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 2026-10-23T03:02:59Z in 1.019 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
132
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    192
    satname:
    MIDAS 4
    intDesignator:
    1961-028A
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    72.4681
    satlng:
    12.1078
    satalt:
    3648.3524
  2. satid:
    1292
    satname:
    GGSE 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016C
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    66.3468
    satlng:
    14.6987
    satalt:
    894.5695
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    57.9154
    satlng:
    39.4404
    satalt:
    30019.2868
  4. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    57.1946
    satlng:
    68.6208
    satalt:
    269992.8891
  5. satid:
    6828
    satname:
    COSMOS 586
    intDesignator:
    1973-065A
    launchDate:
    1973-09-14
    satlat:
    69.4709
    satlng:
    10.2295
    satalt:
    1005.451
  6. satid:
    9568
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FW
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.9969
    satlng:
    17.5422
    satalt:
    1758.2696
  7. satid:
    9816
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AC
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.1267
    satlng:
    -0.5641
    satalt:
    1190.5173
  8. satid:
    10829
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BZ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.4013
    satlng:
    16.1523
    satalt:
    1543.1278
  9. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    61.1616
    satlng:
    -29.6236
    satalt:
    21000.8612
  10. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    56.8687
    satlng:
    54.3183
    satalt:
    25192.1852
  11. satid:
    12667
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053X
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.1593
    satlng:
    8.5933
    satalt:
    943.4031
  12. satid:
    13111
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-024B
    launchDate:
    1982-03-24
    satlat:
    64.7666
    satlng:
    17.6667
    satalt:
    1008.4159
  13. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    53.1705
    satlng:
    21.3666
    satalt:
    11530.861
  14. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    64.6162
    satlng:
    53.6695
    satalt:
    18994.9831
  15. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    72.6116
    satlng:
    -20.8446
    satalt:
    29952.2806
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.8525
    satlng:
    24.6947
    satalt:
    25707.3117
  17. satid:
    16103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1687
    intDesignator:
    1985-088A
    launchDate:
    1985-09-30
    satlat:
    65.9271
    satlng:
    60.2948
    satalt:
    23204.0137
  18. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    63.591
    satlng:
    -1.0041
    satalt:
    19146.8311
  19. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.3033
    satlng:
    -5.7403
    satalt:
    40573.2438
  20. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.4757
    satlng:
    20.1795
    satalt:
    19138.3568
  21. satid:
    17147
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-091D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-20
    satlat:
    66.1112
    satlng:
    16.8938
    satalt:
    16377.7108
  22. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    63.1633
    satlng:
    23.2472
    satalt:
    35908.3872
  23. satid:
    18945
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1988-016J
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    63.4222
    satlng:
    15.0711
    satalt:
    1692.0035
  24. satid:
    19230
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100Z
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    61.033
    satlng:
    16.8993
    satalt:
    1703.2214
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.9705
    satlng:
    -45.2637
    satalt:
    19147.312
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
132
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    192
    satname:
    MIDAS 4
    intDesignator:
    1961-028A
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    72.4681
    satlng:
    12.1078
    satalt:
    3648.3524
  2. satid:
    1292
    satname:
    GGSE 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016C
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    66.3468
    satlng:
    14.6987
    satalt:
    894.5695
  3. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    57.9154
    satlng:
    39.4404
    satalt:
    30019.2868
  4. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    57.1946
    satlng:
    68.6208
    satalt:
    269992.8891
  5. satid:
    6828
    satname:
    COSMOS 586
    intDesignator:
    1973-065A
    launchDate:
    1973-09-14
    satlat:
    69.4709
    satlng:
    10.2295
    satalt:
    1005.451
  6. satid:
    9568
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FW
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.9969
    satlng:
    17.5422
    satalt:
    1758.2696
  7. satid:
    9816
    satname:
    COSMOS 886 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-126AC
    launchDate:
    1976-12-27
    satlat:
    65.1267
    satlng:
    -0.5641
    satalt:
    1190.5173
  8. satid:
    10829
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BZ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.4013
    satlng:
    16.1523
    satalt:
    1543.1278
  9. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    61.1616
    satlng:
    -29.6236
    satalt:
    21000.8612
  10. satid:
    12303
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247
    intDesignator:
    1981-016A
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    56.8687
    satlng:
    54.3183
    satalt:
    25192.1852
  11. satid:
    12667
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053X
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    63.1593
    satlng:
    8.5933
    satalt:
    943.4031
  12. satid:
    13111
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-024B
    launchDate:
    1982-03-24
    satlat:
    64.7666
    satlng:
    17.6667
    satalt:
    1008.4159
  13. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    53.1705
    satlng:
    21.3666
    satalt:
    11530.861
  14. satid:
    14259
    satname:
    COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084B
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    64.6162
    satlng:
    53.6695
    satalt:
    18994.9831
  15. satid:
    14884
    satname:
    COSMOS 1547
    intDesignator:
    1984-033A
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    72.6116
    satlng:
    -20.8446
    satalt:
    29952.2806
  16. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    55.8525
    satlng:
    24.6947
    satalt:
    25707.3117
  17. satid:
    16103
    satname:
    COSMOS 1687
    intDesignator:
    1985-088A
    launchDate:
    1985-09-30
    satlat:
    65.9271
    satlng:
    60.2948
    satalt:
    23204.0137
  18. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    63.591
    satlng:
    -1.0041
    satalt:
    19146.8311
  19. satid:
    16402
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-117F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    59.3033
    satlng:
    -5.7403
    satalt:
    40573.2438
  20. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    56.4757
    satlng:
    20.1795
    satalt:
    19138.3568
  21. satid:
    17147
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-091D
    launchDate:
    1986-11-20
    satlat:
    66.1112
    satlng:
    16.8938
    satalt:
    16377.7108
  22. satid:
    17333
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1987-008D
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    63.1633
    satlng:
    23.2472
    satalt:
    35908.3872
  23. satid:
    18945
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1988-016J
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    63.4222
    satlng:
    15.0711
    satalt:
    1692.0035
  24. satid:
    19230
    satname:
    SL-14 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-100Z
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    61.033
    satlng:
    16.8993
    satalt:
    1703.2214
  25. satid:
    19503
    satname:
    COSMOS 1972 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1988-085C
    launchDate:
    1988-09-16
    satlat:
    64.9705
    satlng:
    -45.2637
    satalt:
    19147.312
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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