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 2026-10-08T16:04:59Z in 1.562 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
34
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    75.7204
    satlng:
    10.3128
    satalt:
    3535.4408
  2. satid:
    3230
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-040B
    launchDate:
    1968-05-07
    satlat:
    63.6613
    satlng:
    14.6561
    satalt:
    559.1216
  3. satid:
    3686
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AD
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    62.3067
    satlng:
    6.7893
    satalt:
    1291.6347
  4. satid:
    5847
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-009B
    launchDate:
    1972-02-25
    satlat:
    69.16
    satlng:
    13.1735
    satalt:
    971.3735
  5. satid:
    7439
    satname:
    COSMOS 681
    intDesignator:
    1974-072E
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    66.7447
    satlng:
    7.8619
    satalt:
    1483.0594
  6. satid:
    8172
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AN
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    64.7675
    satlng:
    16.0836
    satalt:
    1495.0526
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    49.5591
    satlng:
    9.6505
    satalt:
    30194.5293
  8. satid:
    9468
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056AH
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    55.0643
    satlng:
    6.7149
    satalt:
    4052.5238
  9. satid:
    10615
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.2992
    satlng:
    22.3092
    satalt:
    1895.6993
  10. satid:
    10677
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-019B
    launchDate:
    1978-02-17
    satlat:
    66.1134
    satlng:
    14.8879
    satalt:
    754.3202
  11. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    50.8606
    satlng:
    -0.3902
    satalt:
    25429.1
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    61.2728
    satlng:
    15.3448
    satalt:
    10532.3229
  13. satid:
    12319
    satname:
    COSMOS 1249
    intDesignator:
    1981-021A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-05
    satlat:
    62.7833
    satlng:
    12.1519
    satalt:
    995.1571
  14. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    52.1476
    satlng:
    -24.9428
    satalt:
    23415.3166
  15. satid:
    12671
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AB
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    65.4935
    satlng:
    5.0374
    satalt:
    877.357
  16. satid:
    12940
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-108D
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    63.5044
    satlng:
    43.8296
    satalt:
    9018.7931
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    53.2221
    satlng:
    -28.6266
    satalt:
    34249.5171
  18. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    55.1262
    satlng:
    34.7749
    satalt:
    28943.1249
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.3916
    satlng:
    50.1837
    satalt:
    33284.699
  20. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.1854
    satlng:
    47.2013
    satalt:
    36780.5441
  21. satid:
    16210
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055M
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    65.5662
    satlng:
    1.9983
    satalt:
    993.0981
  22. satid:
    16378
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055S
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    64.7567
    satlng:
    18.7908
    satalt:
    951.631
  23. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    58.5708
    satlng:
    57.36
    satalt:
    38797.122
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    62.3054
    satlng:
    14.2948
    satalt:
    36074.5529
  25. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    64.0066
    satlng:
    44.3358
    satalt:
    12144.3966
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
Show all fields in HTML
info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
34
satcount:
119
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    75.7204
    satlng:
    10.3128
    satalt:
    3535.4408
  2. satid:
    3230
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-040B
    launchDate:
    1968-05-07
    satlat:
    63.6613
    satlng:
    14.6561
    satalt:
    559.1216
  3. satid:
    3686
    satname:
    COSMOS 252 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1968-097AD
    launchDate:
    1968-11-01
    satlat:
    62.3067
    satlng:
    6.7893
    satalt:
    1291.6347
  4. satid:
    5847
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1972-009B
    launchDate:
    1972-02-25
    satlat:
    69.16
    satlng:
    13.1735
    satalt:
    971.3735
  5. satid:
    7439
    satname:
    COSMOS 681
    intDesignator:
    1974-072E
    launchDate:
    1974-09-19
    satlat:
    66.7447
    satlng:
    7.8619
    satalt:
    1483.0594
  6. satid:
    8172
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AN
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    64.7675
    satlng:
    16.0836
    satalt:
    1495.0526
  7. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    49.5591
    satlng:
    9.6505
    satalt:
    30194.5293
  8. satid:
    9468
    satname:
    PAGEOS 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-056AH
    launchDate:
    1966-06-24
    satlat:
    55.0643
    satlng:
    6.7149
    satalt:
    4052.5238
  9. satid:
    10615
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.2992
    satlng:
    22.3092
    satalt:
    1895.6993
  10. satid:
    10677
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-019B
    launchDate:
    1978-02-17
    satlat:
    66.1134
    satlng:
    14.8879
    satalt:
    754.3202
  11. satid:
    10949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-055E
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    50.8606
    satlng:
    -0.3902
    satalt:
    25429.1
  12. satid:
    11057
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-10
    intDesignator:
    1978-095A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    61.2728
    satlng:
    15.3448
    satalt:
    10532.3229
  13. satid:
    12319
    satname:
    COSMOS 1249
    intDesignator:
    1981-021A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-05
    satlat:
    62.7833
    satlng:
    12.1519
    satalt:
    995.1571
  14. satid:
    12376
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261
    intDesignator:
    1981-031A
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    52.1476
    satlng:
    -24.9428
    satalt:
    23415.3166
  15. satid:
    12671
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AB
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    65.4935
    satlng:
    5.0374
    satalt:
    877.357
  16. satid:
    12940
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-108D
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    63.5044
    satlng:
    43.8296
    satalt:
    9018.7931
  17. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    53.2221
    satlng:
    -28.6266
    satalt:
    34249.5171
  18. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    55.1262
    satlng:
    34.7749
    satalt:
    28943.1249
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    61.3916
    satlng:
    50.1837
    satalt:
    33284.699
  20. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.1854
    satlng:
    47.2013
    satalt:
    36780.5441
  21. satid:
    16210
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055M
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    65.5662
    satlng:
    1.9983
    satalt:
    993.0981
  22. satid:
    16378
    satname:
    COSMOS 1375 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1982-055S
    launchDate:
    1982-06-06
    satlat:
    64.7567
    satlng:
    18.7908
    satalt:
    951.631
  23. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    58.5708
    satlng:
    57.36
    satalt:
    38797.122
  24. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    62.3054
    satlng:
    14.2948
    satalt:
    36074.5529
  25. satid:
    19169
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1988-043G
    launchDate:
    1988-05-21
    satlat:
    64.0066
    satlng:
    44.3358
    satalt:
    12144.3966
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.