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 2026-11-09T04:22:58Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
60
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    77.8069
    satlng:
    10.5601
    satalt:
    2792.2063
  2. satid:
    3669
    satname:
    ISIS 1
    intDesignator:
    1969-009A
    launchDate:
    1969-01-30
    satlat:
    71.8202
    satlng:
    20.109
    satalt:
    2441.9556
  3. satid:
    3848
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055C
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    57.663
    satlng:
    27.7079
    satalt:
    5857.5087
  4. satid:
    4391
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-036J
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    71.5187
    satlng:
    21.651
    satalt:
    1553.4417
  5. satid:
    5681
    satname:
    OPS 7898 (P/L 3)
    intDesignator:
    1971-110D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-14
    satlat:
    67.541
    satlng:
    14.796
    satalt:
    995.9507
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    54.8955
    satlng:
    20.2924
    satalt:
    22613.2488
  7. satid:
    7369
    satname:
    OPS 7518 (NTS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1974-054A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    50.2469
    satlng:
    20.8124
    satalt:
    13500.1782
  8. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.3157
    satlng:
    16.0226
    satalt:
    38134.9273
  9. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    62.9705
    satlng:
    -14.4986
    satalt:
    5951.257
  10. satid:
    9848
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-013B
    launchDate:
    1977-02-21
    satlat:
    68.394
    satlng:
    13.0028
    satalt:
    989.8659
  11. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.6471
    satlng:
    54.2281
    satalt:
    33829.8766
  12. satid:
    10656
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077S
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.874
    satlng:
    16.1628
    satalt:
    1544.5728
  13. satid:
    10933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1016
    intDesignator:
    1978-056D
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    66.6283
    satlng:
    3.5549
    satalt:
    1483.7149
  14. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    63.5589
    satlng:
    34.2949
    satalt:
    12918.6584
  15. satid:
    11881
    satname:
    COSMOS 1198
    intDesignator:
    1980-058G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    72.9772
    satlng:
    22.3596
    satalt:
    1510.091
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    56.8953
    satlng:
    17.5043
    satalt:
    36723.9124
  17. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.8448
    satlng:
    35.0313
    satalt:
    30254.6706
  18. satid:
    12274
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.8468
    satlng:
    14.3455
    satalt:
    1511.4528
  19. satid:
    12581
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DZ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.8516
    satlng:
    18.6364
    satalt:
    2106.5514
  20. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    60.6924
    satlng:
    13.6199
    satalt:
    10770.3581
  21. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    48.622
    satlng:
    39.7919
    satalt:
    29822.1039
  22. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    54.4329
    satlng:
    61.2742
    satalt:
    36725.6412
  23. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.6243
    satlng:
    15.0699
    satalt:
    33500.5899
  24. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    52.0445
    satlng:
    3.4059
    satalt:
    33727.5415
  25. satid:
    13535
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.2413
    satlng:
    11.4883
    satalt:
    1529.6631
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
60
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    77.8069
    satlng:
    10.5601
    satalt:
    2792.2063
  2. satid:
    3669
    satname:
    ISIS 1
    intDesignator:
    1969-009A
    launchDate:
    1969-01-30
    satlat:
    71.8202
    satlng:
    20.109
    satalt:
    2441.9556
  3. satid:
    3848
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-055C
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    57.663
    satlng:
    27.7079
    satalt:
    5857.5087
  4. satid:
    4391
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-036J
    launchDate:
    1970-04-25
    satlat:
    71.5187
    satlng:
    21.651
    satalt:
    1553.4417
  5. satid:
    5681
    satname:
    OPS 7898 (P/L 3)
    intDesignator:
    1971-110D
    launchDate:
    1971-12-14
    satlat:
    67.541
    satlng:
    14.796
    satalt:
    995.9507
  6. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    54.8955
    satlng:
    20.2924
    satalt:
    22613.2488
  7. satid:
    7369
    satname:
    OPS 7518 (NTS 1)
    intDesignator:
    1974-054A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    50.2469
    satlng:
    20.8124
    satalt:
    13500.1782
  8. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.3157
    satlng:
    16.0226
    satalt:
    38134.9273
  9. satid:
    8822
    satname:
    LAGEOS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1976-039C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-04
    satlat:
    62.9705
    satlng:
    -14.4986
    satalt:
    5951.257
  10. satid:
    9848
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-013B
    launchDate:
    1977-02-21
    satlat:
    68.394
    satlng:
    13.0028
    satalt:
    989.8659
  11. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.6471
    satlng:
    54.2281
    satalt:
    33829.8766
  12. satid:
    10656
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077S
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    66.874
    satlng:
    16.1628
    satalt:
    1544.5728
  13. satid:
    10933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1016
    intDesignator:
    1978-056D
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    66.6283
    satlng:
    3.5549
    satalt:
    1483.7149
  14. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    63.5589
    satlng:
    34.2949
    satalt:
    12918.6584
  15. satid:
    11881
    satname:
    COSMOS 1198
    intDesignator:
    1980-058G
    launchDate:
    1980-07-09
    satlat:
    72.9772
    satlng:
    22.3596
    satalt:
    1510.091
  16. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    56.8953
    satlng:
    17.5043
    satalt:
    36723.9124
  17. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.8448
    satlng:
    35.0313
    satalt:
    30254.6706
  18. satid:
    12274
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.8468
    satlng:
    14.3455
    satalt:
    1511.4528
  19. satid:
    12581
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DZ
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.8516
    satlng:
    18.6364
    satalt:
    2106.5514
  20. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    60.6924
    satlng:
    13.6199
    satalt:
    10770.3581
  21. satid:
    12984
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016F
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    48.622
    satlng:
    39.7919
    satalt:
    29822.1039
  22. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    54.4329
    satlng:
    61.2742
    satalt:
    36725.6412
  23. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.6243
    satlng:
    15.0699
    satalt:
    33500.5899
  24. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    52.0445
    satlng:
    3.4059
    satalt:
    33727.5415
  25. satid:
    13535
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077EH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    63.2413
    satlng:
    11.4883
    satalt:
    1529.6631
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