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 2026-10-23T10:07:39Z in 0.943 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
62
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    163
    satname:
    MIDAS 3
    intDesignator:
    1961-018A
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    61.2977
    satlng:
    24.9697
    satalt:
    3382.9815
  2. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    73.922
    satlng:
    3.9159
    satalt:
    3636.1667
  3. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.9506
    satlng:
    29.7544
    satalt:
    161660.4199
  4. satid:
    4255
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-103B
    launchDate:
    1969-11-24
    satlat:
    73.8365
    satlng:
    20.4384
    satalt:
    1164.3701
  5. satid:
    4715
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    74.8914
    satlng:
    25.6935
    satalt:
    943.4866
  6. satid:
    6124
    satname:
    COSMOS 511
    intDesignator:
    1972-057H
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    69.6967
    satlng:
    32.5712
    satalt:
    1536.1833
  7. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    55.1634
    satlng:
    -28.3854
    satalt:
    266810.3773
  8. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    70.0913
    satlng:
    23.3458
    satalt:
    1384.9327
  9. satid:
    7086
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CE
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    71.0243
    satlng:
    46.6395
    satalt:
    1516.8795
  10. satid:
    8084
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058DK
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    72.5516
    satlng:
    28.401
    satalt:
    984.5179
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    57.5377
    satlng:
    -10.733
    satalt:
    30855.6847
  12. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    62.2047
    satlng:
    31.2514
    satalt:
    34102.7322
  13. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    60.5962
    satlng:
    9.0023
    satalt:
    30157.6774
  14. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    53.9015
    satlng:
    59.7672
    satalt:
    26461.8082
  15. satid:
    10524
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-119C
    launchDate:
    1977-12-16
    satlat:
    72.1815
    satlng:
    26.7504
    satalt:
    613.9591
  16. satid:
    10615
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.9059
    satlng:
    32.9061
    satalt:
    1856.3232
  17. satid:
    10755
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    75.4562
    satlng:
    32.4805
    satalt:
    1558.204
  18. satid:
    10865
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.8914
    satlng:
    27.0905
    satalt:
    1672.1434
  19. satid:
    10925
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-40
    intDesignator:
    1978-055A
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    61.4674
    satlng:
    88.8766
    satalt:
    34900.5598
  20. satid:
    12093
    satname:
    OPS 5805
    intDesignator:
    1980-100A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-13
    satlat:
    59.4349
    satlng:
    63.693
    satalt:
    35320.9108
  21. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    60.9324
    satlng:
    -18.4489
    satalt:
    32072.8727
  22. satid:
    12643
    satname:
    COSMOS 1294
    intDesignator:
    1981-074H
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    68.8798
    satlng:
    27.1091
    satalt:
    1405.4514
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.4237
    satlng:
    56.1709
    satalt:
    38228.3736
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.533
    satlng:
    -30.8995
    satalt:
    30566.4185
  25. satid:
    14616
    satname:
    COSMOS 1527
    intDesignator:
    1984-001F
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    72.2744
    satlng:
    30.168
    satalt:
    1473.4995
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
62
satcount:
127
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    163
    satname:
    MIDAS 3
    intDesignator:
    1961-018A
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    61.2977
    satlng:
    24.9697
    satalt:
    3382.9815
  2. satid:
    589
    satname:
    DASH 1
    intDesignator:
    1963-014D
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    73.922
    satlng:
    3.9159
    satalt:
    3636.1667
  3. satid:
    837
    satname:
    OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
    intDesignator:
    1964-040B
    launchDate:
    1964-07-17
    satlat:
    47.9506
    satlng:
    29.7544
    satalt:
    161660.4199
  4. satid:
    4255
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1969-103B
    launchDate:
    1969-11-24
    satlat:
    73.8365
    satlng:
    20.4384
    satalt:
    1164.3701
  5. satid:
    4715
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025BZ
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    74.8914
    satlng:
    25.6935
    satalt:
    943.4866
  6. satid:
    6124
    satname:
    COSMOS 511
    intDesignator:
    1972-057H
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    69.6967
    satlng:
    32.5712
    satalt:
    1536.1833
  7. satid:
    6197
    satname:
    EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
    intDesignator:
    1972-073A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-23
    satlat:
    55.1634
    satlng:
    -28.3854
    satalt:
    266810.3773
  8. satid:
    6990
    satname:
    COSMOS 622
    intDesignator:
    1973-104F
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    70.0913
    satlng:
    23.3458
    satalt:
    1384.9327
  9. satid:
    7086
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CE
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    71.0243
    satlng:
    46.6395
    satalt:
    1516.8795
  10. satid:
    8084
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058DK
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    72.5516
    satlng:
    28.401
    satalt:
    984.5179
  11. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    57.5377
    satlng:
    -10.733
    satalt:
    30855.6847
  12. satid:
    10089
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-047D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-16
    satlat:
    62.2047
    satlng:
    31.2514
    satalt:
    34102.7322
  13. satid:
    10150
    satname:
    COSMOS 931
    intDesignator:
    1977-068A
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    60.5962
    satlng:
    9.0023
    satalt:
    30157.6774
  14. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    53.9015
    satlng:
    59.7672
    satalt:
    26461.8082
  15. satid:
    10524
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-119C
    launchDate:
    1977-12-16
    satlat:
    72.1815
    satlng:
    26.7504
    satalt:
    613.9591
  16. satid:
    10615
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AP
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    64.9059
    satlng:
    32.9061
    satalt:
    1856.3232
  17. satid:
    10755
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077BC
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    75.4562
    satlng:
    32.4805
    satalt:
    1558.204
  18. satid:
    10865
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    65.8914
    satlng:
    27.0905
    satalt:
    1672.1434
  19. satid:
    10925
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-40
    intDesignator:
    1978-055A
    launchDate:
    1978-06-02
    satlat:
    61.4674
    satlng:
    88.8766
    satalt:
    34900.5598
  20. satid:
    12093
    satname:
    OPS 5805
    intDesignator:
    1980-100A
    launchDate:
    1980-12-13
    satlat:
    59.4349
    satlng:
    63.693
    satalt:
    35320.9108
  21. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    60.9324
    satlng:
    -18.4489
    satalt:
    32072.8727
  22. satid:
    12643
    satname:
    COSMOS 1294
    intDesignator:
    1981-074H
    launchDate:
    1981-08-06
    satlat:
    68.8798
    satlng:
    27.1091
    satalt:
    1405.4514
  23. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    60.4237
    satlng:
    56.1709
    satalt:
    38228.3736
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    63.533
    satlng:
    -30.8995
    satalt:
    30566.4185
  25. satid:
    14616
    satname:
    COSMOS 1527
    intDesignator:
    1984-001F
    launchDate:
    1984-01-05
    satlat:
    72.2744
    satlng:
    30.168
    satalt:
    1473.4995
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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