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 2026-11-13T04:03:40Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2359
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014J
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    68.7298
    satlng:
    48.3433
    satalt:
    4869.4905
  2. satid:
    2657
    satname:
    ESSA 4 (TOS-B)
    intDesignator:
    1967-006A
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    69.0049
    satlng:
    17.1719
    satalt:
    1388.6254
  3. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.4417
    satlng:
    25.0394
    satalt:
    5862.3497
  4. satid:
    5210
    satname:
    COSMOS 411
    intDesignator:
    1971-041A
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    70.9649
    satlng:
    22.2692
    satalt:
    1345.4549
  5. satid:
    6679
    satname:
    COSMOS 568
    intDesignator:
    1973-037E
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    73.9905
    satlng:
    26.2747
    satalt:
    1450.0892
  6. satid:
    7244
    satname:
    OPS 4547
    intDesignator:
    1974-020B
    launchDate:
    1974-04-10
    satlat:
    67.5226
    satlng:
    21.0337
    satalt:
    810.5211
  7. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.1988
    satlng:
    -33.0847
    satalt:
    32100.1347
  8. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2565
    satlng:
    48.0642
    satalt:
    14893.572
  9. satid:
    8144
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089N
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    75.2064
    satlng:
    27.9056
    satalt:
    1578.6196
  10. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.295
    satlng:
    26.4166
    satalt:
    38047.5084
  11. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    52.2959
    satlng:
    29.3586
    satalt:
    13510.679
  12. satid:
    9846
    satname:
    COSMOS 894
    intDesignator:
    1977-013A
    launchDate:
    1977-02-21
    satlat:
    71.9105
    satlng:
    32.7889
    satalt:
    980.9068
  13. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.3079
    satlng:
    52.4332
    satalt:
    33334.0184
  14. satid:
    10581
    satname:
    COSMOS 976
    intDesignator:
    1978-005A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    70.8188
    satlng:
    19.355
    satalt:
    1474.1293
  15. satid:
    10758
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    73.2636
    satlng:
    21.3897
    satalt:
    1758.0588
  16. satid:
    10763
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BL
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.7762
    satlng:
    34.6875
    satalt:
    1509.146
  17. satid:
    10769
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    70.0989
    satlng:
    30.1579
    satalt:
    1463.8478
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.7847
    satlng:
    -5.5379
    satalt:
    40226.852
  19. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.9136
    satlng:
    35.1414
    satalt:
    30238.1743
  20. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    56.4391
    satlng:
    7.2636
    satalt:
    9960.8625
  21. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    54.5205
    satlng:
    61.5072
    satalt:
    36812.8083
  22. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    49.7714
    satlng:
    9.971
    satalt:
    31045.6942
  23. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.578
    satlng:
    16.0581
    satalt:
    33557.6038
  24. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    54.1544
    satlng:
    61.429
    satalt:
    29701.1843
  25. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    61.5755
    satlng:
    58.2636
    satalt:
    30216.9881
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
93
satcount:
130
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2359
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014J
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    68.7298
    satlng:
    48.3433
    satalt:
    4869.4905
  2. satid:
    2657
    satname:
    ESSA 4 (TOS-B)
    intDesignator:
    1967-006A
    launchDate:
    1967-01-26
    satlat:
    69.0049
    satlng:
    17.1719
    satalt:
    1388.6254
  3. satid:
    3307
    satname:
    EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A)
    intDesignator:
    1968-055A
    launchDate:
    1968-07-04
    satlat:
    58.4417
    satlng:
    25.0394
    satalt:
    5862.3497
  4. satid:
    5210
    satname:
    COSMOS 411
    intDesignator:
    1971-041A
    launchDate:
    1971-05-07
    satlat:
    70.9649
    satlng:
    22.2692
    satalt:
    1345.4549
  5. satid:
    6679
    satname:
    COSMOS 568
    intDesignator:
    1973-037E
    launchDate:
    1973-06-08
    satlat:
    73.9905
    satlng:
    26.2747
    satalt:
    1450.0892
  6. satid:
    7244
    satname:
    OPS 4547
    intDesignator:
    1974-020B
    launchDate:
    1974-04-10
    satlat:
    67.5226
    satlng:
    21.0337
    satalt:
    810.5211
  7. satid:
    7276
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-9
    intDesignator:
    1974-026A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    64.1988
    satlng:
    -33.0847
    satalt:
    32100.1347
  8. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    63.2565
    satlng:
    48.0642
    satalt:
    14893.572
  9. satid:
    8144
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089N
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    75.2064
    satlng:
    27.9056
    satalt:
    1578.6196
  10. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.295
    satlng:
    26.4166
    satalt:
    38047.5084
  11. satid:
    8599
    satname:
    NTS 1 AKM
    intDesignator:
    1974-054C
    launchDate:
    1974-07-14
    satlat:
    52.2959
    satlng:
    29.3586
    satalt:
    13510.679
  12. satid:
    9846
    satname:
    COSMOS 894
    intDesignator:
    1977-013A
    launchDate:
    1977-02-21
    satlat:
    71.9105
    satlng:
    32.7889
    satalt:
    980.9068
  13. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    62.3079
    satlng:
    52.4332
    satalt:
    33334.0184
  14. satid:
    10581
    satname:
    COSMOS 976
    intDesignator:
    1978-005A
    launchDate:
    1978-01-10
    satlat:
    70.8188
    satlng:
    19.355
    satalt:
    1474.1293
  15. satid:
    10758
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BF
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    73.2636
    satlng:
    21.3897
    satalt:
    1758.0588
  16. satid:
    10763
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BL
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    71.7762
    satlng:
    34.6875
    satalt:
    1509.146
  17. satid:
    10769
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    70.0989
    satlng:
    30.1579
    satalt:
    1463.8478
  18. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    62.7847
    satlng:
    -5.5379
    satalt:
    40226.852
  19. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    72.9136
    satlng:
    35.1414
    satalt:
    30238.1743
  20. satid:
    12894
    satname:
    COSMOS 1261 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-031G
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    56.4391
    satlng:
    7.2636
    satalt:
    9960.8625
  21. satid:
    13012
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-52
    intDesignator:
    1981-123A
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    54.5205
    satlng:
    61.5072
    satalt:
    36812.8083
  22. satid:
    13016
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-123D
    launchDate:
    1981-12-23
    satlat:
    49.7714
    satlng:
    9.971
    satalt:
    31045.6942
  23. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    65.578
    satlng:
    16.0581
    satalt:
    33557.6038
  24. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    54.1544
    satlng:
    61.429
    satalt:
    29701.1843
  25. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    61.5755
    satlng:
    58.2636
    satalt:
    30216.9881
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