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 2026-11-10T03:18:33Z in 1.054 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 97
satcount:: 121

above:

25 results

satid:
3127
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-002D
launchDate:
1968-01-11
satlat:
68.9483
satlng:
11.6582
satalt:
1095.2823
satid:
3615
satname:
ESSA 8 (TOS-F)
intDesignator:
1968-114A
launchDate:
1968-12-15
satlat:
66.7798
satlng:
12.0917
satalt:
1441.5261
satid:
4277
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082DL
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
64.2198
satlng:
13.629
satalt:
857.3772
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.4016
satlng:
-40.4738
satalt:
36279.6629
satid:
5680
satname:
OPS 7898 (P/L 2)
intDesignator:
1971-110C
launchDate:
1971-12-14
satlat:
63.7822
satlng:
10.1418
satalt:
994.4252
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
45.5237
satlng:
-3.6628
satalt:
22092.0725
satid:
6707
satname:
COSMOS 574
intDesignator:
1973-042A
launchDate:
1973-06-20
satlat:
64.3494
satlng:
2.1048
satalt:
1012.6251
satid:
7012
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086C
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
65.7683
satlng:
17.6637
satalt:
1490.0973
satid:
7031
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086X
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.5618
satlng:
22.6746
satalt:
1516.3342
satid:
8144
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089N
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
62.4034
satlng:
9.565
satalt:
1575.0816
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.7424
satlng:
16.6564
satalt:
37288.053
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
58.3001
satlng:
49.031
satalt:
28935.111
satid:
10824
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BU
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
67.2878
satlng:
4.8499
satalt:
854.6354
satid:
10865
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CT
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
68.4747
satlng:
12.3473
satalt:
1677.2677
satid:
11047
satname:
COSMOS 1038
intDesignator:
1978-091E
launchDate:
1978-10-04
satlat:
61.4455
satlng:
10.7863
satalt:
1496.9488
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
61.7748
satlng:
14.3794
satalt:
39923.704
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.27
satlng:
2.2804
satalt:
26976.0097
satid:
12537
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DS
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
61.1898
satlng:
15.2726
satalt:
1647.4053
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
56.7465
satlng:
44.416
satalt:
25915.3707
satid:
13012
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-52
intDesignator:
1981-123A
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
57.9407
satlng:
65.1523
satalt:
39185.0948
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
62.5819
satlng:
-17.2517
satalt:
32104.0208
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.1588
satlng:
3.3663
satalt:
30422.8128
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
57.0145
satlng:
12.111
satalt:
33324.374
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
56.1989
satlng:
13.6256
satalt:
20395.8952
satid:
14238
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1983-078B
launchDate:
1983-07-31
satlat:
62.7927
satlng:
63.4167
satalt:
30667.8746

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 97
satcount:: 121

above:

25 results

satid:
3127
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-002D
launchDate:
1968-01-11
satlat:
68.9483
satlng:
11.6582
satalt:
1095.2823
satid:
3615
satname:
ESSA 8 (TOS-F)
intDesignator:
1968-114A
launchDate:
1968-12-15
satlat:
66.7798
satlng:
12.0917
satalt:
1441.5261
satid:
4277
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082DL
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
64.2198
satlng:
13.629
satalt:
857.3772
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.4016
satlng:
-40.4738
satalt:
36279.6629
satid:
5680
satname:
OPS 7898 (P/L 2)
intDesignator:
1971-110C
launchDate:
1971-12-14
satlat:
63.7822
satlng:
10.1418
satalt:
994.4252
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
45.5237
satlng:
-3.6628
satalt:
22092.0725
satid:
6707
satname:
COSMOS 574
intDesignator:
1973-042A
launchDate:
1973-06-20
satlat:
64.3494
satlng:
2.1048
satalt:
1012.6251
satid:
7012
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086C
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
65.7683
satlng:
17.6637
satalt:
1490.0973
satid:
7031
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086X
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.5618
satlng:
22.6746
satalt:
1516.3342
satid:
8144
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089N
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
62.4034
satlng:
9.565
satalt:
1575.0816
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
64.7424
satlng:
16.6564
satalt:
37288.053
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
58.3001
satlng:
49.031
satalt:
28935.111
satid:
10824
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BU
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
67.2878
satlng:
4.8499
satalt:
854.6354
satid:
10865
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CT
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
68.4747
satlng:
12.3473
satalt:
1677.2677
satid:
11047
satname:
COSMOS 1038
intDesignator:
1978-091E
launchDate:
1978-10-04
satlat:
61.4455
satlng:
10.7863
satalt:
1496.9488
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
61.7748
satlng:
14.3794
satalt:
39923.704
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.27
satlng:
2.2804
satalt:
26976.0097
satid:
12537
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DS
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
61.1898
satlng:
15.2726
satalt:
1647.4053
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
56.7465
satlng:
44.416
satalt:
25915.3707
satid:
13012
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-52
intDesignator:
1981-123A
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
57.9407
satlng:
65.1523
satalt:
39185.0948
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
62.5819
satlng:
-17.2517
satalt:
32104.0208
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.1588
satlng:
3.3663
satalt:
30422.8128
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
57.0145
satlng:
12.111
satalt:
33324.374
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
56.1989
satlng:
13.6256
satalt:
20395.8952
satid:
14238
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1983-078B
launchDate:
1983-07-31
satlat:
62.7927
satlng:
63.4167
satalt:
30667.8746

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