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 2026-09-21T02:23:32Z in 0.654 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    46
    satname:
    SOLRAD 1 (GREB)
    intDesignator:
    1960-007B
    launchDate:
    1960-06-22
    satlat:
    66.7607
    satlng:
    24.3624
    satalt:
    812.3125
  2. satid:
    188
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018C
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    68.1883
    satlng:
    -0.8289
    satalt:
    3545.7037
  3. satid:
    1271
    satname:
    OPS 4988 (GREB 6)
    intDesignator:
    1965-016A
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    70.1236
    satlng:
    12.1139
    satalt:
    931.7702
  4. satid:
    3954
    satname:
    OPS 6909 (VELA 9)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046D
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    83.5299
    satlng:
    -7.0435
    satalt:
    19898.5314
  5. satid:
    4679
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BC
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.9303
    satlng:
    16.0597
    satalt:
    1022.3315
  6. satid:
    6992
    satname:
    COSMOS 624
    intDesignator:
    1973-104H
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    65.8353
    satlng:
    20.8224
    satalt:
    1365.2804
  7. satid:
    7182
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ET
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.2043
    satlng:
    14.9328
    satalt:
    1121.3006
  8. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.0943
    satlng:
    39.1615
    satalt:
    32448.0299
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.901
    satlng:
    8.504
    satalt:
    33558.9685
  10. satid:
    8185
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    75.3477
    satlng:
    13.9575
    satalt:
    1549.1671
  11. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.6848
    satlng:
    57.9088
    satalt:
    32805.7274
  12. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    50.0964
    satlng:
    -11.2109
    satalt:
    28562.7584
  13. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.5184
    satlng:
    59.1358
    satalt:
    21533.6934
  14. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    47.5332
    satlng:
    28.3778
    satalt:
    20217.6692
  15. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.8108
    satlng:
    16.6946
    satalt:
    1145.9779
  16. satid:
    10961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1023
    intDesignator:
    1978-063A
    launchDate:
    1978-06-21
    satlat:
    67.062
    satlng:
    14.214
    satalt:
    772.9914
  17. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    57.2709
    satlng:
    28.6321
    satalt:
    20962.0861
  18. satid:
    11389
    satname:
    OPS 5390
    intDesignator:
    1979-050A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-06
    satlat:
    69.9912
    satlng:
    26.5669
    satalt:
    808.3905
  19. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    71.6208
    satlng:
    70.0832
    satalt:
    24104.3852
  20. satid:
    12624
    satname:
    DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1
    intDesignator:
    1981-070A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    52.5493
    satlng:
    11.5873
    satalt:
    9065.6871
  21. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3702
    satlng:
    -36.0729
    satalt:
    20298.3327
  22. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    69.3929
    satlng:
    63.8595
    satalt:
    15251.3256
  23. satid:
    12999
    satname:
    RADIO 5
    intDesignator:
    1981-120C
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    70.7478
    satlng:
    18.0056
    satalt:
    1660.7273
  24. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.941
    satlng:
    80.5954
    satalt:
    36483.5643
  25. satid:
    13160
    satname:
    COSMOS 1357
    intDesignator:
    1982-040A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    73.6627
    satlng:
    8.4114
    satalt:
    1465.6283
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
116
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    46
    satname:
    SOLRAD 1 (GREB)
    intDesignator:
    1960-007B
    launchDate:
    1960-06-22
    satlat:
    66.7607
    satlng:
    24.3624
    satalt:
    812.3125
  2. satid:
    188
    satname:
    MIDAS 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-018C
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    68.1883
    satlng:
    -0.8289
    satalt:
    3545.7037
  3. satid:
    1271
    satname:
    OPS 4988 (GREB 6)
    intDesignator:
    1965-016A
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    70.1236
    satlng:
    12.1139
    satalt:
    931.7702
  4. satid:
    3954
    satname:
    OPS 6909 (VELA 9)
    intDesignator:
    1969-046D
    launchDate:
    1969-05-23
    satlat:
    83.5299
    satlng:
    -7.0435
    satalt:
    19898.5314
  5. satid:
    4679
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BC
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    73.9303
    satlng:
    16.0597
    satalt:
    1022.3315
  6. satid:
    6992
    satname:
    COSMOS 624
    intDesignator:
    1973-104H
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    65.8353
    satlng:
    20.8224
    satalt:
    1365.2804
  7. satid:
    7182
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086ET
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.2043
    satlng:
    14.9328
    satalt:
    1121.3006
  8. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    63.0943
    satlng:
    39.1615
    satalt:
    32448.0299
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    59.901
    satlng:
    8.504
    satalt:
    33558.9685
  10. satid:
    8185
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BB
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    75.3477
    satlng:
    13.9575
    satalt:
    1549.1671
  11. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    63.6848
    satlng:
    57.9088
    satalt:
    32805.7274
  12. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    50.0964
    satlng:
    -11.2109
    satalt:
    28562.7584
  13. satid:
    9890
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105G
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.5184
    satlng:
    59.1358
    satalt:
    21533.6934
  14. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    47.5332
    satlng:
    28.3778
    satalt:
    20217.6692
  15. satid:
    10580
    satname:
    COSMOS 970 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-121X
    launchDate:
    1977-12-21
    satlat:
    64.8108
    satlng:
    16.6946
    satalt:
    1145.9779
  16. satid:
    10961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1023
    intDesignator:
    1978-063A
    launchDate:
    1978-06-21
    satlat:
    67.062
    satlng:
    14.214
    satalt:
    772.9914
  17. satid:
    11054
    satname:
    OPS 5113 (NAVSTAR 3)
    intDesignator:
    1978-093A
    launchDate:
    1978-10-07
    satlat:
    57.2709
    satlng:
    28.6321
    satalt:
    20962.0861
  18. satid:
    11389
    satname:
    OPS 5390
    intDesignator:
    1979-050A
    launchDate:
    1979-06-06
    satlat:
    69.9912
    satlng:
    26.5669
    satalt:
    808.3905
  19. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    71.6208
    satlng:
    70.0832
    satalt:
    24104.3852
  20. satid:
    12624
    satname:
    DYNAMICS EXPLORER 1
    intDesignator:
    1981-070A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-03
    satlat:
    52.5493
    satlng:
    11.5873
    satalt:
    9065.6871
  21. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.3702
    satlng:
    -36.0729
    satalt:
    20298.3327
  22. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    69.3929
    satlng:
    63.8595
    satalt:
    15251.3256
  23. satid:
    12999
    satname:
    RADIO 5
    intDesignator:
    1981-120C
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    70.7478
    satlng:
    18.0056
    satalt:
    1660.7273
  24. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.941
    satlng:
    80.5954
    satalt:
    36483.5643
  25. satid:
    13160
    satname:
    COSMOS 1357
    intDesignator:
    1982-040A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    73.6627
    satlng:
    8.4114
    satalt:
    1465.6283
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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