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 2026-11-09T14:12:02Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 97
satcount:: 114

above:

25 results

satid:
659
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015HL
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.8342
satlng:
15.9693
satalt:
1491.2753
satid:
1245
satname:
THOR AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1965-016J
launchDate:
1965-03-09
satlat:
68.4727
satlng:
6.6039
satalt:
922.4602
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
56.7355
satlng:
11.091
satalt:
4196.6702
satid:
2381
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AB
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
75.1424
satlng:
-8.7462
satalt:
3509.8458
satid:
2768
satname:
ERS 20 (OV5-3)
intDesignator:
1967-040D
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
63.704
satlng:
35.2076
satalt:
39068.3123
satid:
3670
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1969-009B
launchDate:
1969-01-30
satlat:
72.7977
satlng:
1.6924
satalt:
2515.3071
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
59.987
satlng:
4.9573
satalt:
22750.436
satid:
8556
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089CT
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
65.5992
satlng:
28.9162
satalt:
1502.141
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
59.2115
satlng:
-17.5246
satalt:
36512.4482
satid:
9656
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126N
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
64.0554
satlng:
16.4458
satalt:
1202.8507
satid:
9699
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089DY
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
68.1726
satlng:
6.0548
satalt:
1517.0505
satid:
9984
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089EB
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
67.8049
satlng:
19.0411
satalt:
1590.6875
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
63.7606
satlng:
24.3449
satalt:
31554.9498
satid:
10437
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067N
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.8588
satlng:
11.0227
satalt:
1385.2504
satid:
10454
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AF
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
64.7975
satlng:
10.0298
satalt:
1306.2258
satid:
10616
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AQ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
64.6046
satlng:
12.9955
satalt:
922.4848
satid:
10840
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CL
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
71.2675
satlng:
10.2694
satalt:
1533.946
satid:
10870
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CY
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
63.3823
satlng:
6.8963
satalt:
1487.1312
satid:
12919
satname:
COSMOS 1030 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-083F
launchDate:
1978-09-06
satlat:
52.63
satlng:
19.5203
satalt:
7586.6965
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
63.9716
satlng:
16.0394
satalt:
26233.4627
satid:
13525
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GN
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.3964
satlng:
1.8208
satalt:
1409.508
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.0225
satlng:
79.0642
satalt:
22360.9629
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
56.1411
satlng:
56.3257
satalt:
38327.8415
satid:
16614
satname:
VIKING
intDesignator:
1986-019B
launchDate:
1986-02-22
satlat:
62.0285
satlng:
3.4465
satalt:
6130.6136
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
59.6289
satlng:
54.0573
satalt:
39191.771

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 97
satcount:: 114

above:

25 results

satid:
659
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015HL
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.8342
satlng:
15.9693
satalt:
1491.2753
satid:
1245
satname:
THOR AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1965-016J
launchDate:
1965-03-09
satlat:
68.4727
satlng:
6.6039
satalt:
922.4602
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
56.7355
satlng:
11.091
satalt:
4196.6702
satid:
2381
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AB
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
75.1424
satlng:
-8.7462
satalt:
3509.8458
satid:
2768
satname:
ERS 20 (OV5-3)
intDesignator:
1967-040D
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
63.704
satlng:
35.2076
satalt:
39068.3123
satid:
3670
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1969-009B
launchDate:
1969-01-30
satlat:
72.7977
satlng:
1.6924
satalt:
2515.3071
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
59.987
satlng:
4.9573
satalt:
22750.436
satid:
8556
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089CT
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
65.5992
satlng:
28.9162
satalt:
1502.141
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
59.2115
satlng:
-17.5246
satalt:
36512.4482
satid:
9656
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126N
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
64.0554
satlng:
16.4458
satalt:
1202.8507
satid:
9699
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089DY
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
68.1726
satlng:
6.0548
satalt:
1517.0505
satid:
9984
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089EB
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
67.8049
satlng:
19.0411
satalt:
1590.6875
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
63.7606
satlng:
24.3449
satalt:
31554.9498
satid:
10437
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067N
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.8588
satlng:
11.0227
satalt:
1385.2504
satid:
10454
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AF
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
64.7975
satlng:
10.0298
satalt:
1306.2258
satid:
10616
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AQ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
64.6046
satlng:
12.9955
satalt:
922.4848
satid:
10840
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CL
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
71.2675
satlng:
10.2694
satalt:
1533.946
satid:
10870
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CY
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
63.3823
satlng:
6.8963
satalt:
1487.1312
satid:
12919
satname:
COSMOS 1030 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-083F
launchDate:
1978-09-06
satlat:
52.63
satlng:
19.5203
satalt:
7586.6965
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
63.9716
satlng:
16.0394
satalt:
26233.4627
satid:
13525
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GN
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.3964
satlng:
1.8208
satalt:
1409.508
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.0225
satlng:
79.0642
satalt:
22360.9629
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
56.1411
satlng:
56.3257
satalt:
38327.8415
satid:
16614
satname:
VIKING
intDesignator:
1986-019B
launchDate:
1986-02-22
satlat:
62.0285
satlng:
3.4465
satalt:
6130.6136
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
59.6289
satlng:
54.0573
satalt:
39191.771

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