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 2026-09-27T08:06:36Z in 1.412 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
69
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1502
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-063B
    launchDate:
    1965-08-10
    satlat:
    59.7832
    satlng:
    12.0995
    satalt:
    1194.4934
  2. satid:
    5010
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015D
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    63.5323
    satlng:
    17.9715
    satalt:
    1318.3662
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.0502
    satlng:
    -8.4048
    satalt:
    228609.0902
  4. satid:
    7019
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086K
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.8333
    satlng:
    9.8283
    satalt:
    1509.5822
  5. satid:
    7028
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086U
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.3649
    satlng:
    8.0602
    satalt:
    1648.1281
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    55.0459
    satlng:
    12.2092
    satalt:
    22919.6762
  7. satid:
    7735
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-027B
    launchDate:
    1975-04-09
    satlat:
    64.1962
    satlng:
    15.2021
    satalt:
    848.1454
  8. satid:
    8290
    satname:
    COSMOS 766
    intDesignator:
    1975-086F
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    65.021
    satlng:
    20.748
    satalt:
    1440.9138
  9. satid:
    9590
    satname:
    COSMOS 873
    intDesignator:
    1976-118C
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    68.4788
    satlng:
    1.0547
    satalt:
    1475.4799
  10. satid:
    9591
    satname:
    COSMOS 874
    intDesignator:
    1976-118D
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    68.602
    satlng:
    21.6363
    satalt:
    1526.6273
  11. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.5347
    satlng:
    11.2345
    satalt:
    20699.5645
  12. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.841
    satlng:
    1.9308
    satalt:
    2169.5545
  13. satid:
    10450
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AB
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.315
    satlng:
    4.3096
    satalt:
    1373.8933
  14. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.7859
    satlng:
    -1.3392
    satalt:
    2068.5235
  15. satid:
    11087
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-100D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    66.0413
    satlng:
    13.8688
    satalt:
    1697.3053
  16. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.7717
    satlng:
    28.2925
    satalt:
    13463.7067
  17. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.8461
    satlng:
    -23.6669
    satalt:
    27712.4514
  18. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.2352
    satlng:
    39.0171
    satalt:
    31079.2267
  19. satid:
    12680
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-071D
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    63.8284
    satlng:
    35.0473
    satalt:
    8122.8354
  20. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    58.3267
    satlng:
    21.3816
    satalt:
    30846.3443
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.6596
    satlng:
    2.3863
    satalt:
    33075.6925
  22. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    55.7075
    satlng:
    -22.4004
    satalt:
    19080.6349
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.1068
    satlng:
    49.8423
    satalt:
    29059.1714
  24. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.8511
    satlng:
    42.9179
    satalt:
    12174.1515
  25. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.4285
    satlng:
    -2.5395
    satalt:
    1861.4439
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Show all fields in HTML
info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
69
satcount:
125
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1502
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-063B
    launchDate:
    1965-08-10
    satlat:
    59.7832
    satlng:
    12.0995
    satalt:
    1194.4934
  2. satid:
    5010
    satname:
    COSMOS 397 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1971-015D
    launchDate:
    1971-02-25
    satlat:
    63.5323
    satlng:
    17.9715
    satalt:
    1318.3662
  3. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    59.0502
    satlng:
    -8.4048
    satalt:
    228609.0902
  4. satid:
    7019
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086K
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.8333
    satlng:
    9.8283
    satalt:
    1509.5822
  5. satid:
    7028
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086U
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    63.3649
    satlng:
    8.0602
    satalt:
    1648.1281
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    55.0459
    satlng:
    12.2092
    satalt:
    22919.6762
  7. satid:
    7735
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-027B
    launchDate:
    1975-04-09
    satlat:
    64.1962
    satlng:
    15.2021
    satalt:
    848.1454
  8. satid:
    8290
    satname:
    COSMOS 766
    intDesignator:
    1975-086F
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    65.021
    satlng:
    20.748
    satalt:
    1440.9138
  9. satid:
    9590
    satname:
    COSMOS 873
    intDesignator:
    1976-118C
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    68.4788
    satlng:
    1.0547
    satalt:
    1475.4799
  10. satid:
    9591
    satname:
    COSMOS 874
    intDesignator:
    1976-118D
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    68.602
    satlng:
    21.6363
    satalt:
    1526.6273
  11. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    62.5347
    satlng:
    11.2345
    satalt:
    20699.5645
  12. satid:
    10445
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067W
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.841
    satlng:
    1.9308
    satalt:
    2169.5545
  13. satid:
    10450
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AB
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.315
    satlng:
    4.3096
    satalt:
    1373.8933
  14. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.7859
    satlng:
    -1.3392
    satalt:
    2068.5235
  15. satid:
    11087
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-100D
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    66.0413
    satlng:
    13.8688
    satalt:
    1697.3053
  16. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    61.7717
    satlng:
    28.2925
    satalt:
    13463.7067
  17. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    67.8461
    satlng:
    -23.6669
    satalt:
    27712.4514
  18. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    70.2352
    satlng:
    39.0171
    satalt:
    31079.2267
  19. satid:
    12680
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-071D
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    63.8284
    satlng:
    35.0473
    satalt:
    8122.8354
  20. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    58.3267
    satlng:
    21.3816
    satalt:
    30846.3443
  21. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.6596
    satlng:
    2.3863
    satalt:
    33075.6925
  22. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    55.7075
    satlng:
    -22.4004
    satalt:
    19080.6349
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.1068
    satlng:
    49.8423
    satalt:
    29059.1714
  24. satid:
    13908
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088H
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.8511
    satlng:
    42.9179
    satalt:
    12174.1515
  25. satid:
    13946
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067BE
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.4285
    satlng:
    -2.5395
    satalt:
    1861.4439
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.