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 2026-10-17T16:21:45Z in 2.849 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
68
satcount:
113
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1522
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-065L
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    72.1534
    satlng:
    35.7938
    satalt:
    1191.7475
  2. satid:
    3416
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    70.6674
    satlng:
    11.1313
    satalt:
    1493.404
  3. satid:
    4637
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025V
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    74.8407
    satlng:
    19.7367
    satalt:
    1021.6817
  4. satid:
    7192
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FA
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    77.1595
    satlng:
    30.9398
    satalt:
    1611.9636
  5. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    63.8233
    satlng:
    86.5179
    satalt:
    37303.1429
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    57.0384
    satlng:
    -9.1384
    satalt:
    21386.9214
  7. satid:
    8613
    satname:
    COSMOS 797
    intDesignator:
    1976-008G
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    68.3277
    satlng:
    39.1453
    satalt:
    1524.4392
  8. satid:
    9835
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.2299
    satlng:
    11.392
    satalt:
    2168.5341
  9. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    64.1717
    satlng:
    10.2236
    satalt:
    31390.0059
  10. satid:
    10931
    satname:
    COSMOS 1014
    intDesignator:
    1978-056B
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    74.0867
    satlng:
    36.5543
    satalt:
    1491.3789
  11. satid:
    11049
    satname:
    COSMOS 1040
    intDesignator:
    1978-091G
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    73.9919
    satlng:
    20.7056
    satalt:
    1538.7474
  12. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.7927
    satlng:
    89.6733
    satalt:
    38103.7399
  13. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.9549
    satlng:
    3.0539
    satalt:
    3376.2388
  14. satid:
    12979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1324
    intDesignator:
    1981-116E
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    73.8856
    satlng:
    6.234
    satalt:
    1529.5964
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    47.7156
    satlng:
    28.3157
    satalt:
    30885.9329
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    54.6373
    satlng:
    64.7883
    satalt:
    32687.8842
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.0955
    satlng:
    53.0321
    satalt:
    34291.9663
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    47.8405
    satlng:
    33.4776
    satalt:
    31774.8583
  19. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.7738
    satlng:
    54.6252
    satalt:
    39577.599
  20. satid:
    18153
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-055B
    launchDate:
    1987-07-01
    satlat:
    71.0699
    satlng:
    25.697
    satalt:
    626.8476
  21. satid:
    18374
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079G
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    63.9338
    satlng:
    53.7612
    satalt:
    7973.4522
  22. satid:
    18793
    satname:
    COSMOS 1914
    intDesignator:
    1988-002F
    launchDate:
    1988-01-15
    satlat:
    67.7437
    satlng:
    24.3708
    satalt:
    1394.8565
  23. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    62.076
    satlng:
    -12.4208
    satalt:
    37350.6262
  24. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    64.6124
    satlng:
    -30.9338
    satalt:
    33657.1235
  25. satid:
    21210
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009BD
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    71.8509
    satlng:
    18.3305
    satalt:
    1526.2958
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
68
satcount:
113
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    1522
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1965-065L
    launchDate:
    1965-08-13
    satlat:
    72.1534
    satlng:
    35.7938
    satalt:
    1191.7475
  2. satid:
    3416
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1968-069C
    launchDate:
    1968-08-16
    satlat:
    70.6674
    satlng:
    11.1313
    satalt:
    1493.404
  3. satid:
    4637
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025V
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    74.8407
    satlng:
    19.7367
    satalt:
    1021.6817
  4. satid:
    7192
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086FA
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    77.1595
    satlng:
    30.9398
    satalt:
    1611.9636
  5. satid:
    7376
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-10
    intDesignator:
    1974-056A
    launchDate:
    1974-07-23
    satlat:
    63.8233
    satlng:
    86.5179
    satalt:
    37303.1429
  6. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    57.0384
    satlng:
    -9.1384
    satalt:
    21386.9214
  7. satid:
    8613
    satname:
    COSMOS 797
    intDesignator:
    1976-008G
    launchDate:
    1976-01-28
    satlat:
    68.3277
    satlng:
    39.1453
    satalt:
    1524.4392
  8. satid:
    9835
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086GD
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    65.2299
    satlng:
    11.392
    satalt:
    2168.5341
  9. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    64.1717
    satlng:
    10.2236
    satalt:
    31390.0059
  10. satid:
    10931
    satname:
    COSMOS 1014
    intDesignator:
    1978-056B
    launchDate:
    1978-06-07
    satlat:
    74.0867
    satlng:
    36.5543
    satalt:
    1491.3789
  11. satid:
    11049
    satname:
    COSMOS 1040
    intDesignator:
    1978-091G
    launchDate:
    1978-10-04
    satlat:
    73.9919
    satlng:
    20.7056
    satalt:
    1538.7474
  12. satid:
    11896
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-13
    intDesignator:
    1980-063A
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    63.7927
    satlng:
    89.6733
    satalt:
    38103.7399
  13. satid:
    12406
    satname:
    KYOKKO 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-014F
    launchDate:
    1978-02-04
    satlat:
    65.9549
    satlng:
    3.0539
    satalt:
    3376.2388
  14. satid:
    12979
    satname:
    COSMOS 1324
    intDesignator:
    1981-116E
    launchDate:
    1981-11-28
    satlat:
    73.8856
    satlng:
    6.234
    satalt:
    1529.5964
  15. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    47.7156
    satlng:
    28.3157
    satalt:
    30885.9329
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    54.6373
    satlng:
    64.7883
    satalt:
    32687.8842
  17. satid:
    13897
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-019D
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    53.0955
    satlng:
    53.0321
    satalt:
    34291.9663
  18. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    47.8405
    satlng:
    33.4776
    satalt:
    31774.8583
  19. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.7738
    satlng:
    54.6252
    satalt:
    39577.599
  20. satid:
    18153
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1987-055B
    launchDate:
    1987-07-01
    satlat:
    71.0699
    satlng:
    25.697
    satalt:
    626.8476
  21. satid:
    18374
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
    intDesignator:
    1987-079G
    launchDate:
    1987-09-16
    satlat:
    63.9338
    satlng:
    53.7612
    satalt:
    7973.4522
  22. satid:
    18793
    satname:
    COSMOS 1914
    intDesignator:
    1988-002F
    launchDate:
    1988-01-15
    satlat:
    67.7437
    satlng:
    24.3708
    satalt:
    1394.8565
  23. satid:
    18949
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1988-017D
    launchDate:
    1988-03-11
    satlat:
    62.076
    satlng:
    -12.4208
    satalt:
    37350.6262
  24. satid:
    21121
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1991-012D
    launchDate:
    1991-02-15
    satlat:
    64.6124
    satlng:
    -30.9338
    satalt:
    33657.1235
  25. satid:
    21210
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1991-009BD
    launchDate:
    1991-02-12
    satlat:
    71.8509
    satlng:
    18.3305
    satalt:
    1526.2958
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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