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 2026-09-22T02:14:16Z in 0.659 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-016B
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    73.2263
    satlng:
    23.533
    satalt:
    1407.0613
  2. satid:
    2757
    satname:
    ESSA 5
    intDesignator:
    1967-036A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-20
    satlat:
    70.629
    satlng:
    19.8455
    satalt:
    1367.2753
  3. satid:
    3605
    satname:
    OPS 7684
    intDesignator:
    1968-112B
    launchDate:
    1968-12-12
    satlat:
    64.7475
    satlng:
    21.5918
    satalt:
    1467.3178
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    59.546
    satlng:
    18.1732
    satalt:
    33929.5724
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    56.5084
    satlng:
    19.4619
    satalt:
    30553.4089
  6. satid:
    8137
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089F
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    68.1315
    satlng:
    12.0034
    satalt:
    1435.7983
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.9442
    satlng:
    61.1401
    satalt:
    33226.3448
  8. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.6602
    satlng:
    66.4604
    satalt:
    21436.0165
  9. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    49.577
    satlng:
    26.7738
    satalt:
    20230.7241
  10. satid:
    10287
    satname:
    COSMOS 941
    intDesignator:
    1977-079C
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    67.3349
    satlng:
    4.6024
    satalt:
    1450.715
  11. satid:
    10649
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077K
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    70.1796
    satlng:
    3.8517
    satalt:
    2084.6375
  12. satid:
    10732
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-028B
    launchDate:
    1978-03-15
    satlat:
    68.7849
    satlng:
    25.6084
    satalt:
    981.4055
  13. satid:
    10937
    satname:
    COSMOS 1020
    intDesignator:
    1978-056H
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    69.1955
    satlng:
    10.1201
    satalt:
    1433.9111
  14. satid:
    10967
    satname:
    SEASAT 1
    intDesignator:
    1978-064A
    launchDate:
    1978-06-27
    satlat:
    67.8723
    satlng:
    15.8383
    satalt:
    750.6479
  15. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    61.6982
    satlng:
    -25.1946
    satalt:
    21063.4701
  16. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.8849
    satlng:
    -39.5605
    satalt:
    35498.6495
  17. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    68.0292
    satlng:
    11.3035
    satalt:
    1693.0315
  18. satid:
    12660
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053Q
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    68.9951
    satlng:
    13.7757
    satalt:
    1124.0249
  19. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3353
    satlng:
    -35.5406
    satalt:
    20217.5102
  20. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    68.3707
    satlng:
    78.0643
    satalt:
    16654.9721
  21. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.8779
    satlng:
    62.8267
    satalt:
    32960.5447
  22. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.9537
    satlng:
    80.8282
    satalt:
    36316.4066
  23. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    68.1551
    satlng:
    54.7654
    satalt:
    29875.1835
  24. satid:
    13503
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BA
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.9671
    satlng:
    19.3646
    satalt:
    1049.7341
  25. satid:
    13536
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    74.9604
    satlng:
    1.01
    satalt:
    2088.3775
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
126
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2096
    satname:
    DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-016B
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    73.2263
    satlng:
    23.533
    satalt:
    1407.0613
  2. satid:
    2757
    satname:
    ESSA 5
    intDesignator:
    1967-036A
    launchDate:
    1967-04-20
    satlat:
    70.629
    satlng:
    19.8455
    satalt:
    1367.2753
  3. satid:
    3605
    satname:
    OPS 7684
    intDesignator:
    1968-112B
    launchDate:
    1968-12-12
    satlat:
    64.7475
    satlng:
    21.5918
    satalt:
    1467.3178
  4. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    59.546
    satlng:
    18.1732
    satalt:
    33929.5724
  5. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    56.5084
    satlng:
    19.4619
    satalt:
    30553.4089
  6. satid:
    8137
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089F
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    68.1315
    satlng:
    12.0034
    satalt:
    1435.7983
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.9442
    satlng:
    61.1401
    satalt:
    33226.3448
  8. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.6602
    satlng:
    66.4604
    satalt:
    21436.0165
  9. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    49.577
    satlng:
    26.7738
    satalt:
    20230.7241
  10. satid:
    10287
    satname:
    COSMOS 941
    intDesignator:
    1977-079C
    launchDate:
    1977-08-24
    satlat:
    67.3349
    satlng:
    4.6024
    satalt:
    1450.715
  11. satid:
    10649
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077K
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    70.1796
    satlng:
    3.8517
    satalt:
    2084.6375
  12. satid:
    10732
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-028B
    launchDate:
    1978-03-15
    satlat:
    68.7849
    satlng:
    25.6084
    satalt:
    981.4055
  13. satid:
    10937
    satname:
    COSMOS 1020
    intDesignator:
    1978-056H
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    69.1955
    satlng:
    10.1201
    satalt:
    1433.9111
  14. satid:
    10967
    satname:
    SEASAT 1
    intDesignator:
    1978-064A
    launchDate:
    1978-06-27
    satlat:
    67.8723
    satlng:
    15.8383
    satalt:
    750.6479
  15. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    61.6982
    satlng:
    -25.1946
    satalt:
    21063.4701
  16. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.8849
    satlng:
    -39.5605
    satalt:
    35498.6495
  17. satid:
    11546
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1979-084J
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    68.0292
    satlng:
    11.3035
    satalt:
    1693.0315
  18. satid:
    12660
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053Q
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    68.9951
    satlng:
    13.7757
    satalt:
    1124.0249
  19. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3353
    satlng:
    -35.5406
    satalt:
    20217.5102
  20. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    68.3707
    satlng:
    78.0643
    satalt:
    16654.9721
  21. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    61.8779
    satlng:
    62.8267
    satalt:
    32960.5447
  22. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.9537
    satlng:
    80.8282
    satalt:
    36316.4066
  23. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    68.1551
    satlng:
    54.7654
    satalt:
    29875.1835
  24. satid:
    13503
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121BA
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    65.9671
    satlng:
    19.3646
    satalt:
    1049.7341
  25. satid:
    13536
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EJ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    74.9604
    satlng:
    1.01
    satalt:
    2088.3775
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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