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 2026-09-27T22:35:54Z in 0.781 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
81
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    653
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HE
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.4842
    satlng:
    18.8482
    satalt:
    1126.4939
  2. satid:
    953
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR R/B
    intDesignator:
    1964-083A
    launchDate:
    1964-12-13
    satlat:
    72.7065
    satlng:
    27.9787
    satalt:
    1030.1387
  3. satid:
    2118
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-008D
    launchDate:
    1966-02-03
    satlat:
    72.0672
    satlng:
    26.6772
    satalt:
    833.5597
  4. satid:
    4777
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DX
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    68.4072
    satlng:
    20.0297
    satalt:
    935.9499
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    52.1342
    satlng:
    47.9366
    satalt:
    27701.6599
  6. satid:
    7191
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.0792
    satlng:
    16.0878
    satalt:
    1536.1111
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    51.1361
    satlng:
    32.8971
    satalt:
    33775.5684
  8. satid:
    8295
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-086J
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    68.2786
    satlng:
    36.2979
    satalt:
    1565.5482
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    51.3246
    satlng:
    35.8999
    satalt:
    28961.1662
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    57.913
    satlng:
    21.4209
    satalt:
    22718.0075
  11. satid:
    9987
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EE
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    71.6654
    satlng:
    18.8921
    satalt:
    1544.4066
  12. satid:
    10539
    satname:
    COSMOS 972
    intDesignator:
    1977-123A
    launchDate:
    1977-12-27
    satlat:
    72.5257
    satlng:
    17.2197
    satalt:
    989.531
  13. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    60.702
    satlng:
    -9.397
    satalt:
    18923.0753
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.5463
    satlng:
    23.5905
    satalt:
    35002.7302
  15. satid:
    12114
    satname:
    COSMOS 1235
    intDesignator:
    1980-102H
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    73.4438
    satlng:
    9.3353
    satalt:
    1473.6591
  16. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.9615
    satlng:
    72.7185
    satalt:
    26660.5359
  17. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1855
    satlng:
    70.898
    satalt:
    19105.1519
  18. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    71.7837
    satlng:
    78.367
    satalt:
    32507.5479
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.7552
    satlng:
    13.6898
    satalt:
    38737.0551
  20. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.4177
    satlng:
    15.5995
    satalt:
    14080.4601
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.715
    satlng:
    25.992
    satalt:
    33330.7687
  22. satid:
    15620
    satname:
    COSMOS 1638
    intDesignator:
    1985-023D
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    74.0669
    satlng:
    9.6831
    satalt:
    1479.2804
  23. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    55.3843
    satlng:
    -23.0951
    satalt:
    38093.005
  24. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    58.2245
    satlng:
    58.5305
    satalt:
    12554.5016
  25. satid:
    18540
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077FC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    72.7646
    satlng:
    20.4905
    satalt:
    1712.2605
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
81
satcount:
112
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    653
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1961-015HE
    launchDate:
    1961-06-29
    satlat:
    66.4842
    satlng:
    18.8482
    satalt:
    1126.4939
  2. satid:
    953
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR R/B
    intDesignator:
    1964-083A
    launchDate:
    1964-12-13
    satlat:
    72.7065
    satlng:
    27.9787
    satalt:
    1030.1387
  3. satid:
    2118
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-008D
    launchDate:
    1966-02-03
    satlat:
    72.0672
    satlng:
    26.6772
    satalt:
    833.5597
  4. satid:
    4777
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DX
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    68.4072
    satlng:
    20.0297
    satalt:
    935.9499
  5. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    52.1342
    satlng:
    47.9366
    satalt:
    27701.6599
  6. satid:
    7191
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086EZ
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    67.0792
    satlng:
    16.0878
    satalt:
    1536.1111
  7. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    51.1361
    satlng:
    32.8971
    satalt:
    33775.5684
  8. satid:
    8295
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-086J
    launchDate:
    1975-09-17
    satlat:
    68.2786
    satlng:
    36.2979
    satalt:
    1565.5482
  9. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    51.3246
    satlng:
    35.8999
    satalt:
    28961.1662
  10. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    57.913
    satlng:
    21.4209
    satalt:
    22718.0075
  11. satid:
    9987
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089EE
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    71.6654
    satlng:
    18.8921
    satalt:
    1544.4066
  12. satid:
    10539
    satname:
    COSMOS 972
    intDesignator:
    1977-123A
    launchDate:
    1977-12-27
    satlat:
    72.5257
    satlng:
    17.2197
    satalt:
    989.531
  13. satid:
    10893
    satname:
    OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-047A
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    60.702
    satlng:
    -9.397
    satalt:
    18923.0753
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    62.5463
    satlng:
    23.5905
    satalt:
    35002.7302
  15. satid:
    12114
    satname:
    COSMOS 1235
    intDesignator:
    1980-102H
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    73.4438
    satlng:
    9.3353
    satalt:
    1473.6591
  16. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.9615
    satlng:
    72.7185
    satalt:
    26660.5359
  17. satid:
    14592
    satname:
    COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1983-127C
    launchDate:
    1983-12-29
    satlat:
    66.1855
    satlng:
    70.898
    satalt:
    19105.1519
  18. satid:
    15098
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-071D
    launchDate:
    1984-07-03
    satlat:
    71.7837
    satlng:
    78.367
    satalt:
    32507.5479
  19. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    59.7552
    satlng:
    13.6898
    satalt:
    38737.0551
  20. satid:
    15266
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1984-095H
    launchDate:
    1984-09-04
    satlat:
    50.4177
    satlng:
    15.5995
    satalt:
    14080.4601
  21. satid:
    15429
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-63
    intDesignator:
    1984-124A
    launchDate:
    1984-12-14
    satlat:
    49.715
    satlng:
    25.992
    satalt:
    33330.7687
  22. satid:
    15620
    satname:
    COSMOS 1638
    intDesignator:
    1985-023D
    launchDate:
    1985-03-21
    satlat:
    74.0669
    satlng:
    9.6831
    satalt:
    1479.2804
  23. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    55.3843
    satlng:
    -23.0951
    satalt:
    38093.005
  24. satid:
    16854
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-050D
    launchDate:
    1986-07-05
    satlat:
    58.2245
    satlng:
    58.5305
    satalt:
    12554.5016
  25. satid:
    18540
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077FC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    72.7646
    satlng:
    20.4905
    satalt:
    1712.2605
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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