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
65.6123
satlng:
7.2019
satalt:
19080.7986

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