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 2026-11-12T04:02:52Z in 3.004 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
5
satcount:
134
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1502
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-063B
    launchDate:
    1965-08-10
    satlat:
    67.3371
    satlng:
    33.5673
    satalt:
    1313.6615
  2. satid:
    4938
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082HJ
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    69.9146
    satlng:
    14.2344
    satalt:
    593.9024
  3. satid:
    5615
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-099B
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    73.2978
    satlng:
    20.6603
    satalt:
    1223.457
  4. satid:
    7152
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DS
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.2031
    satlng:
    11.7328
    satalt:
    1525.4053
  5. satid:
    7685
    satname:
    COSMOS 718
    intDesignator:
    1975-016H
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    73.6915
    satlng:
    12.6957
    satalt:
    1461.2307
  6. satid:
    8168
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AJ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.0316
    satlng:
    33.252
    satalt:
    1468.8604
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.932
    satlng:
    23.9334
    satalt:
    38147.2999
  8. satid:
    8614
    satname:
    COSMOS 798
    intDesignator:
    1976-008H
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    68.2629
    satlng:
    26.8033
    satalt:
    1564.0507
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.3386
    satlng:
    52.7735
    satalt:
    33375.6027
  10. satid:
    10868
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CW
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.8311
    satlng:
    20.7774
    satalt:
    1516.1065
  11. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    62.5673
    satlng:
    26.5659
    satalt:
    13216.2601
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    61.8307
    satlng:
    0.7139
    satalt:
    39951.5392
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.9699
    satlng:
    34.5114
    satalt:
    30188.2556
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    55.7911
    satlng:
    5.7791
    satalt:
    8573.7021
  15. satid:
    12889
    satname:
    THOR DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-100C
    launchDate:
    1981-10-06
    satlat:
    69.9368
    satlng:
    16.1173
    satalt:
    1577.3898
  16. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    56.608
    satlng:
    7.5895
    satalt:
    9985.2433
  17. satid:
    13000
    satname:
    RADIO 4
    intDesignator:
    1981-120D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    74.5158
    satlng:
    21.3975
    satalt:
    1669.683
  18. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    54.5907
    satlng:
    61.5285
    satalt:
    36860.7523
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.7289
    satlng:
    15.7192
    satalt:
    33496.2525
  20. satid:
    13606
    satname:
    COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100D
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    60.3783
    satlng:
    9.4076
    satalt:
    18984.1115
  21. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.6676
    satlng:
    49.0723
    satalt:
    19076.3998
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.9258
    satlng:
    61.0754
    satalt:
    29495.7731
  23. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.7134
    satlng:
    4.3165
    satalt:
    12267.8743
  24. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.541
    satlng:
    17.5939
    satalt:
    11533.6421
  25. satid:
    14264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084F
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    62.0432
    satlng:
    18.1218
    satalt:
    19169.3509
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
5
satcount:
134
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1502
    satname:
    SCOUT B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1965-063B
    launchDate:
    1965-08-10
    satlat:
    67.3371
    satlng:
    33.5673
    satalt:
    1313.6615
  2. satid:
    4938
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1969-082HJ
    launchDate:
    1969-09-30
    satlat:
    69.9146
    satlng:
    14.2344
    satalt:
    593.9024
  3. satid:
    5615
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-099B
    launchDate:
    1971-11-20
    satlat:
    73.2978
    satlng:
    20.6603
    satalt:
    1223.457
  4. satid:
    7152
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086DS
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    66.2031
    satlng:
    11.7328
    satalt:
    1525.4053
  5. satid:
    7685
    satname:
    COSMOS 718
    intDesignator:
    1975-016H
    launchDate:
    1975-02-28
    satlat:
    73.6915
    satlng:
    12.6957
    satalt:
    1461.2307
  6. satid:
    8168
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089AJ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    72.0316
    satlng:
    33.252
    satalt:
    1468.8604
  7. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.932
    satlng:
    23.9334
    satalt:
    38147.2999
  8. satid:
    8614
    satname:
    COSMOS 798
    intDesignator:
    1976-008H
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    68.2629
    satlng:
    26.8033
    satalt:
    1564.0507
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.3386
    satlng:
    52.7735
    satalt:
    33375.6027
  10. satid:
    10868
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CW
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    67.8311
    satlng:
    20.7774
    satalt:
    1516.1065
  11. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    62.5673
    satlng:
    26.5659
    satalt:
    13216.2601
  12. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    61.8307
    satlng:
    0.7139
    satalt:
    39951.5392
  13. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.9699
    satlng:
    34.5114
    satalt:
    30188.2556
  14. satid:
    12627
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285
    intDesignator:
    1981-071A
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    55.7911
    satlng:
    5.7791
    satalt:
    8573.7021
  15. satid:
    12889
    satname:
    THOR DELTA 1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1981-100C
    launchDate:
    1981-10-06
    satlat:
    69.9368
    satlng:
    16.1173
    satalt:
    1577.3898
  16. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    56.608
    satlng:
    7.5895
    satalt:
    9985.2433
  17. satid:
    13000
    satname:
    RADIO 4
    intDesignator:
    1981-120D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-17
    satlat:
    74.5158
    satlng:
    21.3975
    satalt:
    1669.683
  18. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    54.5907
    satlng:
    61.5285
    satalt:
    36860.7523
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.7289
    satlng:
    15.7192
    satalt:
    33496.2525
  20. satid:
    13606
    satname:
    COSMOS 1414 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100D
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    60.3783
    satlng:
    9.4076
    satalt:
    18984.1115
  21. satid:
    13610
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-100H
    launchDate:
    1982-10-12
    satlat:
    64.6676
    satlng:
    49.0723
    satalt:
    19076.3998
  22. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    53.9258
    satlng:
    61.0754
    satalt:
    29495.7731
  23. satid:
    13909
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088J
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    63.7134
    satlng:
    4.3165
    satalt:
    12267.8743
  24. satid:
    13911
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088L
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    52.541
    satlng:
    17.5939
    satalt:
    11533.6421
  25. satid:
    14264
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-084F
    launchDate:
    1983-08-10
    satlat:
    62.0432
    satlng:
    18.1218
    satalt:
    19169.3509
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