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 2026-10-20T12:05:00Z in 0.941 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
46
satcount:
131
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    141
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AB
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.5809
    satlng:
    10.0931
    satalt:
    976.2327
  2. satid:
    163
    satname:
    MIDAS 3
    intDesignator:
    1961-018A
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    54.1256
    satlng:
    -1.1078
    satalt:
    3370.016
  3. satid:
    628
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014F
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.6171
    satlng:
    -14.1986
    satalt:
    3644.3626
  4. satid:
    735
    satname:
    OPS 3367 B
    intDesignator:
    1964-002C
    launchDate:
    1964-01-19
    satlat:
    60.1518
    satlng:
    -4.2293
    satalt:
    811.3179
  5. satid:
    1515
    satname:
    NAVSPASUR ROD 1
    intDesignator:
    1965-065G
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    60.45
    satlng:
    4.3222
    satalt:
    1090.765
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    61.2652
    satlng:
    -9.135
    satalt:
    14875.3521
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.7876
    satlng:
    13.8293
    satalt:
    37009.4964
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.6443
    satlng:
    -2.14
    satalt:
    37520.3396
  9. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    46.1759
    satlng:
    32.2013
    satalt:
    34822.3073
  10. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    43.5174
    satlng:
    0.9445
    satalt:
    34040.4299
  11. satid:
    10565
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121G
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.3405
    satlng:
    2.3072
    satalt:
    1015.3707
  12. satid:
    10613
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.5983
    satlng:
    0.8149
    satalt:
    896.2314
  13. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    57.967
    satlng:
    -40.237
    satalt:
    32814.1023
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    55.8911
    satlng:
    19.4217
    satalt:
    21112.5874
  15. satid:
    12998
    satname:
    RADIO 8
    intDesignator:
    1981-120B
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    62.8264
    satlng:
    8.9829
    satalt:
    1682.1063
  16. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    61.2233
    satlng:
    -25.9311
    satalt:
    19080.1754
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.2962
    satlng:
    46.9031
    satalt:
    33482.6075
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.5057
    satlng:
    34.6921
    satalt:
    31774.982
  19. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.405
    satlng:
    8.9308
    satalt:
    6820.3637
  20. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    54.0772
    satlng:
    -11.619
    satalt:
    26091.4587
  21. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    44.743
    satlng:
    12.6806
    satalt:
    30866.8305
  22. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    62.0977
    satlng:
    14.9307
    satalt:
    29346.8153
  23. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    68.1061
    satlng:
    12.8292
    satalt:
    19183.4033
  24. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    52.3365
    satlng:
    39.2963
    satalt:
    35853.0212
  25. satid:
    18560
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055BH
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    62.504
    satlng:
    1.4403
    satalt:
    1016.0396
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
46
satcount:
131
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    141
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015AB
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.5809
    satlng:
    10.0931
    satalt:
    976.2327
  2. satid:
    163
    satname:
    MIDAS 3
    intDesignator:
    1961-018A
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    54.1256
    satlng:
    -1.1078
    satalt:
    3370.016
  3. satid:
    628
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014F
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    59.6171
    satlng:
    -14.1986
    satalt:
    3644.3626
  4. satid:
    735
    satname:
    OPS 3367 B
    intDesignator:
    1964-002C
    launchDate:
    1964-01-19
    satlat:
    60.1518
    satlng:
    -4.2293
    satalt:
    811.3179
  5. satid:
    1515
    satname:
    NAVSPASUR ROD 1
    intDesignator:
    1965-065G
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    60.45
    satlng:
    4.3222
    satalt:
    1090.765
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    61.2652
    satlng:
    -9.135
    satalt:
    14875.3521
  7. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    63.7876
    satlng:
    13.8293
    satalt:
    37009.4964
  8. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    63.6443
    satlng:
    -2.14
    satalt:
    37520.3396
  9. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    46.1759
    satlng:
    32.2013
    satalt:
    34822.3073
  10. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    43.5174
    satlng:
    0.9445
    satalt:
    34040.4299
  11. satid:
    10565
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121G
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.3405
    satlng:
    2.3072
    satalt:
    1015.3707
  12. satid:
    10613
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AM
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.5983
    satlng:
    0.8149
    satalt:
    896.2314
  13. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    57.967
    satlng:
    -40.237
    satalt:
    32814.1023
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    55.8911
    satlng:
    19.4217
    satalt:
    21112.5874
  15. satid:
    12998
    satname:
    RADIO 8
    intDesignator:
    1981-120B
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    62.8264
    satlng:
    8.9829
    satalt:
    1682.1063
  16. satid:
    13607
    satname:
    COSMOS 1415 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100E
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    61.2233
    satlng:
    -25.9311
    satalt:
    19080.1754
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    56.2962
    satlng:
    46.9031
    satalt:
    33482.6075
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    58.5057
    satlng:
    34.6921
    satalt:
    31774.982
  19. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    60.405
    satlng:
    8.9308
    satalt:
    6820.3637
  20. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    54.0772
    satlng:
    -11.619
    satalt:
    26091.4587
  21. satid:
    15226
    satname:
    USA 4
    intDesignator:
    1984-091A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    44.743
    satlng:
    12.6806
    satalt:
    30866.8305
  22. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    62.0977
    satlng:
    14.9307
    satalt:
    29346.8153
  23. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    68.1061
    satlng:
    12.8292
    satalt:
    19183.4033
  24. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    52.3365
    satlng:
    39.2963
    satalt:
    35853.0212
  25. satid:
    18560
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055BH
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    62.504
    satlng:
    1.4403
    satalt:
    1016.0396
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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