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 2026-10-20T07:09:24Z in 1.764 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
92
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    70.3602
    satlng:
    51.0829
    satalt:
    5988.9132
  2. satid:
    2371
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028F
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    64.5865
    satlng:
    23.8443
    satalt:
    3300.3153
  3. satid:
    5967
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MQ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    70.7214
    satlng:
    21.7983
    satalt:
    1277.7249
  4. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    68.4757
    satlng:
    -19.5783
    satalt:
    7796.1786
  5. satid:
    7369
    satname:
    OPS 7518 (NTS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1974-054A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    53.949
    satlng:
    45.3544
    satalt:
    13486.5023
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2801
    satlng:
    44.6117
    satalt:
    15039.6309
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.9289
    satlng:
    -43.946
    satalt:
    33326.6173
  8. satid:
    9016
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.969
    satlng:
    16.6484
    satalt:
    1783.5467
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.764
    satlng:
    67.926
    satalt:
    38108.6641
  10. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.4995
    satlng:
    -31.1536
    satalt:
    21336.3992
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    57.2806
    satlng:
    -6.3212
    satalt:
    20905.2722
  12. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    69.9382
    satlng:
    6.7928
    satalt:
    1756.357
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.4673
    satlng:
    -24.0478
    satalt:
    40155.6238
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    63.0749
    satlng:
    49.8471
    satalt:
    32406.0319
  15. satid:
    12780
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    66.1138
    satlng:
    6.9799
    satalt:
    919.0155
  16. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.0873
    satlng:
    47.7356
    satalt:
    23154.7636
  17. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    49.2542
    satlng:
    19.3634
    satalt:
    27678.8282
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    56.7649
    satlng:
    8.9857
    satalt:
    35171.9039
  19. satid:
    13167
    satname:
    COSMOS 1364
    intDesignator:
    1982-040H
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    62.9723
    satlng:
    10.1545
    satalt:
    1501.3059
  20. satid:
    13804
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HB
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    67.6095
    satlng:
    11.3644
    satalt:
    769.2293
  21. satid:
    13813
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HL
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    66.0487
    satlng:
    13.7582
    satalt:
    823.1133
  22. satid:
    13815
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    67.8076
    satlng:
    21.522
    satalt:
    886.7129
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.8372
    satlng:
    54.7103
    satalt:
    34605.7994
  24. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    67.2777
    satlng:
    24.7338
    satalt:
    29802.0265
  25. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    63.1983
    satlng:
    9.021
    satalt:
    20457.881
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
92
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2367
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014S
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    70.3602
    satlng:
    51.0829
    satalt:
    5988.9132
  2. satid:
    2371
    satname:
    MIDAS 4 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-028F
    launchDate:
    1961-10-21
    satlat:
    64.5865
    satlng:
    23.8443
    satalt:
    3300.3153
  3. satid:
    5967
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1970-025MQ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    70.7214
    satlng:
    21.7983
    satalt:
    1277.7249
  4. satid:
    6916
    satname:
    COSMOS 606
    intDesignator:
    1973-084A
    launchDate:
    1973-11-02
    satlat:
    68.4757
    satlng:
    -19.5783
    satalt:
    7796.1786
  5. satid:
    7369
    satname:
    OPS 7518 (NTS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1974-054A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    53.949
    satlng:
    45.3544
    satalt:
    13486.5023
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2801
    satlng:
    44.6117
    satalt:
    15039.6309
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.9289
    satlng:
    -43.946
    satalt:
    33326.6173
  8. satid:
    9016
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067C
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.969
    satlng:
    16.6484
    satalt:
    1783.5467
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.764
    satlng:
    67.926
    satalt:
    38108.6641
  10. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.4995
    satlng:
    -31.1536
    satalt:
    21336.3992
  11. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    57.2806
    satlng:
    -6.3212
    satalt:
    20905.2722
  12. satid:
    10714
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077AK
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    69.9382
    satlng:
    6.7928
    satalt:
    1756.357
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.4673
    satlng:
    -24.0478
    satalt:
    40155.6238
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    63.0749
    satlng:
    49.8471
    satalt:
    32406.0319
  15. satid:
    12780
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053DW
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    66.1138
    satlng:
    6.9799
    satalt:
    919.0155
  16. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.0873
    satlng:
    47.7356
    satalt:
    23154.7636
  17. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    49.2542
    satlng:
    19.3634
    satalt:
    27678.8282
  18. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    56.7649
    satlng:
    8.9857
    satalt:
    35171.9039
  19. satid:
    13167
    satname:
    COSMOS 1364
    intDesignator:
    1982-040H
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    62.9723
    satlng:
    10.1545
    satalt:
    1501.3059
  20. satid:
    13804
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HB
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    67.6095
    satlng:
    11.3644
    satalt:
    769.2293
  21. satid:
    13813
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HL
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    66.0487
    satlng:
    13.7582
    satalt:
    823.1133
  22. satid:
    13815
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053HN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    67.8076
    satlng:
    21.522
    satalt:
    886.7129
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    58.8372
    satlng:
    54.7103
    satalt:
    34605.7994
  24. satid:
    13959
    satname:
    COSMOS 1030 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-083G
    launchDate:
    1978-09-06
    satlat:
    67.2777
    satlng:
    24.7338
    satalt:
    29802.0265
  25. satid:
    14189
    satname:
    OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
    intDesignator:
    1983-072A
    launchDate:
    1983-07-14
    satlat:
    63.1983
    satlng:
    9.021
    satalt:
    20457.881
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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