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 2026-11-10T05:06:53Z in 0.695 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 136

above:

25 results

satid:
3307
satname:
EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
intDesignator:
1968-055A
launchDate:
1968-07-04
satlat:
55.8294
satlng:
-5.0484
satalt:
5862.8196
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.9447
satlng:
-37.4456
satalt:
35659.3311
satid:
5240
satname:
COSMOS 374 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-089BF
launchDate:
1970-10-23
satlat:
59.0843
satlng:
22.0526
satalt:
1957.6912
satid:
7411
satname:
OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1)
intDesignator:
1974-063A
launchDate:
1974-08-09
satlat:
62.0337
satlng:
10.5528
satalt:
819.2748
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
49.4096
satlng:
38.5694
satalt:
22356.4609
satid:
8162
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AC
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
62.6379
satlng:
21.9214
satalt:
1579.042
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
59.6733
satlng:
18.2188
satalt:
37608.8825
satid:
8820
satname:
LAGEOS 1
intDesignator:
1976-039A
launchDate:
1976-05-04
satlat:
70.1823
satlng:
16.8973
satalt:
5959.353
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
63.7899
satlng:
57.9353
satalt:
36601.2879
satid:
9895
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105M
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
55.5207
satlng:
23.3619
satalt:
20275.5785
satid:
9960
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126BA
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
65.2169
satlng:
14.5677
satalt:
1951.3497
satid:
9975
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
65.9475
satlng:
10.4319
satalt:
1572.0626
satid:
10748
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077AV
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
58.1291
satlng:
14.8985
satalt:
1539.0712
satid:
10769
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BS
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
62.9766
satlng:
2.0781
satalt:
1459.1092
satid:
11085
satname:
RADIO 1
intDesignator:
1978-100B
launchDate:
1978-10-26
satlat:
66.9336
satlng:
-0.047
satalt:
1702.6291
satid:
11134
satname:
COSMOS 1057
intDesignator:
1978-109G
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
67.884
satlng:
16.5635
satalt:
1526.7658
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
54.7883
satlng:
9.1012
satalt:
35038.986
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
66.7755
satlng:
51.3413
satalt:
32043.1963
satid:
12107
satname:
COSMOS 1228
intDesignator:
1980-102A
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
62.2157
satlng:
-2.5552
satalt:
1416.4825
satid:
12720
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BM
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
64.079
satlng:
2.3424
satalt:
864.2017
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
56.0297
satlng:
-15.4932
satalt:
33563.3382
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
50.5586
satlng:
0.1295
satalt:
23826.5234
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
58.7152
satlng:
15.3908
satalt:
35036.7285
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
39.091
satlng:
-0.3504
satalt:
32752.7086
satid:
13875
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-20
intDesignator:
1983-015A
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
58.5902
satlng:
60.8231
satalt:
34213.1376

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 136

above:

25 results

satid:
3307
satname:
EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
intDesignator:
1968-055A
launchDate:
1968-07-04
satlat:
55.8294
satlng:
-5.0484
satalt:
5862.8196
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.9447
satlng:
-37.4456
satalt:
35659.3311
satid:
5240
satname:
COSMOS 374 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-089BF
launchDate:
1970-10-23
satlat:
59.0843
satlng:
22.0526
satalt:
1957.6912
satid:
7411
satname:
OPS 6983 (DMSP 5C F1)
intDesignator:
1974-063A
launchDate:
1974-08-09
satlat:
62.0337
satlng:
10.5528
satalt:
819.2748
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
49.4096
satlng:
38.5694
satalt:
22356.4609
satid:
8162
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AC
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
62.6379
satlng:
21.9214
satalt:
1579.042
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
59.6733
satlng:
18.2188
satalt:
37608.8825
satid:
8820
satname:
LAGEOS 1
intDesignator:
1976-039A
launchDate:
1976-05-04
satlat:
70.1823
satlng:
16.8973
satalt:
5959.353
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
63.7899
satlng:
57.9353
satalt:
36601.2879
satid:
9895
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105M
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
55.5207
satlng:
23.3619
satalt:
20275.5785
satid:
9960
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126BA
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
65.2169
satlng:
14.5677
satalt:
1951.3497
satid:
9975
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
65.9475
satlng:
10.4319
satalt:
1572.0626
satid:
10748
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077AV
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
58.1291
satlng:
14.8985
satalt:
1539.0712
satid:
10769
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BS
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
62.9766
satlng:
2.0781
satalt:
1459.1092
satid:
11085
satname:
RADIO 1
intDesignator:
1978-100B
launchDate:
1978-10-26
satlat:
66.9336
satlng:
-0.047
satalt:
1702.6291
satid:
11134
satname:
COSMOS 1057
intDesignator:
1978-109G
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
67.884
satlng:
16.5635
satalt:
1526.7658
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
54.7883
satlng:
9.1012
satalt:
35038.986
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
66.7755
satlng:
51.3413
satalt:
32043.1963
satid:
12107
satname:
COSMOS 1228
intDesignator:
1980-102A
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
62.2157
satlng:
-2.5552
satalt:
1416.4825
satid:
12720
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BM
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
64.079
satlng:
2.3424
satalt:
864.2017
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
56.0297
satlng:
-15.4932
satalt:
33563.3382
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
50.5586
satlng:
0.1295
satalt:
23826.5234
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
58.7152
satlng:
15.3908
satalt:
35036.7285
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
39.091
satlng:
-0.3504
satalt:
32752.7086
satid:
13875
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-20
intDesignator:
1983-015A
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
58.5902
satlng:
60.8231
satalt:
34213.1376

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