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 2026-11-10T17:19:27Z in 0.889 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 69
satcount:: 104

above:

25 results

satid:
2377
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014X
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
62.5179
satlng:
15.6053
satalt:
3170.7686
satid:
4756
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DE
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
72.1267
satlng:
14.5578
satalt:
1093.0529
satid:
7174
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EL
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
70.1118
satlng:
11.3703
satalt:
1892.7523
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
54.4847
satlng:
8.0527
satalt:
30887.1236
satid:
7433
satname:
COSMOS 676
intDesignator:
1974-071A
launchDate:
1974-09-11
satlat:
70.8534
satlng:
10.5791
satalt:
793.3195
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
58.4894
satlng:
56.5843
satalt:
33708.0768
satid:
7679
satname:
COSMOS 712
intDesignator:
1975-016B
launchDate:
1975-02-28
satlat:
70.4814
satlng:
29.8381
satalt:
1427.0884
satid:
7822
satname:
COSMOS 733
intDesignator:
1975-045B
launchDate:
1975-05-28
satlat:
71.6097
satlng:
16.2401
satalt:
1527.7691
satid:
9313
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-004EQ
launchDate:
1975-01-22
satlat:
70.8368
satlng:
24.3159
satalt:
716.5988
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
61.9494
satlng:
-43.5315
satalt:
34077.3364
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
61.8591
satlng:
-26.053
satalt:
35236.4158
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.9698
satlng:
31.1851
satalt:
35249.9062
satid:
11378
satname:
COSMOS 1104
intDesignator:
1979-046A
launchDate:
1979-05-31
satlat:
71.4235
satlng:
23.649
satalt:
986.659
satid:
12975
satname:
COSMOS 1320
intDesignator:
1981-116A
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
73.6627
satlng:
25.9267
satalt:
1502.6247
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
60.3712
satlng:
-11.3543
satalt:
31650.2753
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
62.7753
satlng:
64.1315
satalt:
19468.3969
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.921
satlng:
43.1294
satalt:
39025.2518
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
59.7229
satlng:
54.1604
satalt:
33439.282
satid:
18357
satname:
COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1987-079C
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
62.8111
satlng:
66.6273
satalt:
19182.7847
satid:
18804
satname:
COSMOS 1823 DEB
intDesignator:
1987-020AQ
launchDate:
1987-02-20
satlat:
67.7138
satlng:
27.0466
satalt:
1506.6846
satid:
19195
satname:
COSMOS 1950
intDesignator:
1988-046A
launchDate:
1988-05-30
satlat:
70.7309
satlng:
15.8635
satalt:
1515.9815
satid:
20670
satname:
METEOR 2-19
intDesignator:
1990-057A
launchDate:
1990-06-27
satlat:
69.9519
satlng:
11.653
satalt:
955.5302
satid:
21091
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1991-007C
launchDate:
1991-02-05
satlat:
72.4792
satlng:
20.192
satalt:
962.6715
satid:
21304
satname:
COSMOS 2148
intDesignator:
1991-033F
launchDate:
1991-05-16
satlat:
69.5024
satlng:
25.8
satalt:
1421.2788
satid:
22374
satname:
SL-16 DEB
intDesignator:
1992-093BP
launchDate:
1992-12-25
satlat:
68.6432
satlng:
12.0766
satalt:
1064.0026

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 69
satcount:: 104

above:

25 results

satid:
2377
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014X
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
62.5179
satlng:
15.6053
satalt:
3170.7686
satid:
4756
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DE
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
72.1267
satlng:
14.5578
satalt:
1093.0529
satid:
7174
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EL
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
70.1118
satlng:
11.3703
satalt:
1892.7523
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
54.4847
satlng:
8.0527
satalt:
30887.1236
satid:
7433
satname:
COSMOS 676
intDesignator:
1974-071A
launchDate:
1974-09-11
satlat:
70.8534
satlng:
10.5791
satalt:
793.3195
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
58.4894
satlng:
56.5843
satalt:
33708.0768
satid:
7679
satname:
COSMOS 712
intDesignator:
1975-016B
launchDate:
1975-02-28
satlat:
70.4814
satlng:
29.8381
satalt:
1427.0884
satid:
7822
satname:
COSMOS 733
intDesignator:
1975-045B
launchDate:
1975-05-28
satlat:
71.6097
satlng:
16.2401
satalt:
1527.7691
satid:
9313
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-004EQ
launchDate:
1975-01-22
satlat:
70.8368
satlng:
24.3159
satalt:
716.5988
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
61.9494
satlng:
-43.5315
satalt:
34077.3364
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
61.8591
satlng:
-26.053
satalt:
35236.4158
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.9698
satlng:
31.1851
satalt:
35249.9062
satid:
11378
satname:
COSMOS 1104
intDesignator:
1979-046A
launchDate:
1979-05-31
satlat:
71.4235
satlng:
23.649
satalt:
986.659
satid:
12975
satname:
COSMOS 1320
intDesignator:
1981-116A
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
73.6627
satlng:
25.9267
satalt:
1502.6247
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
60.3712
satlng:
-11.3543
satalt:
31650.2753
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
62.7753
satlng:
64.1315
satalt:
19468.3969
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.921
satlng:
43.1294
satalt:
39025.2518
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
59.7229
satlng:
54.1604
satalt:
33439.282
satid:
18357
satname:
COSMOS 1885 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1987-079C
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
62.8111
satlng:
66.6273
satalt:
19182.7847
satid:
18804
satname:
COSMOS 1823 DEB
intDesignator:
1987-020AQ
launchDate:
1987-02-20
satlat:
67.7138
satlng:
27.0466
satalt:
1506.6846
satid:
19195
satname:
COSMOS 1950
intDesignator:
1988-046A
launchDate:
1988-05-30
satlat:
70.7309
satlng:
15.8635
satalt:
1515.9815
satid:
20670
satname:
METEOR 2-19
intDesignator:
1990-057A
launchDate:
1990-06-27
satlat:
69.9519
satlng:
11.653
satalt:
955.5302
satid:
21091
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1991-007C
launchDate:
1991-02-05
satlat:
72.4792
satlng:
20.192
satalt:
962.6715
satid:
21304
satname:
COSMOS 2148
intDesignator:
1991-033F
launchDate:
1991-05-16
satlat:
69.5024
satlng:
25.8
satalt:
1421.2788
satid:
22374
satname:
SL-16 DEB
intDesignator:
1992-093BP
launchDate:
1992-12-25
satlat:
68.6432
satlng:
12.0766
satalt:
1064.0026

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