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 2026-11-14T13:03:33Z in 0.697 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 68
satcount:: 109

above:

25 results

satid:
7153
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DT
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.828
satlng:
8.3447
satalt:
1559.1925
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
47.6246
satlng:
0.2477
satalt:
18377.1547
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
50.4923
satlng:
23.088
satalt:
33983.7528
satid:
8175
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AR
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
59.7366
satlng:
3.9707
satalt:
1273.947
satid:
8400
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089CC
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
60.4093
satlng:
8.0827
satalt:
1534.5793
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
62.6778
satlng:
-22.7298
satalt:
38192.4442
satid:
9955
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126AV
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
63.6869
satlng:
7.8763
satalt:
595.6792
satid:
9975
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.0217
satlng:
14.9914
satalt:
1541.7319
satid:
9983
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012G
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
64.8456
satlng:
15.5678
satalt:
2755.7908
satid:
10011
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1977-036B
launchDate:
1977-05-19
satlat:
65.3366
satlng:
17.2132
satalt:
1782.6926
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
54.6843
satlng:
-19.0308
satalt:
35491.7258
satid:
10877
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121Y
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.8051
satlng:
0.8678
satalt:
1086.1703
satid:
11694
satname:
COSMOS 1159
intDesignator:
1980-012D
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
66.9579
satlng:
4.7106
satalt:
1468.1925
satid:
12093
satname:
OPS 5805
intDesignator:
1980-100A
launchDate:
1980-12-13
satlat:
60.0676
satlng:
61.5653
satalt:
33464.368
satid:
12376
satname:
COSMOS 1261
intDesignator:
1981-031A
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
40.3032
satlng:
-7.2698
satalt:
28894.6849
satid:
12527
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DG
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.9036
satlng:
11.4517
satalt:
1507.0953
satid:
12864
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121AS
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
61.9282
satlng:
15.3942
satalt:
993.7104
satid:
12975
satname:
COSMOS 1320
intDesignator:
1981-116A
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
61.5202
satlng:
10.0639
satalt:
1492.0182
satid:
12976
satname:
COSMOS 1321
intDesignator:
1981-116B
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
61.2204
satlng:
-4.6445
satalt:
1495.4654
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
49.2541
satlng:
-17.5902
satalt:
31214.7414
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.6914
satlng:
-23.0714
satalt:
20864.3214
satid:
13205
satname:
COSMOS 1367
intDesignator:
1982-045A
launchDate:
1982-05-20
satlat:
54.5504
satlng:
-34.9717
satalt:
31726.5571
satid:
13502
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015KT
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.4206
satlng:
4.3797
satalt:
875.1619
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.8723
satlng:
59.4247
satalt:
38713.5012
satid:
15214
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-62
intDesignator:
1984-089A
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
54.228
satlng:
-17.2288
satalt:
31733.0895

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 68
satcount:: 109

above:

25 results

satid:
7153
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DT
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.828
satlng:
8.3447
satalt:
1559.1925
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
47.6246
satlng:
0.2477
satalt:
18377.1547
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
50.4923
satlng:
23.088
satalt:
33983.7528
satid:
8175
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AR
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
59.7366
satlng:
3.9707
satalt:
1273.947
satid:
8400
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089CC
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
60.4093
satlng:
8.0827
satalt:
1534.5793
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
62.6778
satlng:
-22.7298
satalt:
38192.4442
satid:
9955
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126AV
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
63.6869
satlng:
7.8763
satalt:
595.6792
satid:
9975
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.0217
satlng:
14.9914
satalt:
1541.7319
satid:
9983
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012G
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
64.8456
satlng:
15.5678
satalt:
2755.7908
satid:
10011
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1977-036B
launchDate:
1977-05-19
satlat:
65.3366
satlng:
17.2132
satalt:
1782.6926
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
54.6843
satlng:
-19.0308
satalt:
35491.7258
satid:
10877
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121Y
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.8051
satlng:
0.8678
satalt:
1086.1703
satid:
11694
satname:
COSMOS 1159
intDesignator:
1980-012D
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
66.9579
satlng:
4.7106
satalt:
1468.1925
satid:
12093
satname:
OPS 5805
intDesignator:
1980-100A
launchDate:
1980-12-13
satlat:
60.0676
satlng:
61.5653
satalt:
33464.368
satid:
12376
satname:
COSMOS 1261
intDesignator:
1981-031A
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
40.3032
satlng:
-7.2698
satalt:
28894.6849
satid:
12527
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DG
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.9036
satlng:
11.4517
satalt:
1507.0953
satid:
12864
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121AS
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
61.9282
satlng:
15.3942
satalt:
993.7104
satid:
12975
satname:
COSMOS 1320
intDesignator:
1981-116A
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
61.5202
satlng:
10.0639
satalt:
1492.0182
satid:
12976
satname:
COSMOS 1321
intDesignator:
1981-116B
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
61.2204
satlng:
-4.6445
satalt:
1495.4654
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
49.2541
satlng:
-17.5902
satalt:
31214.7414
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.6914
satlng:
-23.0714
satalt:
20864.3214
satid:
13205
satname:
COSMOS 1367
intDesignator:
1982-045A
launchDate:
1982-05-20
satlat:
54.5504
satlng:
-34.9717
satalt:
31726.5571
satid:
13502
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015KT
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.4206
satlng:
4.3797
satalt:
875.1619
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.8723
satlng:
59.4247
satalt:
38713.5012
satid:
15214
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-62
intDesignator:
1984-089A
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
54.228
satlng:
-17.2288
satalt:
31733.0895

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