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

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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 2026-10-17T22:51:31Z in 0.006 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
75
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    629
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014G
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.8411
    satlng:
    -7.7085
    satalt:
    3652.9756
  2. satid:
    702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014H
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.4761
    satlng:
    -8.2688
    satalt:
    3729.7519
  3. satid:
    2610
    satname:
    OV1-9
    intDesignator:
    1966-111A
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    59.0313
    satlng:
    26.4795
    satalt:
    3450.7177
  4. satid:
    3244
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.1821
    satlng:
    -3.1291
    satalt:
    3682.8514
  5. satid:
    3695
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AL
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    61.0116
    satlng:
    9.9043
    satalt:
    1726.7696
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    56.0876
    satlng:
    36.061
    satalt:
    30972.9798
  7. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.8023
    satlng:
    7.5654
    satalt:
    33939.6566
  8. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.1703
    satlng:
    30.3892
    satalt:
    25862.2377
  9. satid:
    8177
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AT
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    65.1043
    satlng:
    -1.8291
    satalt:
    1835.8422
  10. satid:
    8827
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-120D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    60.4243
    satlng:
    7.5808
    satalt:
    849.8394
  11. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.9776
    satlng:
    -21.5583
    satalt:
    27710.8691
  12. satid:
    10464
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.0152
    satlng:
    1.9228
    satalt:
    1591.2035
  13. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.9733
    satlng:
    -51.0466
    satalt:
    38651.523
  14. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    61.6343
    satlng:
    6.2964
    satalt:
    21064.0918
  15. satid:
    11879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1196
    intDesignator:
    1980-058E
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    63.8154
    satlng:
    3.9041
    satalt:
    1480.9719
  16. satid:
    12111
    satname:
    COSMOS 1232
    intDesignator:
    1980-102E
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    63.7571
    satlng:
    0.5508
    satalt:
    1472.8169
  17. satid:
    12114
    satname:
    COSMOS 1235
    intDesignator:
    1980-102H
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    64.8055
    satlng:
    2.5958
    satalt:
    1474.2392
  18. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    58.0486
    satlng:
    51.5929
    satalt:
    17076.7487
  19. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    67.1416
    satlng:
    -17.6357
    satalt:
    18796.2625
  20. satid:
    13113
    satname:
    METEOR 2-8
    intDesignator:
    1982-025A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-25
    satlat:
    62.4265
    satlng:
    12.7954
    satalt:
    966.8616
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.9075
    satlng:
    17.9479
    satalt:
    24137.156
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.3998
    satlng:
    -37.9441
    satalt:
    24896.9562
  23. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    43.6279
    satlng:
    -12.3257
    satalt:
    19167.8379
  24. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    41.0669
    satlng:
    9.4406
    satalt:
    20386.4237
  25. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    59.207
    satlng:
    -9.2063
    satalt:
    34876.5446
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
75
satcount:
129
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    629
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014G
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    64.8411
    satlng:
    -7.7085
    satalt:
    3652.9756
  2. satid:
    702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014H
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    60.4761
    satlng:
    -8.2688
    satalt:
    3729.7519
  3. satid:
    2610
    satname:
    OV1-9
    intDesignator:
    1966-111A
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    59.0313
    satlng:
    26.4795
    satalt:
    3450.7177
  4. satid:
    3244
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BJ
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    58.1821
    satlng:
    -3.1291
    satalt:
    3682.8514
  5. satid:
    3695
    satname:
    COSMOS 249 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-091AL
    launchDate:
    1968-10-20
    satlat:
    61.0116
    satlng:
    9.9043
    satalt:
    1726.7696
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    56.0876
    satlng:
    36.061
    satalt:
    30972.9798
  7. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    68.8023
    satlng:
    7.5654
    satalt:
    33939.6566
  8. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    48.1703
    satlng:
    30.3892
    satalt:
    25862.2377
  9. satid:
    8177
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AT
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    65.1043
    satlng:
    -1.8291
    satalt:
    1835.8422
  10. satid:
    8827
    satname:
    METEOR 1-10 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-120D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-29
    satlat:
    60.4243
    satlng:
    7.5808
    satalt:
    849.8394
  11. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    66.9776
    satlng:
    -21.5583
    satalt:
    27710.8691
  12. satid:
    10464
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    58.0152
    satlng:
    1.9228
    satalt:
    1591.2035
  13. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    63.9733
    satlng:
    -51.0466
    satalt:
    38651.523
  14. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    61.6343
    satlng:
    6.2964
    satalt:
    21064.0918
  15. satid:
    11879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1196
    intDesignator:
    1980-058E
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    63.8154
    satlng:
    3.9041
    satalt:
    1480.9719
  16. satid:
    12111
    satname:
    COSMOS 1232
    intDesignator:
    1980-102E
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    63.7571
    satlng:
    0.5508
    satalt:
    1472.8169
  17. satid:
    12114
    satname:
    COSMOS 1235
    intDesignator:
    1980-102H
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    64.8055
    satlng:
    2.5958
    satalt:
    1474.2392
  18. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    58.0486
    satlng:
    51.5929
    satalt:
    17076.7487
  19. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    67.1416
    satlng:
    -17.6357
    satalt:
    18796.2625
  20. satid:
    13113
    satname:
    METEOR 2-8
    intDesignator:
    1982-025A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-25
    satlat:
    62.4265
    satlng:
    12.7954
    satalt:
    966.8616
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.9075
    satlng:
    17.9479
    satalt:
    24137.156
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.3998
    satlng:
    -37.9441
    satalt:
    24896.9562
  23. satid:
    14591
    satname:
    COSMOS 1520 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127B
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    43.6279
    satlng:
    -12.3257
    satalt:
    19167.8379
  24. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    41.0669
    satlng:
    9.4406
    satalt:
    20386.4237
  25. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    59.207
    satlng:
    -9.2063
    satalt:
    34876.5446
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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