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 2026-11-13T02:42:42Z in 1.139 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
79
satcount:
138
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    406
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.0006
    satlng:
    15.728
    satalt:
    1096.989
  2. satid:
    1292
    satname:
    GGSE 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016C
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    67.6058
    satlng:
    17.5392
    satalt:
    887.6373
  3. satid:
    1425
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-048C
    launchDate:
    1965-06-24
    satlat:
    69.2112
    satlng:
    9.7677
    satalt:
    1047.6179
  4. satid:
    7066
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.8795
    satlng:
    29.0157
    satalt:
    1548.0907
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.3396
    satlng:
    -39.6783
    satalt:
    31937.0547
  6. satid:
    8137
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089F
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.689
    satlng:
    14.3312
    satalt:
    1431.0741
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.583
    satlng:
    24.8136
    satalt:
    37522.4183
  8. satid:
    8287
    satname:
    COSMOS 763
    intDesignator:
    1975-086C
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    73.4715
    satlng:
    14.9362
    satalt:
    1520.4808
  9. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.824
    satlng:
    57.0702
    satalt:
    7453.2675
  10. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    54.758
    satlng:
    46.059
    satalt:
    25977.8288
  11. satid:
    10932
    satname:
    COSMOS 1015
    intDesignator:
    1978-056C
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    65.8626
    satlng:
    27.0556
    satalt:
    1525.9389
  12. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    64.2399
    satlng:
    62.7174
    satalt:
    12451.4652
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.9046
    satlng:
    -5.5424
    satalt:
    39098.6581
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    67.5654
    satlng:
    -6.6109
    satalt:
    25336.1957
  15. satid:
    12330
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014D
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.4364
    satlng:
    1.9532
    satalt:
    2821.1074
  16. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    52.6096
    satlng:
    55.6265
    satalt:
    28027.0156
  17. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    58.9901
    satlng:
    66.5466
    satalt:
    39709.5014
  18. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    57.2468
    satlng:
    13.9296
    satalt:
    33807.2456
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    72.0371
    satlng:
    -5.0031
    satalt:
    28911.5912
  20. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    48.8408
    satlng:
    26.2137
    satalt:
    33746.9082
  21. satid:
    13606
    satname:
    COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100D
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    62.4621
    satlng:
    36.8843
    satalt:
    18995.11
  22. satid:
    14096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-051B
    launchDate:
    1983-05-26
    satlat:
    69.878
    satlng:
    3.19
    satalt:
    1594.9247
  23. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.4693
    satlng:
    49.0251
    satalt:
    30223.5852
  24. satid:
    14264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084F
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    63.499
    satlng:
    45.0361
    satalt:
    19168.5916
  25. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    63.5066
    satlng:
    30.2682
    satalt:
    19322.4063
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
79
satcount:
138
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    406
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015EF
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.0006
    satlng:
    15.728
    satalt:
    1096.989
  2. satid:
    1292
    satname:
    GGSE 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016C
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    67.6058
    satlng:
    17.5392
    satalt:
    887.6373
  3. satid:
    1425
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-048C
    launchDate:
    1965-06-24
    satlat:
    69.2112
    satlng:
    9.7677
    satalt:
    1047.6179
  4. satid:
    7066
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BJ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.8795
    satlng:
    29.0157
    satalt:
    1548.0907
  5. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    60.3396
    satlng:
    -39.6783
    satalt:
    31937.0547
  6. satid:
    8137
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089F
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.689
    satlng:
    14.3312
    satalt:
    1431.0741
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    64.583
    satlng:
    24.8136
    satalt:
    37522.4183
  8. satid:
    8287
    satname:
    COSMOS 763
    intDesignator:
    1975-086C
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    73.4715
    satlng:
    14.9362
    satalt:
    1520.4808
  9. satid:
    9495
    satname:
    COSMOS 862
    intDesignator:
    1976-105A
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.824
    satlng:
    57.0702
    satalt:
    7453.2675
  10. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    54.758
    satlng:
    46.059
    satalt:
    25977.8288
  11. satid:
    10932
    satname:
    COSMOS 1015
    intDesignator:
    1978-056C
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    65.8626
    satlng:
    27.0556
    satalt:
    1525.9389
  12. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    64.2399
    satlng:
    62.7174
    satalt:
    12451.4652
  13. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.9046
    satlng:
    -5.5424
    satalt:
    39098.6581
  14. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    67.5654
    satlng:
    -6.6109
    satalt:
    25336.1957
  15. satid:
    12330
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014D
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.4364
    satlng:
    1.9532
    satalt:
    2821.1074
  16. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    52.6096
    satlng:
    55.6265
    satalt:
    28027.0156
  17. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    58.9901
    satlng:
    66.5466
    satalt:
    39709.5014
  18. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    57.2468
    satlng:
    13.9296
    satalt:
    33807.2456
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    72.0371
    satlng:
    -5.0031
    satalt:
    28911.5912
  20. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    48.8408
    satlng:
    26.2137
    satalt:
    33746.9082
  21. satid:
    13606
    satname:
    COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100D
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    62.4621
    satlng:
    36.8843
    satalt:
    18995.11
  22. satid:
    14096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-051B
    launchDate:
    1983-05-26
    satlat:
    69.878
    satlng:
    3.19
    satalt:
    1594.9247
  23. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.4693
    satlng:
    49.0251
    satalt:
    30223.5852
  24. satid:
    14264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084F
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    63.499
    satlng:
    45.0361
    satalt:
    19168.5916
  25. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    63.5066
    satlng:
    30.2682
    satalt:
    19322.4063
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