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 2026-10-16T21:08:10Z in 0.843 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
113
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.1411
    satlng:
    13.8057
    satalt:
    3657.1277
  2. satid:
    5097
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015W
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    63.8414
    satlng:
    3.9567
    satalt:
    623.8629
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    57.867
    satlng:
    -8.1892
    satalt:
    32170.3327
  4. satid:
    6787
    satname:
    OPS 8364 (DMSP 4)
    intDesignator:
    1973-054A
    launchDate:
    1973-08-17
    satlat:
    60.5604
    satlng:
    9.1627
    satalt:
    786.7479
  5. satid:
    8860
    satname:
    P 76-5
    intDesignator:
    1976-047A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    64.1492
    satlng:
    4.7161
    satalt:
    1003.46
  6. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.0216
    satlng:
    0.2685
    satalt:
    29245.3069
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.687
    satlng:
    -43.9415
    satalt:
    32723.6244
  8. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.196
    satlng:
    -46.9017
    satalt:
    36877.0973
  9. satid:
    11049
    satname:
    COSMOS 1040
    intDesignator:
    1978-091G
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    64.3668
    satlng:
    11.6914
    satalt:
    1533.0041
  10. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    56.3176
    satlng:
    4.4122
    satalt:
    21091.1783
  11. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    59.8386
    satlng:
    -5.5344
    satalt:
    1424.1117
  12. satid:
    12320
    satname:
    COSMOS 1250
    intDesignator:
    1981-022A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    57.6045
    satlng:
    -2.6968
    satalt:
    1455.344
  13. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.1895
    satlng:
    -26.0247
    satalt:
    31816.9682
  14. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    70.6466
    satlng:
    30.4089
    satalt:
    19337.1078
  15. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1468
    satlng:
    -23.5794
    satalt:
    37994.1243
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.6181
    satlng:
    26.321
    satalt:
    33154.1096
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.6193
    satlng:
    26.5008
    satalt:
    36520.4491
  18. satid:
    15751
    satname:
    COSMOS 1655
    intDesignator:
    1985-041A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-30
    satlat:
    57.7295
    satlng:
    5.8447
    satalt:
    991.8453
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.9069
    satlng:
    -42.573
    satalt:
    32616.8157
  20. satid:
    16592
    satname:
    ATLAS H R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-014B
    launchDate:
    1986-02-09
    satlat:
    60.4149
    satlng:
    2.1822
    satalt:
    815.0485
  21. satid:
    17754
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-079C
    launchDate:
    1985-09-04
    satlat:
    62.7689
    satlng:
    -0.061
    satalt:
    732.3417
  22. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    45.0327
    satlng:
    -16.1231
    satalt:
    19257.441
  23. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    62.0159
    satlng:
    9.8137
    satalt:
    16896.8577
  24. satid:
    19302
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015MC
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.2839
    satlng:
    0.0756
    satalt:
    900.2592
  25. satid:
    20349
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077FR
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.7004
    satlng:
    5.5833
    satalt:
    1785.1559
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
113
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    608
    satname:
    ERS 6
    intDesignator:
    1963-014C
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.1411
    satlng:
    13.8057
    satalt:
    3657.1277
  2. satid:
    5097
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015W
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    63.8414
    satlng:
    3.9567
    satalt:
    623.8629
  3. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    57.867
    satlng:
    -8.1892
    satalt:
    32170.3327
  4. satid:
    6787
    satname:
    OPS 8364 (DMSP 4)
    intDesignator:
    1973-054A
    launchDate:
    1973-08-17
    satlat:
    60.5604
    satlng:
    9.1627
    satalt:
    786.7479
  5. satid:
    8860
    satname:
    P 76-5
    intDesignator:
    1976-047A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    64.1492
    satlng:
    4.7161
    satalt:
    1003.46
  6. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.0216
    satlng:
    0.2685
    satalt:
    29245.3069
  7. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    68.687
    satlng:
    -43.9415
    satalt:
    32723.6244
  8. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.196
    satlng:
    -46.9017
    satalt:
    36877.0973
  9. satid:
    11049
    satname:
    COSMOS 1040
    intDesignator:
    1978-091G
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    64.3668
    satlng:
    11.6914
    satalt:
    1533.0041
  10. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    56.3176
    satlng:
    4.4122
    satalt:
    21091.1783
  11. satid:
    11876
    satname:
    COSMOS 1193
    intDesignator:
    1980-058B
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    59.8386
    satlng:
    -5.5344
    satalt:
    1424.1117
  12. satid:
    12320
    satname:
    COSMOS 1250
    intDesignator:
    1981-022A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    57.6045
    satlng:
    -2.6968
    satalt:
    1455.344
  13. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    69.1895
    satlng:
    -26.0247
    satalt:
    31816.9682
  14. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    70.6466
    satlng:
    30.4089
    satalt:
    19337.1078
  15. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    63.1468
    satlng:
    -23.5794
    satalt:
    37994.1243
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.6181
    satlng:
    26.321
    satalt:
    33154.1096
  17. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.6193
    satlng:
    26.5008
    satalt:
    36520.4491
  18. satid:
    15751
    satname:
    COSMOS 1655
    intDesignator:
    1985-041A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-30
    satlat:
    57.7295
    satlng:
    5.8447
    satalt:
    991.8453
  19. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    61.9069
    satlng:
    -42.573
    satalt:
    32616.8157
  20. satid:
    16592
    satname:
    ATLAS H R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-014B
    launchDate:
    1986-02-09
    satlat:
    60.4149
    satlng:
    2.1822
    satalt:
    815.0485
  21. satid:
    17754
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1985-079C
    launchDate:
    1985-09-04
    satlat:
    62.7689
    satlng:
    -0.061
    satalt:
    732.3417
  22. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    45.0327
    satlng:
    -16.1231
    satalt:
    19257.441
  23. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    62.0159
    satlng:
    9.8137
    satalt:
    16896.8577
  24. satid:
    19302
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015MC
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    63.2839
    satlng:
    0.0756
    satalt:
    900.2592
  25. satid:
    20349
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077FR
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.7004
    satlng:
    5.5833
    satalt:
    1785.1559
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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