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 2026-08-03T03:55:05Z in 0.683 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
24
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    631
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030E
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    60.3288
    satlng:
    21.4768
    satalt:
    3692.0306
  2. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    65.9029
    satlng:
    -8.6688
    satalt:
    9800.5435
  3. satid:
    5016
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015K
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    62.552
    satlng:
    7.6003
    satalt:
    573.6625
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    59.2758
    satlng:
    50.2236
    satalt:
    33721.1135
  5. satid:
    7142
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DG
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.6879
    satlng:
    19.3182
    satalt:
    1586.1811
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.3612
    satlng:
    21.8026
    satalt:
    37059.6993
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.262
    satlng:
    15.0253
    satalt:
    37853.676
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    54.4588
    satlng:
    6.5574
    satalt:
    33968.0407
  9. satid:
    9983
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012G
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    62.0981
    satlng:
    33.2335
    satalt:
    3544.7291
  10. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    63.0661
    satlng:
    -3.2859
    satalt:
    20327.466
  11. satid:
    10568
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121K
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.6376
    satlng:
    4.6448
    satalt:
    888.4552
  12. satid:
    10756
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BD
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.4036
    satlng:
    21.364
    satalt:
    1437.3625
  13. satid:
    11087
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-100D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    56.9052
    satlng:
    10.8816
    satalt:
    1709.9108
  14. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    63.4594
    satlng:
    -1.9511
    satalt:
    1578.9114
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    63.0135
    satlng:
    38.2182
    satalt:
    16922.321
  16. satid:
    12640
    satname:
    COSMOS 1291
    intDesignator:
    1981-074E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    60.3217
    satlng:
    16.8421
    satalt:
    1470.0825
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    59.1987
    satlng:
    15.3428
    satalt:
    19500.7199
  18. satid:
    13736
    satname:
    OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6)
    intDesignator:
    1982-118A
    launchDate:
    1982-12-21
    satlat:
    63.9072
    satlng:
    13.8228
    satalt:
    803.0367
  19. satid:
    13757
    satname:
    COSMOS 1428
    intDesignator:
    1983-001A
    launchDate:
    1983-01-12
    satlat:
    65.7971
    satlng:
    12.11
    satalt:
    966.5092
  20. satid:
    14176
    satname:
    COSMOS 1478
    intDesignator:
    1983-069F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    68.8987
    satlng:
    14.5049
    satalt:
    1474.7987
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.6406
    satlng:
    -30.41
    satalt:
    30706.1912
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    57.6992
    satlng:
    8.7691
    satalt:
    17865.5947
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    53.2777
    satlng:
    -17.5018
    satalt:
    34565.0314
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.5955
    satlng:
    -7.0846
    satalt:
    39031.8762
  25. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.0523
    satlng:
    30.4132
    satalt:
    15986.065
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
24
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    631
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030E
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    60.3288
    satlng:
    21.4768
    satalt:
    3692.0306
  2. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    65.9029
    satlng:
    -8.6688
    satalt:
    9800.5435
  3. satid:
    5016
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015K
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    62.552
    satlng:
    7.6003
    satalt:
    573.6625
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    59.2758
    satlng:
    50.2236
    satalt:
    33721.1135
  5. satid:
    7142
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DG
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    64.6879
    satlng:
    19.3182
    satalt:
    1586.1811
  6. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.3612
    satlng:
    21.8026
    satalt:
    37059.6993
  7. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    65.262
    satlng:
    15.0253
    satalt:
    37853.676
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    54.4588
    satlng:
    6.5574
    satalt:
    33968.0407
  9. satid:
    9983
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012G
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    62.0981
    satlng:
    33.2335
    satalt:
    3544.7291
  10. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    63.0661
    satlng:
    -3.2859
    satalt:
    20327.466
  11. satid:
    10568
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121K
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.6376
    satlng:
    4.6448
    satalt:
    888.4552
  12. satid:
    10756
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BD
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    62.4036
    satlng:
    21.364
    satalt:
    1437.3625
  13. satid:
    11087
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-100D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    56.9052
    satlng:
    10.8816
    satalt:
    1709.9108
  14. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    63.4594
    satlng:
    -1.9511
    satalt:
    1578.9114
  15. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    63.0135
    satlng:
    38.2182
    satalt:
    16922.321
  16. satid:
    12640
    satname:
    COSMOS 1291
    intDesignator:
    1981-074E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    60.3217
    satlng:
    16.8421
    satalt:
    1470.0825
  17. satid:
    12919
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083F
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    59.1987
    satlng:
    15.3428
    satalt:
    19500.7199
  18. satid:
    13736
    satname:
    OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6)
    intDesignator:
    1982-118A
    launchDate:
    1982-12-21
    satlat:
    63.9072
    satlng:
    13.8228
    satalt:
    803.0367
  19. satid:
    13757
    satname:
    COSMOS 1428
    intDesignator:
    1983-001A
    launchDate:
    1983-01-12
    satlat:
    65.7971
    satlng:
    12.11
    satalt:
    966.5092
  20. satid:
    14176
    satname:
    COSMOS 1478
    intDesignator:
    1983-069F
    launchDate:
    1983-07-06
    satlat:
    68.8987
    satlng:
    14.5049
    satalt:
    1474.7987
  21. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    70.6406
    satlng:
    -30.41
    satalt:
    30706.1912
  22. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    57.6992
    satlng:
    8.7691
    satalt:
    17865.5947
  23. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    53.2777
    satlng:
    -17.5018
    satalt:
    34565.0314
  24. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    60.5955
    satlng:
    -7.0846
    satalt:
    39031.8762
  25. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.0523
    satlng:
    30.4132
    satalt:
    15986.065
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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