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 2026-09-24T23:33:38Z in 0.795 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    831
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-038C
    launchDate:
    1964-07-10
    satlat:
    60.2049
    satlng:
    9.6648
    satalt:
    380.4607
  2. satid:
    2435
    satname:
    ESSA 3 (TOS-A)
    intDesignator:
    1966-087A
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    64.0739
    satlng:
    11.0885
    satalt:
    1441.9641
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    71.9413
    satlng:
    37.1092
    satalt:
    7079.0231
  4. satid:
    5180
    satname:
    COSMOS 409
    intDesignator:
    1971-038A
    launchDate:
    1971-04-28
    satlat:
    66.0793
    satlng:
    5.9867
    satalt:
    1187.9277
  5. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.9159
    satlng:
    -0.2275
    satalt:
    11022.6037
  6. satid:
    7180
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ER
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.2232
    satlng:
    -2.4119
    satalt:
    1410.5611
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.776
    satlng:
    50.3226
    satalt:
    32520.5718
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.7505
    satlng:
    27.6053
    satalt:
    32988.6396
  9. satid:
    10011
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-036B
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    65.5827
    satlng:
    4.1366
    satalt:
    1583.954
  10. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.8652
    satlng:
    5.8775
    satalt:
    1634.317
  11. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.5705
    satlng:
    5.3354
    satalt:
    19126.2151
  12. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    63.7785
    satlng:
    -0.9987
    satalt:
    4217.7957
  13. satid:
    11962
    satname:
    METEOR 2-6
    intDesignator:
    1980-073A
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    57.486
    satlng:
    9.0157
    satalt:
    888.2083
  14. satid:
    12696
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AQ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.5719
    satlng:
    5.4704
    satalt:
    1176.9096
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.7497
    satlng:
    33.9297
    satalt:
    23841.4729
  16. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.1956
    satlng:
    39.4374
    satalt:
    19138.7859
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.0844
    satlng:
    52.3859
    satalt:
    31082.2887
  18. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.6506
    satlng:
    3.0115
    satalt:
    38699.7818
  19. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.076
    satlng:
    20.5813
    satalt:
    21213.1401
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    53.9999
    satlng:
    22.5064
    satalt:
    36461.7233
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.1093
    satlng:
    -9.9799
    satalt:
    40250.8333
  22. satid:
    16194
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-100B
    launchDate:
    1985-10-24
    satlat:
    62.9931
    satlng:
    1.1022
    satalt:
    1257.1079
  23. satid:
    16206
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055H
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    59.9301
    satlng:
    9.7913
    satalt:
    999.3672
  24. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    63.9979
    satlng:
    29.5459
    satalt:
    19148.3808
  25. satid:
    16592
    satname:
    ATLAS H R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-014B
    launchDate:
    1986-02-09
    satlat:
    62.5128
    satlng:
    2.0978
    satalt:
    867.3537
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
76
satcount:
118
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    831
    satname:
    ELEKTRON 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1964-038C
    launchDate:
    1964-07-10
    satlat:
    60.2049
    satlng:
    9.6648
    satalt:
    380.4607
  2. satid:
    2435
    satname:
    ESSA 3 (TOS-A)
    intDesignator:
    1966-087A
    launchDate:
    1966-10-02
    satlat:
    64.0739
    satlng:
    11.0885
    satalt:
    1441.9641
  3. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    71.9413
    satlng:
    37.1092
    satalt:
    7079.0231
  4. satid:
    5180
    satname:
    COSMOS 409
    intDesignator:
    1971-038A
    launchDate:
    1971-04-28
    satlat:
    66.0793
    satlng:
    5.9867
    satalt:
    1187.9277
  5. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    64.9159
    satlng:
    -0.2275
    satalt:
    11022.6037
  6. satid:
    7180
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ER
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.2232
    satlng:
    -2.4119
    satalt:
    1410.5611
  7. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    58.776
    satlng:
    50.3226
    satalt:
    32520.5718
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    44.7505
    satlng:
    27.6053
    satalt:
    32988.6396
  9. satid:
    10011
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-036B
    launchDate:
    1977-05-19
    satlat:
    65.5827
    satlng:
    4.1366
    satalt:
    1583.954
  10. satid:
    10645
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077F
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    59.8652
    satlng:
    5.8775
    satalt:
    1634.317
  11. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    62.5705
    satlng:
    5.3354
    satalt:
    19126.2151
  12. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    63.7785
    satlng:
    -0.9987
    satalt:
    4217.7957
  13. satid:
    11962
    satname:
    METEOR 2-6
    intDesignator:
    1980-073A
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    57.486
    satlng:
    9.0157
    satalt:
    888.2083
  14. satid:
    12696
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AQ
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.5719
    satlng:
    5.4704
    satalt:
    1176.9096
  15. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    70.7497
    satlng:
    33.9297
    satalt:
    23841.4729
  16. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    65.1956
    satlng:
    39.4374
    satalt:
    19138.7859
  17. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    69.0844
    satlng:
    52.3859
    satalt:
    31082.2887
  18. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.6506
    satlng:
    3.0115
    satalt:
    38699.7818
  19. satid:
    15271
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
    intDesignator:
    1984-097A
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    62.076
    satlng:
    20.5813
    satalt:
    21213.1401
  20. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    53.9999
    satlng:
    22.5064
    satalt:
    36461.7233
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.1093
    satlng:
    -9.9799
    satalt:
    40250.8333
  22. satid:
    16194
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1985-100B
    launchDate:
    1985-10-24
    satlat:
    62.9931
    satlng:
    1.1022
    satalt:
    1257.1079
  23. satid:
    16206
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055H
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    59.9301
    satlng:
    9.7913
    satalt:
    999.3672
  24. satid:
    16397
    satname:
    COSMOS 1711 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118B
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    63.9979
    satlng:
    29.5459
    satalt:
    19148.3808
  25. satid:
    16592
    satname:
    ATLAS H R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-014B
    launchDate:
    1986-02-09
    satlat:
    62.5128
    satlng:
    2.0978
    satalt:
    867.3537
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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