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 2026-10-23T15:10:05Z in 1.331 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 95
satcount:: 121

above:

25 results

satid:
3133
satname:
OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
intDesignator:
1968-012A
launchDate:
1968-03-02
satlat:
61.2069
satlng:
14.8205
satalt:
1068.1068
satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
77.9528
satlng:
14.7379
satalt:
4716.0956
satid:
4659
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025AT
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
64.7615
satlng:
13.9485
satalt:
932.6181
satid:
5042
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015P
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
63.5077
satlng:
9.8233
satalt:
1339.8558
satid:
5746
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015JV
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
65.0328
satlng:
10.0396
satalt:
860.9287
satid:
7080
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BY
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
61.1242
satlng:
17.0558
satalt:
1406.6892
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
59.324
satlng:
-4.2546
satalt:
38197.3764
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
55.1179
satlng:
-2.6466
satalt:
33910.288
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
50.0251
satlng:
10.5753
satalt:
15706.8701
satid:
9981
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012E
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
56.6365
satlng:
10.9149
satalt:
3565.9849
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
57.9185
satlng:
-22.0253
satalt:
25772.8536
satid:
10841
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CM
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
63.3589
satlng:
-1.423
satalt:
1512.4912
satid:
11750
satname:
COSMOS 1171
intDesignator:
1980-026A
launchDate:
1980-04-03
satlat:
63.4963
satlng:
12.4193
satalt:
1012.7169
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
65.4675
satlng:
19.9983
satalt:
3203.9384
satid:
12981
satname:
COSMOS 1326
intDesignator:
1981-116G
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
67.8502
satlng:
20.6762
satalt:
1608.0635
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
59.6657
satlng:
27.1065
satalt:
27638.0188
satid:
13491
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB *
intDesignator:
1981-053GP
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
63.0815
satlng:
9.5876
satalt:
978.6861
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
61.7823
satlng:
25.8008
satalt:
39309.5465
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.6915
satlng:
21.3765
satalt:
38792.9906
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
44.0121
satlng:
8.6241
satalt:
32818.477
satid:
14445
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121BH
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
62.1223
satlng:
10.9073
satalt:
657.4824
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
44.992
satlng:
37.4614
satalt:
33702.1743
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
63.0583
satlng:
65.9919
satalt:
38058.0373
satid:
15503
satname:
COSMOS 1607 FUEL CORE
intDesignator:
1984-112C
launchDate:
1984-10-31
satlat:
64.785
satlng:
5.0303
satalt:
977.8972
satid:
15738
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-24
intDesignator:
1985-040A
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
62.0998
satlng:
-35.2127
satalt:
29386.0252

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 95
satcount:: 121

above:

25 results

satid:
3133
satname:
OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
intDesignator:
1968-012A
launchDate:
1968-03-02
satlat:
61.2069
satlng:
14.8205
satalt:
1068.1068
satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
77.9528
satlng:
14.7379
satalt:
4716.0956
satid:
4659
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025AT
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
64.7615
satlng:
13.9485
satalt:
932.6181
satid:
5042
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015P
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
63.5077
satlng:
9.8233
satalt:
1339.8558
satid:
5746
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015JV
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
65.0328
satlng:
10.0396
satalt:
860.9287
satid:
7080
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BY
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
61.1242
satlng:
17.0558
satalt:
1406.6892
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
59.324
satlng:
-4.2546
satalt:
38197.3764
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
55.1179
satlng:
-2.6466
satalt:
33910.288
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
50.0251
satlng:
10.5753
satalt:
15706.8701
satid:
9981
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012E
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
56.6365
satlng:
10.9149
satalt:
3565.9849
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
57.9185
satlng:
-22.0253
satalt:
25772.8536
satid:
10841
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CM
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
63.3589
satlng:
-1.423
satalt:
1512.4912
satid:
11750
satname:
COSMOS 1171
intDesignator:
1980-026A
launchDate:
1980-04-03
satlat:
63.4963
satlng:
12.4193
satalt:
1012.7169
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
65.4675
satlng:
19.9983
satalt:
3203.9384
satid:
12981
satname:
COSMOS 1326
intDesignator:
1981-116G
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
67.8502
satlng:
20.6762
satalt:
1608.0635
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
59.6657
satlng:
27.1065
satalt:
27638.0188
satid:
13491
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB *
intDesignator:
1981-053GP
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
63.0815
satlng:
9.5876
satalt:
978.6861
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
61.7823
satlng:
25.8008
satalt:
39309.5465
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.6915
satlng:
21.3765
satalt:
38792.9906
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
44.0121
satlng:
8.6241
satalt:
32818.477
satid:
14445
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121BH
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
62.1223
satlng:
10.9073
satalt:
657.4824
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
44.992
satlng:
37.4614
satalt:
33702.1743
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
63.0583
satlng:
65.9919
satalt:
38058.0373
satid:
15503
satname:
COSMOS 1607 FUEL CORE
intDesignator:
1984-112C
launchDate:
1984-10-31
satlat:
64.785
satlng:
5.0303
satalt:
977.8972
satid:
15738
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-24
intDesignator:
1985-040A
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
62.0998
satlng:
-35.2127
satalt:
29386.0252

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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