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 2026-08-03T06:49:47Z in 0.684 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
62
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2009
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028E
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    71.09
    satlng:
    22.8902
    satalt:
    3653.0205
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.1638
    satlng:
    20.5862
    satalt:
    134143.396
  3. satid:
    4205
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082BU
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    62.1029
    satlng:
    5.3744
    satalt:
    764.696
  4. satid:
    4564
    satname:
    COSMOS 367
    intDesignator:
    1970-079A
    launchDate:
    1970-10-03
    satlat:
    59.8399
    satlng:
    13.1745
    satalt:
    961.0207
  5. satid:
    4724
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091V
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    61.9306
    satlng:
    16.3726
    satalt:
    768.3813
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    62.8027
    satlng:
    53.8732
    satalt:
    35454.3513
  7. satid:
    5216
    satname:
    COSMOS 417
    intDesignator:
    1971-041G
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    64.1519
    satlng:
    21.1503
    satalt:
    1385.6938
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    44.8848
    satlng:
    24.6185
    satalt:
    22169.2347
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    53.8042
    satlng:
    22.3331
    satalt:
    29064.2934
  10. satid:
    7663
    satname:
    COSMOS 708
    intDesignator:
    1975-012A
    launchDate:
    1975-02-12
    satlat:
    67.5415
    satlng:
    14.5108
    satalt:
    1383.4422
  11. satid:
    8894
    satname:
    COSMOS 830
    intDesignator:
    1976-054F
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    63.6894
    satlng:
    12.6635
    satalt:
    1503.3872
  12. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    60.5628
    satlng:
    9.3188
    satalt:
    22180.2926
  13. satid:
    10448
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067Z
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.6927
    satlng:
    8.7066
    satalt:
    1037.7019
  14. satid:
    10658
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077U
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.8401
    satlng:
    -3.4618
    satalt:
    1605.0209
  15. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    44.8909
    satlng:
    20.7694
    satalt:
    21339.8718
  16. satid:
    12110
    satname:
    COSMOS 1231
    intDesignator:
    1980-102D
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    66.6382
    satlng:
    10.4279
    satalt:
    1461.3097
  17. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    72.1476
    satlng:
    -7.7698
    satalt:
    10996.6101
  18. satid:
    12728
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BV
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    65.0296
    satlng:
    5.7411
    satalt:
    940.221
  19. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.5478
    satlng:
    -4.6785
    satalt:
    12681.8876
  20. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.7964
    satlng:
    64.7121
    satalt:
    35778.3845
  21. satid:
    13571
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FJ
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    64.4037
    satlng:
    7.0729
    satalt:
    674.4549
  22. satid:
    14139
    satname:
    OPS 3899
    intDesignator:
    1983-060C
    launchDate:
    1983-06-20
    satlat:
    67.0017
    satlng:
    19.9247
    satalt:
    1297.0186
  23. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1455
    satlng:
    -8.5003
    satalt:
    19118.6218
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    72.5809
    satlng:
    -4.1807
    satalt:
    32015.4966
  25. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    59.506
    satlng:
    44.7395
    satalt:
    19145.6965
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
62
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2009
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028E
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    71.09
    satlng:
    22.8902
    satalt:
    3653.0205
  2. satid:
    2765
    satname:
    OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
    intDesignator:
    1967-040A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-28
    satlat:
    40.1638
    satlng:
    20.5862
    satalt:
    134143.396
  3. satid:
    4205
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082BU
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    62.1029
    satlng:
    5.3744
    satalt:
    764.696
  4. satid:
    4564
    satname:
    COSMOS 367
    intDesignator:
    1970-079A
    launchDate:
    1970-10-03
    satlat:
    59.8399
    satlng:
    13.1745
    satalt:
    961.0207
  5. satid:
    4724
    satname:
    COSMOS 375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-091V
    launchDate:
    1970-10-30
    satlat:
    61.9306
    satlng:
    16.3726
    satalt:
    768.3813
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    62.8027
    satlng:
    53.8732
    satalt:
    35454.3513
  7. satid:
    5216
    satname:
    COSMOS 417
    intDesignator:
    1971-041G
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    64.1519
    satlng:
    21.1503
    satalt:
    1385.6938
  8. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    44.8848
    satlng:
    24.6185
    satalt:
    22169.2347
  9. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    53.8042
    satlng:
    22.3331
    satalt:
    29064.2934
  10. satid:
    7663
    satname:
    COSMOS 708
    intDesignator:
    1975-012A
    launchDate:
    1975-02-12
    satlat:
    67.5415
    satlng:
    14.5108
    satalt:
    1383.4422
  11. satid:
    8894
    satname:
    COSMOS 830
    intDesignator:
    1976-054F
    launchDate:
    1976-06-15
    satlat:
    63.6894
    satlng:
    12.6635
    satalt:
    1503.3872
  12. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    60.5628
    satlng:
    9.3188
    satalt:
    22180.2926
  13. satid:
    10448
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067Z
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    63.6927
    satlng:
    8.7066
    satalt:
    1037.7019
  14. satid:
    10658
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077U
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    64.8401
    satlng:
    -3.4618
    satalt:
    1605.0209
  15. satid:
    11690
    satname:
    OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
    intDesignator:
    1980-011A
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    44.8909
    satlng:
    20.7694
    satalt:
    21339.8718
  16. satid:
    12110
    satname:
    COSMOS 1231
    intDesignator:
    1980-102D
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    66.6382
    satlng:
    10.4279
    satalt:
    1461.3097
  17. satid:
    12679
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-070E
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    72.1476
    satlng:
    -7.7698
    satalt:
    10996.6101
  18. satid:
    12728
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053BV
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    65.0296
    satlng:
    5.7411
    satalt:
    940.221
  19. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.5478
    satlng:
    -4.6785
    satalt:
    12681.8876
  20. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.7964
    satlng:
    64.7121
    satalt:
    35778.3845
  21. satid:
    13571
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FJ
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    64.4037
    satlng:
    7.0729
    satalt:
    674.4549
  22. satid:
    14139
    satname:
    OPS 3899
    intDesignator:
    1983-060C
    launchDate:
    1983-06-20
    satlat:
    67.0017
    satlng:
    19.9247
    satalt:
    1297.0186
  23. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1455
    satlng:
    -8.5003
    satalt:
    19118.6218
  24. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    72.5809
    satlng:
    -4.1807
    satalt:
    32015.4966
  25. satid:
    14984
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-047F
    launchDate:
    1984-05-19
    satlat:
    59.506
    satlng:
    44.7395
    satalt:
    19145.6965
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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