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 2026-09-26T10:17:49Z in 0.674 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
84
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    674
    satname:
    VELA 2
    intDesignator:
    1963-039A
    launchDate:
    1963-10-17
    satlat:
    47.8911
    satlng:
    18.7419
    satalt:
    30720.7701
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    51.5178
    satlng:
    27.2694
    satalt:
    156651.9617
  3. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    64.5802
    satlng:
    16.7854
    satalt:
    4205.0479
  4. satid:
    3561
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097P
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    62.3854
    satlng:
    4.275
    satalt:
    822.9165
  5. satid:
    4715
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    64.8016
    satlng:
    7.2359
    satalt:
    963.1743
  6. satid:
    5876
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.1237
    satlng:
    16.5548
    satalt:
    1951.2403
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9965
    satlng:
    14.7521
    satalt:
    30341.6996
  8. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    59.9193
    satlng:
    43.1807
    satalt:
    8000.5332
  9. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.6002
    satlng:
    50.1268
    satalt:
    10831.7581
  10. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    55.1215
    satlng:
    20.4307
    satalt:
    14993.9295
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    53.2299
    satlng:
    -15.5636
    satalt:
    36611.0789
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.1795
    satlng:
    -42.5516
    satalt:
    40084.6582
  13. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    65.01
    satlng:
    63.4984
    satalt:
    32709.4403
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    49.4433
    satlng:
    42.3985
    satalt:
    32200.1209
  15. satid:
    12780
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.7613
    satlng:
    2.5789
    satalt:
    935.0195
  16. satid:
    12879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1312
    intDesignator:
    1981-098A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    60.5274
    satlng:
    18.2081
    satalt:
    1511.4193
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9824
    satlng:
    30.9037
    satalt:
    39111.2591
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    48.2554
    satlng:
    -5.1099
    satalt:
    35149.7914
  19. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.5955
    satlng:
    -18.014
    satalt:
    19077.9581
  20. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.4612
    satlng:
    50.473
    satalt:
    37933.226
  21. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.024
    satlng:
    29.0471
    satalt:
    13101.0938
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    67.0348
    satlng:
    37.7855
    satalt:
    22281.2438
  23. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.0682
    satlng:
    66.3067
    satalt:
    25728.9934
  24. satid:
    14879
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089ES
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.4368
    satlng:
    0.7384
    satalt:
    1784.2053
  25. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    54.3043
    satlng:
    38.158
    satalt:
    20604.116
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
84
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    674
    satname:
    VELA 2
    intDesignator:
    1963-039A
    launchDate:
    1963-10-17
    satlat:
    47.8911
    satlng:
    18.7419
    satalt:
    30720.7701
  2. satid:
    836
    satname:
    OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040A
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    51.5178
    satlng:
    27.2694
    satalt:
    156651.9617
  3. satid:
    2255
    satname:
    THOR AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-056B
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    64.5802
    satlng:
    16.7854
    satalt:
    4205.0479
  4. satid:
    3561
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-097P
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    62.3854
    satlng:
    4.275
    satalt:
    822.9165
  5. satid:
    4715
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    64.8016
    satlng:
    7.2359
    satalt:
    963.1743
  6. satid:
    5876
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015KF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    65.1237
    satlng:
    16.5548
    satalt:
    1951.2403
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    56.9965
    satlng:
    14.7521
    satalt:
    30341.6996
  8. satid:
    11076
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-083D
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    59.9193
    satlng:
    43.1807
    satalt:
    8000.5332
  9. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.6002
    satlng:
    50.1268
    satalt:
    10831.7581
  10. satid:
    11705
    satname:
    ATLAS 35F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-011B
    launchDate:
    1980-02-09
    satlat:
    55.1215
    satlng:
    20.4307
    satalt:
    14993.9295
  11. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    53.2299
    satlng:
    -15.5636
    satalt:
    36611.0789
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.1795
    satlng:
    -42.5516
    satalt:
    40084.6582
  13. satid:
    12032
    satname:
    COSMOS 1217
    intDesignator:
    1980-085A
    launchDate:
    1980-10-24
    satlat:
    65.01
    satlng:
    63.4984
    satalt:
    32709.4403
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    49.4433
    satlng:
    42.3985
    satalt:
    32200.1209
  15. satid:
    12780
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    64.7613
    satlng:
    2.5789
    satalt:
    935.0195
  16. satid:
    12879
    satname:
    COSMOS 1312
    intDesignator:
    1981-098A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-30
    satlat:
    60.5274
    satlng:
    18.2081
    satalt:
    1511.4193
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9824
    satlng:
    30.9037
    satalt:
    39111.2591
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    48.2554
    satlng:
    -5.1099
    satalt:
    35149.7914
  19. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.5955
    satlng:
    -18.014
    satalt:
    19077.9581
  20. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.4612
    satlng:
    50.473
    satalt:
    37933.226
  21. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    58.024
    satlng:
    29.0471
    satalt:
    13101.0938
  22. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    67.0348
    satlng:
    37.7855
    satalt:
    22281.2438
  23. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    70.0682
    satlng:
    66.3067
    satalt:
    25728.9934
  24. satid:
    14879
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089ES
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    58.4368
    satlng:
    0.7384
    satalt:
    1784.2053
  25. satid:
    15039
    satname:
    NAVSTAR 9 (USA 1)
    intDesignator:
    1984-059A
    launchDate:
    1984-06-13
    satlat:
    54.3043
    satlng:
    38.158
    satalt:
    20604.116
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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