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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-09-28T02:30:37Z in 1.242 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 62
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
2140
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1966-005C
launchDate:
1966-01-28
satlat:
58.5852
satlng:
5.6875
satalt:
1318.5937
satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
41.1807
satlng:
32.1177
satalt:
134599.152
satid:
3230
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1968-040B
launchDate:
1968-05-07
satlat:
59.0646
satlng:
6.8313
satalt:
565.0467
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
63.0826
satlng:
50.6778
satalt:
35794.0325
satid:
7084
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086CC
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.9348
satlng:
12.3877
satalt:
1498.7958
satid:
7173
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EK
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
57.2023
satlng:
-4.788
satalt:
1666.9706
satid:
9570
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086FX
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.8216
satlng:
9.0553
satalt:
1494.2001
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.3495
satlng:
15.3149
satalt:
22121.2955
satid:
9982
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012F
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
56.3132
satlng:
5.2426
satalt:
2547.4327
satid:
11081
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B(+CAMEO)
intDesignator:
1978-098B
launchDate:
1978-10-24
satlat:
63.0445
satlng:
1.2185
satalt:
965.5915
satid:
11696
satname:
COSMOS 1161
intDesignator:
1980-012F
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
59.499
satlng:
11.9004
satalt:
1477.9614
satid:
12726
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BT
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
59.7885
satlng:
4.307
satalt:
869.8309
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
61.8377
satlng:
3.698
satalt:
27778.9498
satid:
12818
satname:
COSMOS 1305
intDesignator:
1981-088A
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
52.2308
satlng:
28.7164
satalt:
12418.8973
satid:
13532
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077EE
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.564
satlng:
1.014
satalt:
1647.4446
satid:
14502
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126BP
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
63.6089
satlng:
-4.432
satalt:
1215.2792
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
63.3137
satlng:
-40.4059
satalt:
35136.1466
satid:
14984
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-047F
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
62.2369
satlng:
44.3528
satalt:
19149.3498
satid:
15271
satname:
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
intDesignator:
1984-097A
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
61.6026
satlng:
-15.3811
satalt:
21184.8512
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.8682
satlng:
15.4879
satalt:
37970.5845
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.428
satlng:
-30.011
satalt:
35703.7058
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
65.8048
satlng:
56.958
satalt:
25536.6048
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
49.8447
satlng:
9.0289
satalt:
36265.8948
satid:
17147
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1986-091D
launchDate:
1986-11-20
satlat:
49.6826
satlng:
25.3314
satalt:
11585.3964
satid:
17333
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1987-008D
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
51.3784
satlng:
14.0893
satalt:
38163.9817

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 62
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
2140
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1966-005C
launchDate:
1966-01-28
satlat:
58.5852
satlng:
5.6875
satalt:
1318.5937
satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
41.1807
satlng:
32.1177
satalt:
134599.152
satid:
3230
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1968-040B
launchDate:
1968-05-07
satlat:
59.0646
satlng:
6.8313
satalt:
565.0467
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
63.0826
satlng:
50.6778
satalt:
35794.0325
satid:
7084
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086CC
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.9348
satlng:
12.3877
satalt:
1498.7958
satid:
7173
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EK
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
57.2023
satlng:
-4.788
satalt:
1666.9706
satid:
9570
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086FX
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.8216
satlng:
9.0553
satalt:
1494.2001
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.3495
satlng:
15.3149
satalt:
22121.2955
satid:
9982
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012F
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
56.3132
satlng:
5.2426
satalt:
2547.4327
satid:
11081
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B(+CAMEO)
intDesignator:
1978-098B
launchDate:
1978-10-24
satlat:
63.0445
satlng:
1.2185
satalt:
965.5915
satid:
11696
satname:
COSMOS 1161
intDesignator:
1980-012F
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
59.499
satlng:
11.9004
satalt:
1477.9614
satid:
12726
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BT
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
59.7885
satlng:
4.307
satalt:
869.8309
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
61.8377
satlng:
3.698
satalt:
27778.9498
satid:
12818
satname:
COSMOS 1305
intDesignator:
1981-088A
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
52.2308
satlng:
28.7164
satalt:
12418.8973
satid:
13532
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077EE
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.564
satlng:
1.014
satalt:
1647.4446
satid:
14502
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126BP
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
63.6089
satlng:
-4.432
satalt:
1215.2792
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
63.3137
satlng:
-40.4059
satalt:
35136.1466
satid:
14984
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-047F
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
62.2369
satlng:
44.3528
satalt:
19149.3498
satid:
15271
satname:
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
intDesignator:
1984-097A
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
61.6026
satlng:
-15.3811
satalt:
21184.8512
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.8682
satlng:
15.4879
satalt:
37970.5845
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.428
satlng:
-30.011
satalt:
35703.7058
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
65.8048
satlng:
56.958
satalt:
25536.6048
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
49.8447
satlng:
9.0289
satalt:
36265.8948
satid:
17147
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1986-091D
launchDate:
1986-11-20
satlat:
49.6826
satlng:
25.3314
satalt:
11585.3964
satid:
17333
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1987-008D
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
51.3784
satlng:
14.0893
satalt:
38163.9817

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

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