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 2026-09-23T18:03:56Z in 2.481 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1293
    satname:
    OSCAR 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016F
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    69.5782
    satlng:
    15.6993
    satalt:
    875.5527
  2. satid:
    1522
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-065L
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    69.3272
    satlng:
    33.6935
    satalt:
    1183.843
  3. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    63.5404
    satlng:
    39.9981
    satalt:
    3851.3431
  4. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    77.8688
    satlng:
    27.1158
    satalt:
    5240.4615
  5. satid:
    5678
    satname:
    OPS 7898 (P/L 1)
    intDesignator:
    1971-110A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-14
    satlat:
    68.3784
    satlng:
    21.6509
    satalt:
    993.2496
  6. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    55.8808
    satlng:
    59.9619
    satalt:
    32150.3041
  7. satid:
    9595
    satname:
    COSMOS 878
    intDesignator:
    1976-118H
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    66.3279
    satlng:
    13.7248
    satalt:
    1478.8191
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    54.5337
    satlng:
    -17.165
    satalt:
    34990.2616
  9. satid:
    9981
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012E
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    63.5129
    satlng:
    19.8616
    satalt:
    3710.5824
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    55.2573
    satlng:
    66.066
    satalt:
    35701.8365
  11. satid:
    10864
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.1138
    satlng:
    27.1129
    satalt:
    1986.8252
  12. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    50.8203
    satlng:
    23.2909
    satalt:
    24011.9012
  13. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.7942
    satlng:
    91.8265
    satalt:
    38216.8693
  14. satid:
    12538
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    74.6749
    satlng:
    31.4088
    satalt:
    1515.7726
  15. satid:
    13386
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-073J
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    73.8995
    satlng:
    34.8425
    satalt:
    1551.363
  16. satid:
    13769
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-002J
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    72.9393
    satlng:
    41.2786
    satalt:
    1707.5905
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.2716
    satlng:
    45.9399
    satalt:
    38052.6963
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.3839
    satlng:
    17.1588
    satalt:
    39208.7496
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.0952
    satlng:
    32.6352
    satalt:
    33100.4012
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    63.8439
    satlng:
    3.6965
    satalt:
    31597.9769
  21. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    57.6387
    satlng:
    38.0137
    satalt:
    29755.2759
  22. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.5686
    satlng:
    29.9899
    satalt:
    36128.5359
  23. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.0823
    satlng:
    4.1111
    satalt:
    36806.8706
  24. satid:
    17213
    satname:
    COSMOS 1806
    intDesignator:
    1986-098A
    launchDate:
    1986-12-12
    satlat:
    64.5118
    satlng:
    -7.0559
    satalt:
    8013.4476
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.8461
    satlng:
    56.8485
    satalt:
    39614.7005
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
98
satcount:
121
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1293
    satname:
    OSCAR 3
    intDesignator:
    1965-016F
    launchDate:
    1965-03-09
    satlat:
    69.5782
    satlng:
    15.6993
    satalt:
    875.5527
  2. satid:
    1522
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-065L
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    69.3272
    satlng:
    33.6935
    satalt:
    1183.843
  3. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    63.5404
    satlng:
    39.9981
    satalt:
    3851.3431
  4. satid:
    3173
    satname:
    OV1-13
    intDesignator:
    1968-026A
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    77.8688
    satlng:
    27.1158
    satalt:
    5240.4615
  5. satid:
    5678
    satname:
    OPS 7898 (P/L 1)
    intDesignator:
    1971-110A
    launchDate:
    1971-12-14
    satlat:
    68.3784
    satlng:
    21.6509
    satalt:
    993.2496
  6. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    55.8808
    satlng:
    59.9619
    satalt:
    32150.3041
  7. satid:
    9595
    satname:
    COSMOS 878
    intDesignator:
    1976-118H
    launchDate:
    1976-12-07
    satlat:
    66.3279
    satlng:
    13.7248
    satalt:
    1478.8191
  8. satid:
    9896
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105N
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    54.5337
    satlng:
    -17.165
    satalt:
    34990.2616
  9. satid:
    9981
    satname:
    TANSEI 3 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-012E
    launchDate:
    1977-02-19
    satlat:
    63.5129
    satlng:
    19.8616
    satalt:
    3710.5824
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    55.2573
    satlng:
    66.066
    satalt:
    35701.8365
  11. satid:
    10864
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CS
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.1138
    satlng:
    27.1129
    satalt:
    1986.8252
  12. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    50.8203
    satlng:
    23.2909
    satalt:
    24011.9012
  13. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.7942
    satlng:
    91.8265
    satalt:
    38216.8693
  14. satid:
    12538
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077DT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    74.6749
    satlng:
    31.4088
    satalt:
    1515.7726
  15. satid:
    13386
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1982-073J
    launchDate:
    1982-07-21
    satlat:
    73.8995
    satlng:
    34.8425
    satalt:
    1551.363
  16. satid:
    13769
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-002J
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    72.9393
    satlng:
    41.2786
    satalt:
    1707.5905
  17. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.2716
    satlng:
    45.9399
    satalt:
    38052.6963
  18. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    62.3839
    satlng:
    17.1588
    satalt:
    39208.7496
  19. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    67.0952
    satlng:
    32.6352
    satalt:
    33100.4012
  20. satid:
    14192
    satname:
    COSMOS 1481 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1983-070E
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    63.8439
    satlng:
    3.6965
    satalt:
    31597.9769
  21. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    57.6387
    satlng:
    38.0137
    satalt:
    29755.2759
  22. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    61.5686
    satlng:
    29.9899
    satalt:
    36128.5359
  23. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    60.0823
    satlng:
    4.1111
    satalt:
    36806.8706
  24. satid:
    17213
    satname:
    COSMOS 1806
    intDesignator:
    1986-098A
    launchDate:
    1986-12-12
    satlat:
    64.5118
    satlng:
    -7.0559
    satalt:
    8013.4476
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.8461
    satlng:
    56.8485
    satalt:
    39614.7005
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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