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 2026-08-03T06:05:11Z in 0.960 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
34
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    354
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.9869
    satlng:
    6.6577
    satalt:
    1203.5948
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8468
    satlng:
    29.9068
    satalt:
    132168.4379
  3. satid:
    3891
    satname:
    SECOR 13 (EGRS 13)
    intDesignator:
    1969-037B
    launchDate:
    1969-04-14
    satlat:
    64.3824
    satlng:
    20.9132
    satalt:
    1098.3192
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5242
    satlng:
    52.3718
    satalt:
    36668.3843
  5. satid:
    5702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014CU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    62.6424
    satlng:
    20.5869
    satalt:
    1959.8889
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.1788
    satlng:
    24.2862
    satalt:
    27977.9117
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.2114
    satlng:
    21.8932
    satalt:
    32920.3732
  8. satid:
    7826
    satname:
    COSMOS 737
    intDesignator:
    1975-045F
    launchDate:
    1975-05-28
    satlat:
    65.1905
    satlng:
    2.5418
    satalt:
    1526.5248
  9. satid:
    8169
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AK
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.8832
    satlng:
    15.9543
    satalt:
    1246.4931
  10. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    66.5359
    satlng:
    28.092
    satalt:
    5958.1486
  11. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4067
    satlng:
    18.6196
    satalt:
    1327.5215
  12. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.843
    satlng:
    63.9532
    satalt:
    21406.962
  13. satid:
    10491
    satname:
    COSMOS 963
    intDesignator:
    1977-109A
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    64.397
    satlng:
    -0.1515
    satalt:
    1214.854
  14. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.0236
    satlng:
    14.3869
    satalt:
    1024.6468
  15. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    48.2201
    satlng:
    5.1464
    satalt:
    17586.1609
  16. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    59.8325
    satlng:
    10.982
    satalt:
    968.2532
  17. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.4036
    satlng:
    32.397
    satalt:
    13774.153
  18. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.8217
    satlng:
    61.0906
    satalt:
    32564.4643
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.6697
    satlng:
    7.4233
    satalt:
    17762.3641
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    48.8147
    satlng:
    2.5941
    satalt:
    14986.3393
  21. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    65.2784
    satlng:
    14.9097
    satalt:
    683.8165
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.7371
    satlng:
    -17.4619
    satalt:
    34063.0266
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.1283
    satlng:
    4.3034
    satalt:
    19155.5986
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.2541
    satlng:
    -14.0262
    satalt:
    33118.467
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    56.8199
    satlng:
    15.4511
    satalt:
    19148.1758
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
34
satcount:
117
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    354
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015DU
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    62.9869
    satlng:
    6.6577
    satalt:
    1203.5948
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    39.8468
    satlng:
    29.9068
    satalt:
    132168.4379
  3. satid:
    3891
    satname:
    SECOR 13 (EGRS 13)
    intDesignator:
    1969-037B
    launchDate:
    1969-04-14
    satlat:
    64.3824
    satlng:
    20.9132
    satalt:
    1098.3192
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    63.5242
    satlng:
    52.3718
    satalt:
    36668.3843
  5. satid:
    5702
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014CU
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    62.6424
    satlng:
    20.5869
    satalt:
    1959.8889
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.1788
    satlng:
    24.2862
    satalt:
    27977.9117
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    59.2114
    satlng:
    21.8932
    satalt:
    32920.3732
  8. satid:
    7826
    satname:
    COSMOS 737
    intDesignator:
    1975-045F
    launchDate:
    1975-05-28
    satlat:
    65.1905
    satlng:
    2.5418
    satalt:
    1526.5248
  9. satid:
    8169
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AK
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    62.8832
    satlng:
    15.9543
    satalt:
    1246.4931
  10. satid:
    8820
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1
    intDesignator:
    1976-039A
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    66.5359
    satlng:
    28.092
    satalt:
    5958.1486
  11. satid:
    9721
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126S
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.4067
    satlng:
    18.6196
    satalt:
    1327.5215
  12. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.843
    satlng:
    63.9532
    satalt:
    21406.962
  13. satid:
    10491
    satname:
    COSMOS 963
    intDesignator:
    1977-109A
    launchDate:
    1977-11-24
    satlat:
    64.397
    satlng:
    -0.1515
    satalt:
    1214.854
  14. satid:
    10880
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121AB
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    60.0236
    satlng:
    14.3869
    satalt:
    1024.6468
  15. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    48.2201
    satlng:
    5.1464
    satalt:
    17586.1609
  16. satid:
    12682
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-077B
    launchDate:
    1981-08-12
    satlat:
    59.8325
    satlng:
    10.982
    satalt:
    968.2532
  17. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.4036
    satlng:
    32.397
    satalt:
    13774.153
  18. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.8217
    satlng:
    61.0906
    satalt:
    32564.4643
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    46.6697
    satlng:
    7.4233
    satalt:
    17762.3641
  20. satid:
    14608
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127H
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    48.8147
    satlng:
    2.5941
    satalt:
    14986.3393
  21. satid:
    14801
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1975-112D
    launchDate:
    1975-11-28
    satlat:
    65.2784
    satlng:
    14.9097
    satalt:
    683.8165
  22. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    69.7371
    satlng:
    -17.4619
    satalt:
    34063.0266
  23. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    66.1283
    satlng:
    4.3034
    satalt:
    19155.5986
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    51.2541
    satlng:
    -14.0262
    satalt:
    33118.467
  25. satid:
    15272
    satname:
    ATLAS 14E R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-097B
    launchDate:
    1984-09-08
    satlat:
    56.8199
    satlng:
    15.4511
    satalt:
    19148.1758
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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