find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

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.
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 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": "..."}
}
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.
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-08-02T19:51:41Z in 0.696 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
7
satcount:
98
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    49.994
    satlng:
    -12.4619
    satalt:
    24334.085
  2. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    60.7874
    satlng:
    8.2095
    satalt:
    38475.8579
  3. satid:
    8145
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089P
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    63.6122
    satlng:
    12.4719
    satalt:
    1422.9691
  4. satid:
    9649
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126F
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.9478
    satlng:
    -2.7069
    satalt:
    2096.2703
  5. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    54.2753
    satlng:
    3.4453
    satalt:
    26315.6231
  6. satid:
    10566
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121H
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.4131
    satlng:
    6.1024
    satalt:
    1366.3581
  7. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    47.2384
    satlng:
    17.8525
    satalt:
    7930.0251
  8. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    57.9893
    satlng:
    39.9683
    satalt:
    11646.1573
  9. satid:
    12087
    satname:
    COSMOS 1225
    intDesignator:
    1980-097A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-05
    satlat:
    63.2198
    satlng:
    -2.559
    satalt:
    1032.9443
  10. satid:
    12766
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DK
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.8102
    satlng:
    2.2094
    satalt:
    946.8463
  11. satid:
    13243
    satname:
    COSMOS 1372
    intDesignator:
    1982-052A
    launchDate:
    1982-06-01
    satlat:
    58.4769
    satlng:
    7.6716
    satalt:
    986.7955
  12. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.2152
    satlng:
    33.416
    satalt:
    37851.0861
  13. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5899
    satlng:
    5.7302
    satalt:
    38556.8625
  14. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    44.8497
    satlng:
    -7.8406
    satalt:
    13648.6126
  15. satid:
    14179
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-069J
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    61.0586
    satlng:
    -0.2997
    satalt:
    1615.3313
  16. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    54.6444
    satlng:
    -35.4956
    satalt:
    26454.8603
  17. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.0552
    satlng:
    -28.7109
    satalt:
    34803.3124
  18. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.162
    satlng:
    -40.7124
    satalt:
    31893.1254
  19. satid:
    16070
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-084D
    launchDate:
    1985-09-24
    satlat:
    62.1994
    satlng:
    -34.7636
    satalt:
    20254.0608
  20. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    67.1078
    satlng:
    -19.0657
    satalt:
    18926.091
  21. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    42.9942
    satlng:
    -1.8974
    satalt:
    30688.7768
  22. satid:
    19478
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070L
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    62.0352
    satlng:
    -18.8479
    satalt:
    11460.9463
  23. satid:
    19807
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-75
    intDesignator:
    1989-014A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-15
    satlat:
    62.2568
    satlng:
    -46.0342
    satalt:
    38024.8312
  24. satid:
    20452
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
    intDesignator:
    1990-008A
    launchDate:
    1990-01-24
    satlat:
    54.8734
    satlng:
    -23.2855
    satalt:
    21244.819
  25. satid:
    21118
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-80
    intDesignator:
    1991-012A
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    59.3093
    satlng:
    -6.0397
    satalt:
    36218.2338
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
7
satcount:
98
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    7687
    satname:
    OPS 2439
    intDesignator:
    1975-017A
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    49.994
    satlng:
    -12.4619
    satalt:
    24334.085
  2. satid:
    7800
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-036D
    launchDate:
    1975-04-29
    satlat:
    60.7874
    satlng:
    8.2095
    satalt:
    38475.8579
  3. satid:
    8145
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089P
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    63.6122
    satlng:
    12.4719
    satalt:
    1422.9691
  4. satid:
    9649
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126F
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    62.9478
    satlng:
    -2.7069
    satalt:
    2096.2703
  5. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    54.2753
    satlng:
    3.4453
    satalt:
    26315.6231
  6. satid:
    10566
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121H
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    61.4131
    satlng:
    6.1024
    satalt:
    1366.3581
  7. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    47.2384
    satlng:
    17.8525
    satalt:
    7930.0251
  8. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    57.9893
    satlng:
    39.9683
    satalt:
    11646.1573
  9. satid:
    12087
    satname:
    COSMOS 1225
    intDesignator:
    1980-097A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-05
    satlat:
    63.2198
    satlng:
    -2.559
    satalt:
    1032.9443
  10. satid:
    12766
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DK
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    60.8102
    satlng:
    2.2094
    satalt:
    946.8463
  11. satid:
    13243
    satname:
    COSMOS 1372
    intDesignator:
    1982-052A
    launchDate:
    1982-06-01
    satlat:
    58.4769
    satlng:
    7.6716
    satalt:
    986.7955
  12. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.2152
    satlng:
    33.416
    satalt:
    37851.0861
  13. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.5899
    satlng:
    5.7302
    satalt:
    38556.8625
  14. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    44.8497
    satlng:
    -7.8406
    satalt:
    13648.6126
  15. satid:
    14179
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-069J
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    61.0586
    satlng:
    -0.2997
    satalt:
    1615.3313
  16. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    54.6444
    satlng:
    -35.4956
    satalt:
    26454.8603
  17. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.0552
    satlng:
    -28.7109
    satalt:
    34803.3124
  18. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    60.162
    satlng:
    -40.7124
    satalt:
    31893.1254
  19. satid:
    16070
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-084D
    launchDate:
    1985-09-24
    satlat:
    62.1994
    satlng:
    -34.7636
    satalt:
    20254.0608
  20. satid:
    16183
    satname:
    COSMOS 1698
    intDesignator:
    1985-098A
    launchDate:
    1985-10-22
    satlat:
    67.1078
    satlng:
    -19.0657
    satalt:
    18926.091
  21. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    42.9942
    satlng:
    -1.8974
    satalt:
    30688.7768
  22. satid:
    19478
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-070L
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    62.0352
    satlng:
    -18.8479
    satalt:
    11460.9463
  23. satid:
    19807
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-75
    intDesignator:
    1989-014A
    launchDate:
    1989-02-15
    satlat:
    62.2568
    satlng:
    -46.0342
    satalt:
    38024.8312
  24. satid:
    20452
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
    intDesignator:
    1990-008A
    launchDate:
    1990-01-24
    satlat:
    54.8734
    satlng:
    -23.2855
    satalt:
    21244.819
  25. satid:
    21118
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-80
    intDesignator:
    1991-012A
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    59.3093
    satlng:
    -6.0397
    satalt:
    36218.2338
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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