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 2026-09-24T11:05:08Z in 0.680 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
153
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    602
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014E
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.4142
    satlng:
    15.9859
    satalt:
    3641.1262
  2. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.5531
    satlng:
    -19.8223
    satalt:
    5181.568
  3. satid:
    3615
    satname:
    ESSA 8 (TOS-F)
    intDesignator:
    1968-114A
    launchDate:
    1968-12-15
    satlat:
    65.1275
    satlng:
    19.9564
    satalt:
    1437.4099
  4. satid:
    5683
    satname:
    COSMOS 465
    intDesignator:
    1971-111A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-15
    satlat:
    60.3783
    satlng:
    7.0838
    satalt:
    1014.5992
  5. satid:
    5907
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-019B
    launchDate:
    1972-03-25
    satlat:
    64.4817
    satlng:
    18.1048
    satalt:
    1189.3702
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.437
    satlng:
    -40.1133
    satalt:
    26059.5492
  7. satid:
    7682
    satname:
    COSMOS 715
    intDesignator:
    1975-016E
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    59.5422
    satlng:
    17.8861
    satalt:
    1513.9685
  8. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2913
    satlng:
    20.4931
    satalt:
    15019.8309
  9. satid:
    8165
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AF
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    64.9505
    satlng:
    13.8349
    satalt:
    1460.9196
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.0421
    satlng:
    18.7854
    satalt:
    34057.7483
  11. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    70.7095
    satlng:
    -40.7825
    satalt:
    21381.4672
  12. satid:
    10286
    satname:
    COSMOS 940
    intDesignator:
    1977-079B
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    61.5705
    satlng:
    16.2485
    satalt:
    1404.0394
  13. satid:
    10410
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067D
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.4236
    satlng:
    -1.268
    satalt:
    1978.6538
  14. satid:
    10618
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    59.2346
    satlng:
    3.8452
    satalt:
    1485.707
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    46.8063
    satlng:
    -18.5152
    satalt:
    37527.1007
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    56.9459
    satlng:
    -32.8127
    satalt:
    36882.4371
  17. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    68.393
    satlng:
    68.4222
    satalt:
    30648.6378
  18. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    57.387
    satlng:
    8.732
    satalt:
    11810.9811
  19. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.8115
    satlng:
    39.6909
    satalt:
    39156.922
  20. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    42.6879
    satlng:
    -11.0196
    satalt:
    34374.4166
  21. satid:
    13131
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027H
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    67.6002
    satlng:
    6.5338
    satalt:
    1265.9031
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    62.0133
    satlng:
    50.4899
    satalt:
    38879.6744
  23. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.0501
    satlng:
    43.152
    satalt:
    8136.8778
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    62.7507
    satlng:
    2.5466
    satalt:
    30662.0326
  25. satid:
    14790
    satname:
    COSMOS 1541
    intDesignator:
    1984-024A
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    65.4804
    satlng:
    21.2996
    satalt:
    14437.6289
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
99
satcount:
153
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    602
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014E
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    63.4142
    satlng:
    15.9859
    satalt:
    3641.1262
  2. satid:
    2949
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014AS
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    65.5531
    satlng:
    -19.8223
    satalt:
    5181.568
  3. satid:
    3615
    satname:
    ESSA 8 (TOS-F)
    intDesignator:
    1968-114A
    launchDate:
    1968-12-15
    satlat:
    65.1275
    satlng:
    19.9564
    satalt:
    1437.4099
  4. satid:
    5683
    satname:
    COSMOS 465
    intDesignator:
    1971-111A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-15
    satlat:
    60.3783
    satlng:
    7.0838
    satalt:
    1014.5992
  5. satid:
    5907
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-019B
    launchDate:
    1972-03-25
    satlat:
    64.4817
    satlng:
    18.1048
    satalt:
    1189.3702
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.437
    satlng:
    -40.1133
    satalt:
    26059.5492
  7. satid:
    7682
    satname:
    COSMOS 715
    intDesignator:
    1975-016E
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    59.5422
    satlng:
    17.8861
    satalt:
    1513.9685
  8. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2913
    satlng:
    20.4931
    satalt:
    15019.8309
  9. satid:
    8165
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AF
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    64.9505
    satlng:
    13.8349
    satalt:
    1460.9196
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    61.0421
    satlng:
    18.7854
    satalt:
    34057.7483
  11. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    70.7095
    satlng:
    -40.7825
    satalt:
    21381.4672
  12. satid:
    10286
    satname:
    COSMOS 940
    intDesignator:
    1977-079B
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    61.5705
    satlng:
    16.2485
    satalt:
    1404.0394
  13. satid:
    10410
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067D
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    60.4236
    satlng:
    -1.268
    satalt:
    1978.6538
  14. satid:
    10618
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    59.2346
    satlng:
    3.8452
    satalt:
    1485.707
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    46.8063
    satlng:
    -18.5152
    satalt:
    37527.1007
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    56.9459
    satlng:
    -32.8127
    satalt:
    36882.4371
  17. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    68.393
    satlng:
    68.4222
    satalt:
    30648.6378
  18. satid:
    12816
    satname:
    COSMOS 1124 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1979-077F
    launchDate:
    1979-08-28
    satlat:
    57.387
    satlng:
    8.732
    satalt:
    11810.9811
  19. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    60.8115
    satlng:
    39.6909
    satalt:
    39156.922
  20. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    42.6879
    satlng:
    -11.0196
    satalt:
    34374.4166
  21. satid:
    13131
    satname:
    OPS 4682 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-027H
    launchDate:
    1965-04-03
    satlat:
    67.6002
    satlng:
    6.5338
    satalt:
    1265.9031
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    62.0133
    satlng:
    50.4899
    satalt:
    38879.6744
  23. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.0501
    satlng:
    43.152
    satalt:
    8136.8778
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    62.7507
    satlng:
    2.5466
    satalt:
    30662.0326
  25. satid:
    14790
    satname:
    COSMOS 1541
    intDesignator:
    1984-024A
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    65.4804
    satlng:
    21.2996
    satalt:
    14437.6289
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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