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 2026-09-28T01:34:44Z in 0.866 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    656
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HH
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.0607
    satlng:
    12.2166
    satalt:
    875.3853
  2. satid:
    2481
    satname:
    OPS 1920
    intDesignator:
    1966-089A
    launchDate:
    1966-10-05
    satlat:
    65.9005
    satlng:
    0.5916
    satalt:
    3730.8716
  3. satid:
    2758
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-036B
    launchDate:
    1967-04-20
    satlat:
    61.2895
    satlng:
    -6.6934
    satalt:
    1365.1276
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.4701
    satlng:
    48.8194
    satalt:
    36809.3018
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.3537
    satlng:
    59.0406
    satalt:
    31926.4094
  6. satid:
    8459
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-112B
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    59.119
    satlng:
    4.4275
    satalt:
    763.8239
  7. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    55.9739
    satlng:
    18.323
    satalt:
    20263.3998
  8. satid:
    10287
    satname:
    COSMOS 941
    intDesignator:
    1977-079C
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    60.9463
    satlng:
    12.7291
    satalt:
    1442.0208
  9. satid:
    10513
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-116B
    launchDate:
    1977-12-13
    satlat:
    61.6259
    satlng:
    5.3819
    satalt:
    984.2023
  10. satid:
    12535
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DQ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.659
    satlng:
    10.2539
    satalt:
    1888.9346
  11. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    43.4578
    satlng:
    18.4054
    satalt:
    13547.1269
  12. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3935
    satlng:
    -19.4383
    satalt:
    21800.3865
  13. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.5615
    satlng:
    -14.2298
    satalt:
    13741.3492
  14. satid:
    12865
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AT
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.1261
    satlng:
    13.4553
    satalt:
    1013.5099
  15. satid:
    12978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1323
    intDesignator:
    1981-116D
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    62.7845
    satlng:
    -1.4047
    satalt:
    1503.7556
  16. satid:
    13133
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012J
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    63.1909
    satlng:
    22.1427
    satalt:
    2714.1638
  17. satid:
    13353
    satname:
    COSMOS 1386
    intDesignator:
    1982-069A
    launchDate:
    1982-07-07
    satlat:
    62.1379
    satlng:
    12.336
    satalt:
    978.2383
  18. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1364
    satlng:
    14.4937
    satalt:
    19104.7173
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    55.7874
    satlng:
    -37.443
    satalt:
    35209.1214
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    62.4003
    satlng:
    -8.6455
    satalt:
    19158.8597
  21. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    64.5565
    satlng:
    37.9681
    satalt:
    6668.8994
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    42.0775
    satlng:
    2.6569
    satalt:
    26401.9563
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    61.6732
    satlng:
    15.4631
    satalt:
    39411.4385
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.9674
    satlng:
    -30.7221
    satalt:
    38791.3517
  25. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    62.678
    satlng:
    41.5352
    satalt:
    25039.0477
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    656
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HH
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    60.0607
    satlng:
    12.2166
    satalt:
    875.3853
  2. satid:
    2481
    satname:
    OPS 1920
    intDesignator:
    1966-089A
    launchDate:
    1966-10-05
    satlat:
    65.9005
    satlng:
    0.5916
    satalt:
    3730.8716
  3. satid:
    2758
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-036B
    launchDate:
    1967-04-20
    satlat:
    61.2895
    satlng:
    -6.6934
    satalt:
    1365.1276
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.4701
    satlng:
    48.8194
    satalt:
    36809.3018
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.3537
    satlng:
    59.0406
    satalt:
    31926.4094
  6. satid:
    8459
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-112B
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    59.119
    satlng:
    4.4275
    satalt:
    763.8239
  7. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    55.9739
    satlng:
    18.323
    satalt:
    20263.3998
  8. satid:
    10287
    satname:
    COSMOS 941
    intDesignator:
    1977-079C
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    60.9463
    satlng:
    12.7291
    satalt:
    1442.0208
  9. satid:
    10513
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-116B
    launchDate:
    1977-12-13
    satlat:
    61.6259
    satlng:
    5.3819
    satalt:
    984.2023
  10. satid:
    12535
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DQ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    55.659
    satlng:
    10.2539
    satalt:
    1888.9346
  11. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    43.4578
    satlng:
    18.4054
    satalt:
    13547.1269
  12. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3935
    satlng:
    -19.4383
    satalt:
    21800.3865
  13. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.5615
    satlng:
    -14.2298
    satalt:
    13741.3492
  14. satid:
    12865
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AT
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.1261
    satlng:
    13.4553
    satalt:
    1013.5099
  15. satid:
    12978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1323
    intDesignator:
    1981-116D
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    62.7845
    satlng:
    -1.4047
    satalt:
    1503.7556
  16. satid:
    13133
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012J
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    63.1909
    satlng:
    22.1427
    satalt:
    2714.1638
  17. satid:
    13353
    satname:
    COSMOS 1386
    intDesignator:
    1982-069A
    launchDate:
    1982-07-07
    satlat:
    62.1379
    satlng:
    12.336
    satalt:
    978.2383
  18. satid:
    14595
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127F
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1364
    satlng:
    14.4937
    satalt:
    19104.7173
  19. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    55.7874
    satlng:
    -37.443
    satalt:
    35209.1214
  20. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    62.4003
    satlng:
    -8.6455
    satalt:
    19158.8597
  21. satid:
    15095
    satname:
    COSMOS 1581
    intDesignator:
    1984-071A
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    64.5565
    satlng:
    37.9681
    satalt:
    6668.8994
  22. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    42.0775
    satlng:
    2.6569
    satalt:
    26401.9563
  23. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    61.6732
    satlng:
    15.4631
    satalt:
    39411.4385
  24. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.9674
    satlng:
    -30.7221
    satalt:
    38791.3517
  25. satid:
    15952
    satname:
    COSMOS 1675
    intDesignator:
    1985-071A
    launchDate:
    1985-08-12
    satlat:
    62.678
    satlng:
    41.5352
    satalt:
    25039.0477
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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