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 2026-11-09T21:12:16Z in 0.002 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 91
satcount:: 108

above:

25 results

satid:
5763
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015CF
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
66.8751
satlng:
22.682
satalt:
1019.3201
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.2232
satlng:
62.2874
satalt:
32480.9919
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
64.0251
satlng:
0.091
satalt:
37869.1773
satid:
7839
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1972-058K
launchDate:
1972-07-23
satlat:
67.3925
satlng:
16.4524
satalt:
800.2189
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
59.7675
satlng:
-10.9758
satalt:
30275.7049
satid:
9903
satname:
METEOR 1-27
intDesignator:
1977-024A
launchDate:
1977-04-05
satlat:
70.8718
satlng:
16.6737
satalt:
888.6581
satid:
10720
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077AR
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.1775
satlng:
18.4929
satalt:
1865.8024
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
56.4702
satlng:
-15.5664
satalt:
35203.0566
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
62.2651
satlng:
-1.1195
satalt:
34729.8364
satid:
11847
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-050B
launchDate:
1980-06-14
satlat:
59.5929
satlng:
26.7153
satalt:
16403.5558
satid:
11876
satname:
COSMOS 1193
intDesignator:
1980-058B
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
73.3058
satlng:
17.4202
satalt:
1449.9526
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
56.4946
satlng:
50.5893
satalt:
30799.643
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
56.5437
satlng:
48.3162
satalt:
9123.7179
satid:
12889
satname:
THOR DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1981-100C
launchDate:
1981-10-06
satlat:
73.2067
satlng:
3.4975
satalt:
2065.6121
satid:
12940
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-108D
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
46.0433
satlng:
19.8003
satalt:
25404.3176
satid:
13068
satname:
SL-3 R/B
intDesignator:
1982-013B
launchDate:
1982-02-19
satlat:
70.7419
satlng:
20.6889
satalt:
494.1439
satid:
13377
satname:
COSMOS 1390
intDesignator:
1982-073C
launchDate:
1982-07-21
satlat:
70.8676
satlng:
38.5642
satalt:
1449.7506
satid:
13910
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088K
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
61.5062
satlng:
42.982
satalt:
8314.7336
satid:
14466
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025NS
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
69.1106
satlng:
15.6939
satalt:
700.9883
satid:
14999
satname:
COSMOS 1560
intDesignator:
1984-052B
launchDate:
1984-05-28
satlat:
70.2261
satlng:
31.1103
satalt:
1487.9817
satid:
15032
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1984-056B
launchDate:
1984-06-08
satlat:
72.9647
satlng:
22.3419
satalt:
795.8592
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
59.3958
satlng:
-11.0581
satalt:
38540.0015
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
59.1386
satlng:
21.1175
satalt:
39197.5811
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
54.8014
satlng:
50.1879
satalt:
39331.7417
satid:
18356
satname:
COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1987-079B
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
63.0304
satlng:
11.479
satalt:
19175.0989

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 91
satcount:: 108

above:

25 results

satid:
5763
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015CF
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
66.8751
satlng:
22.682
satalt:
1019.3201
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.2232
satlng:
62.2874
satalt:
32480.9919
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
64.0251
satlng:
0.091
satalt:
37869.1773
satid:
7839
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1972-058K
launchDate:
1972-07-23
satlat:
67.3925
satlng:
16.4524
satalt:
800.2189
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
59.7675
satlng:
-10.9758
satalt:
30275.7049
satid:
9903
satname:
METEOR 1-27
intDesignator:
1977-024A
launchDate:
1977-04-05
satlat:
70.8718
satlng:
16.6737
satalt:
888.6581
satid:
10720
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077AR
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.1775
satlng:
18.4929
satalt:
1865.8024
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
56.4702
satlng:
-15.5664
satalt:
35203.0566
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
62.2651
satlng:
-1.1195
satalt:
34729.8364
satid:
11847
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-050B
launchDate:
1980-06-14
satlat:
59.5929
satlng:
26.7153
satalt:
16403.5558
satid:
11876
satname:
COSMOS 1193
intDesignator:
1980-058B
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
73.3058
satlng:
17.4202
satalt:
1449.9526
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
56.4946
satlng:
50.5893
satalt:
30799.643
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
56.5437
satlng:
48.3162
satalt:
9123.7179
satid:
12889
satname:
THOR DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1981-100C
launchDate:
1981-10-06
satlat:
73.2067
satlng:
3.4975
satalt:
2065.6121
satid:
12940
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-108D
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
46.0433
satlng:
19.8003
satalt:
25404.3176
satid:
13068
satname:
SL-3 R/B
intDesignator:
1982-013B
launchDate:
1982-02-19
satlat:
70.7419
satlng:
20.6889
satalt:
494.1439
satid:
13377
satname:
COSMOS 1390
intDesignator:
1982-073C
launchDate:
1982-07-21
satlat:
70.8676
satlng:
38.5642
satalt:
1449.7506
satid:
13910
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088K
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
61.5062
satlng:
42.982
satalt:
8314.7336
satid:
14466
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025NS
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
69.1106
satlng:
15.6939
satalt:
700.9883
satid:
14999
satname:
COSMOS 1560
intDesignator:
1984-052B
launchDate:
1984-05-28
satlat:
70.2261
satlng:
31.1103
satalt:
1487.9817
satid:
15032
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1984-056B
launchDate:
1984-06-08
satlat:
72.9647
satlng:
22.3419
satalt:
795.8592
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
59.3958
satlng:
-11.0581
satalt:
38540.0015
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
59.1386
satlng:
21.1175
satalt:
39197.5811
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
54.8014
satlng:
50.1879
satalt:
39331.7417
satid:
18356
satname:
COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1987-079B
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
63.0304
satlng:
11.479
satalt:
19175.0989

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