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 2026-09-25T01:15:13Z in 0.858 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4218
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CH
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.3385
    satlng:
    5.4195
    satalt:
    697.0589
  2. satid:
    5042
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015P
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    64.3748
    satlng:
    5.0617
    satalt:
    1327.2313
  3. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    38.0006
    satlng:
    2.8943
    satalt:
    20407.1597
  4. satid:
    8160
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AA
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.9409
    satlng:
    5.9405
    satalt:
    1530.4377
  5. satid:
    8344
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-094B
    launchDate:
    1975-09-30
    satlat:
    58.3451
    satlng:
    4.9322
    satalt:
    761.2814
  6. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    58.4826
    satlng:
    4.0135
    satalt:
    1969.9219
  7. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.2222
    satlng:
    0.108
    satalt:
    20307.8303
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    56.0835
    satlng:
    -35.4016
    satalt:
    17495.3675
  9. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    47.9262
    satlng:
    -8.0512
    satalt:
    16393.0829
  10. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    60.3317
    satlng:
    16.7212
    satalt:
    13201.0689
  11. satid:
    14510
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077ER
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.7701
    satlng:
    12.5204
    satalt:
    1630.4023
  12. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.6092
    satlng:
    10.083
    satalt:
    19149.7343
  13. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    51.5566
    satlng:
    -33.6349
    satalt:
    34645.9177
  14. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    49.2757
    satlng:
    -26.7741
    satalt:
    19157.2464
  15. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    55.8062
    satlng:
    -16.1822
    satalt:
    19170.4047
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.1277
    satlng:
    -2.6857
    satalt:
    33939.9657
  17. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.0824
    satlng:
    1.2083
    satalt:
    19485.7881
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.4199
    satlng:
    16.4951
    satalt:
    39523.2202
  19. satid:
    15523
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.9556
    satlng:
    0.0258
    satalt:
    1389.9833
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.6523
    satlng:
    -10.3507
    satalt:
    36335.7046
  21. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.6039
    satlng:
    -11.6815
    satalt:
    19141.6405
  22. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    49.8667
    satlng:
    31.3771
    satalt:
    36277.9098
  23. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    50.4018
    satlng:
    34.8296
    satalt:
    37573.193
  24. satid:
    18338
    satname:
    COSMOS 1879
    intDesignator:
    1987-074E
    launchDate:
    1987-09-07
    satlat:
    55.5999
    satlng:
    5.4629
    satalt:
    1414.8464
  25. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    57.7803
    satlng:
    -22.5164
    satalt:
    19137.8336
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
97
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    4218
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082CH
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    59.3385
    satlng:
    5.4195
    satalt:
    697.0589
  2. satid:
    5042
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015P
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    64.3748
    satlng:
    5.0617
    satalt:
    1327.2313
  3. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    38.0006
    satlng:
    2.8943
    satalt:
    20407.1597
  4. satid:
    8160
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AA
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    56.9409
    satlng:
    5.9405
    satalt:
    1530.4377
  5. satid:
    8344
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-094B
    launchDate:
    1975-09-30
    satlat:
    58.3451
    satlng:
    4.9322
    satalt:
    761.2814
  6. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    58.4826
    satlng:
    4.0135
    satalt:
    1969.9219
  7. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    62.2222
    satlng:
    0.108
    satalt:
    20307.8303
  8. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    56.0835
    satlng:
    -35.4016
    satalt:
    17495.3675
  9. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    47.9262
    satlng:
    -8.0512
    satalt:
    16393.0829
  10. satid:
    14190
    satname:
    ATLAS 75E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-072B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    60.3317
    satlng:
    16.7212
    satalt:
    13201.0689
  11. satid:
    14510
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077ER
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.7701
    satlng:
    12.5204
    satalt:
    1630.4023
  12. satid:
    14590
    satname:
    COSMOS 1519 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127A
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    64.6092
    satlng:
    10.083
    satalt:
    19149.7343
  13. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    51.5566
    satlng:
    -33.6349
    satalt:
    34645.9177
  14. satid:
    14978
    satname:
    COSMOS 1555 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047B
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    49.2757
    satlng:
    -26.7741
    satalt:
    19157.2464
  15. satid:
    14979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1556 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047C
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    55.8062
    satlng:
    -16.1822
    satalt:
    19170.4047
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    52.1277
    satlng:
    -2.6857
    satalt:
    33939.9657
  17. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    63.0824
    satlng:
    1.2083
    satalt:
    19485.7881
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    60.4199
    satlng:
    16.4951
    satalt:
    39523.2202
  19. satid:
    15523
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    61.9556
    satlng:
    0.0258
    satalt:
    1389.9833
  20. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.6523
    satlng:
    -10.3507
    satalt:
    36335.7046
  21. satid:
    16398
    satname:
    COSMOS 1712 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118C
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.6039
    satlng:
    -11.6815
    satalt:
    19141.6405
  22. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    49.8667
    satlng:
    31.3771
    satalt:
    36277.9098
  23. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    50.4018
    satlng:
    34.8296
    satalt:
    37573.193
  24. satid:
    18338
    satname:
    COSMOS 1879
    intDesignator:
    1987-074E
    launchDate:
    1987-09-07
    satlat:
    55.5999
    satlng:
    5.4629
    satalt:
    1414.8464
  25. satid:
    18360
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079F
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    57.7803
    satlng:
    -22.5164
    satalt:
    19137.8336
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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