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 2026-09-27T23:34:17Z in 1.028 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
87
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    63.5494
    satlng:
    -14.2501
    satalt:
    3873.236
  2. satid:
    2967
    satname:
    SCOUT A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-092B
    launchDate:
    1967-09-25
    satlat:
    64.63
    satlng:
    2.6252
    satalt:
    1078.6936
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.34
    satlng:
    47.3172
    satalt:
    32910.504
  4. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    61.5042
    satlng:
    4.1248
    satalt:
    1193.3479
  5. satid:
    7027
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086T
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.4156
    satlng:
    -2.4127
    satalt:
    1538.2493
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    56.9192
    satlng:
    50.1666
    satalt:
    30376.6514
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    41.5202
    satlng:
    26.8577
    satalt:
    32342.2879
  8. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.0555
    satlng:
    15.849
    satalt:
    1969.8207
  9. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    56.2093
    satlng:
    37.8536
    satalt:
    19516.6007
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    55.21
    satlng:
    -12.0596
    satalt:
    17720.9069
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.8005
    satlng:
    25.293
    satalt:
    32576.8885
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    63.1144
    satlng:
    -36.7072
    satalt:
    15567.1149
  13. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    61.4011
    satlng:
    12.8814
    satalt:
    994.2147
  14. satid:
    14473
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.8773
    satlng:
    11.1412
    satalt:
    1664.1826
  15. satid:
    14480
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GR
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.0808
    satlng:
    5.1555
    satalt:
    767.4393
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    56.0738
    satlng:
    10.8621
    satalt:
    36757.7045
  17. satid:
    15340
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027R
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.6568
    satlng:
    7.2417
    satalt:
    1259.1381
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.0872
    satlng:
    21.3418
    satalt:
    37181.1736
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    58.728
    satlng:
    -26.9922
    satalt:
    40053.4466
  20. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    50.5447
    satlng:
    -20.9276
    satalt:
    14116.7183
  21. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    51.0988
    satlng:
    23.1221
    satalt:
    18613.3308
  22. satid:
    19232
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100AB
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    58.6017
    satlng:
    17.3967
    satalt:
    1688.8754
  23. satid:
    20533
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
    intDesignator:
    1990-025A
    launchDate:
    1990-03-26
    satlat:
    53.3834
    satlng:
    -24.464
    satalt:
    21159.2849
  24. satid:
    21706
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-41
    intDesignator:
    1991-065A
    launchDate:
    1991-09-17
    satlat:
    61.7892
    satlng:
    47.5899
    satalt:
    30944.5018
  25. satid:
    21809
    satname:
    USA 77
    intDesignator:
    1991-076E
    launchDate:
    1991-11-08
    satlat:
    60.1818
    satlng:
    1.9947
    satalt:
    450.9663
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
87
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    63.5494
    satlng:
    -14.2501
    satalt:
    3873.236
  2. satid:
    2967
    satname:
    SCOUT A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-092B
    launchDate:
    1967-09-25
    satlat:
    64.63
    satlng:
    2.6252
    satalt:
    1078.6936
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    58.34
    satlng:
    47.3172
    satalt:
    32910.504
  4. satid:
    5614
    satname:
    COSMOS 457
    intDesignator:
    1971-099A
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    61.5042
    satlng:
    4.1248
    satalt:
    1193.3479
  5. satid:
    7027
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086T
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    56.4156
    satlng:
    -2.4127
    satalt:
    1538.2493
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    56.9192
    satlng:
    50.1666
    satalt:
    30376.6514
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    41.5202
    satlng:
    26.8577
    satalt:
    32342.2879
  8. satid:
    9652
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126J
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    60.0555
    satlng:
    15.849
    satalt:
    1969.8207
  9. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    56.2093
    satlng:
    37.8536
    satalt:
    19516.6007
  10. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    55.21
    satlng:
    -12.0596
    satalt:
    17720.9069
  11. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    58.8005
    satlng:
    25.293
    satalt:
    32576.8885
  12. satid:
    12446
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-038B
    launchDate:
    1981-04-24
    satlat:
    63.1144
    satlng:
    -36.7072
    satalt:
    15567.1149
  13. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    61.4011
    satlng:
    12.8814
    satalt:
    994.2147
  14. satid:
    14473
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GQ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.8773
    satlng:
    11.1412
    satalt:
    1664.1826
  15. satid:
    14480
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GR
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    58.0808
    satlng:
    5.1555
    satalt:
    767.4393
  16. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    56.0738
    satlng:
    10.8621
    satalt:
    36757.7045
  17. satid:
    15340
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027R
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    59.6568
    satlng:
    7.2417
    satalt:
    1259.1381
  18. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.0872
    satlng:
    21.3418
    satalt:
    37181.1736
  19. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    58.728
    satlng:
    -26.9922
    satalt:
    40053.4466
  20. satid:
    18103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1851
    intDesignator:
    1987-050A
    launchDate:
    1987-06-12
    satlat:
    50.5447
    satlng:
    -20.9276
    satalt:
    14116.7183
  21. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    51.0988
    satlng:
    23.1221
    satalt:
    18613.3308
  22. satid:
    19232
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100AB
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    58.6017
    satlng:
    17.3967
    satalt:
    1688.8754
  23. satid:
    20533
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
    intDesignator:
    1990-025A
    launchDate:
    1990-03-26
    satlat:
    53.3834
    satlng:
    -24.464
    satalt:
    21159.2849
  24. satid:
    21706
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-41
    intDesignator:
    1991-065A
    launchDate:
    1991-09-17
    satlat:
    61.7892
    satlng:
    47.5899
    satalt:
    30944.5018
  25. satid:
    21809
    satname:
    USA 77
    intDesignator:
    1991-076E
    launchDate:
    1991-11-08
    satlat:
    60.1818
    satlng:
    1.9947
    satalt:
    450.9663
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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