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 2026-09-24T01:06:43Z in 0.686 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
110
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    163
    satname:
    MIDAS 3
    intDesignator:
    1961-018A
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    80.4956
    satlng:
    16.6954
    satalt:
    3394.7345
  2. satid:
    2224
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-016D
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    76.233
    satlng:
    34.0051
    satalt:
    1427.8012
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    75.8444
    satlng:
    -33.9741
    satalt:
    8265.3272
  4. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    73.1765
    satlng:
    -14.2729
    satalt:
    6505.6137
  5. satid:
    4515
    satname:
    SCOUT A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-067B
    launchDate:
    1970-08-27
    satlat:
    68.2677
    satlng:
    34.9379
    satalt:
    1210.4605
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.7288
    satlng:
    87.2447
    satalt:
    34070.2547
  7. satid:
    6791
    satname:
    OPS 7724
    intDesignator:
    1973-056A
    launchDate:
    1973-08-21
    satlat:
    62.4692
    satlng:
    91.2858
    satalt:
    38871.6817
  8. satid:
    6985
    satname:
    COSMOS 617
    intDesignator:
    1973-104A
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    65.8719
    satlng:
    24.8081
    satalt:
    1493.9905
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.4563
    satlng:
    40.475
    satalt:
    28059.9318
  10. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.4875
    satlng:
    62.2097
    satalt:
    30020.0569
  11. satid:
    8326
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-089B
    launchDate:
    1975-09-24
    satlat:
    72.9413
    satlng:
    39.9109
    satalt:
    1176.8578
  12. satid:
    9443
    satname:
    COSMOS 858
    intDesignator:
    1976-098A
    launchDate:
    1976-09-29
    satlat:
    72.2012
    satlng:
    19.826
    satalt:
    777.7408
  13. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    63.0064
    satlng:
    -9.4169
    satalt:
    20323.3447
  14. satid:
    10837
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    75.2469
    satlng:
    45.8467
    satalt:
    1661.6809
  15. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    71.319
    satlng:
    106.3018
    satalt:
    26242.1775
  16. satid:
    12322
    satname:
    COSMOS 1252
    intDesignator:
    1981-022C
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    68.2202
    satlng:
    27.7042
    satalt:
    1429.2297
  17. satid:
    12694
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    71.0835
    satlng:
    30.5797
    satalt:
    1050.3623
  18. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.7549
    satlng:
    11.7644
    satalt:
    13906.3809
  19. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.739
    satlng:
    39.3196
    satalt:
    10658.8713
  20. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    64.9714
    satlng:
    36.3409
    satalt:
    11201.454
  21. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9063
    satlng:
    77.2409
    satalt:
    32482.6218
  22. satid:
    13160
    satname:
    COSMOS 1357
    intDesignator:
    1982-040A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    73.6991
    satlng:
    20.1559
    satalt:
    1468.3617
  23. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    69.3129
    satlng:
    64.4642
    satalt:
    29271.163
  24. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    65.8434
    satlng:
    87.7313
    satalt:
    19188.028
  25. satid:
    13472
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FU
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    70.3449
    satlng:
    28.4396
    satalt:
    783.1474
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
90
satcount:
110
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    163
    satname:
    MIDAS 3
    intDesignator:
    1961-018A
    launchDate:
    1961-07-12
    satlat:
    80.4956
    satlng:
    16.6954
    satalt:
    3394.7345
  2. satid:
    2224
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1966-016D
    launchDate:
    1966-02-28
    satlat:
    76.233
    satlng:
    34.0051
    satalt:
    1427.8012
  3. satid:
    3174
    satname:
    OV1-14
    intDesignator:
    1968-026B
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    75.8444
    satlng:
    -33.9741
    satalt:
    8265.3272
  4. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    73.1765
    satlng:
    -14.2729
    satalt:
    6505.6137
  5. satid:
    4515
    satname:
    SCOUT A R/B
    intDesignator:
    1970-067B
    launchDate:
    1970-08-27
    satlat:
    68.2677
    satlng:
    34.9379
    satalt:
    1210.4605
  6. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    61.7288
    satlng:
    87.2447
    satalt:
    34070.2547
  7. satid:
    6791
    satname:
    OPS 7724
    intDesignator:
    1973-056A
    launchDate:
    1973-08-21
    satlat:
    62.4692
    satlng:
    91.2858
    satalt:
    38871.6817
  8. satid:
    6985
    satname:
    COSMOS 617
    intDesignator:
    1973-104A
    launchDate:
    1973-12-19
    satlat:
    65.8719
    satlng:
    24.8081
    satalt:
    1493.9905
  9. satid:
    7373
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1974-026E
    launchDate:
    1974-04-26
    satlat:
    53.4563
    satlng:
    40.475
    satalt:
    28059.9318
  10. satid:
    8195
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 2-14
    intDesignator:
    1975-081A
    launchDate:
    1975-09-09
    satlat:
    61.4875
    satlng:
    62.2097
    satalt:
    30020.0569
  11. satid:
    8326
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-089B
    launchDate:
    1975-09-24
    satlat:
    72.9413
    satlng:
    39.9109
    satalt:
    1176.8578
  12. satid:
    9443
    satname:
    COSMOS 858
    intDesignator:
    1976-098A
    launchDate:
    1976-09-29
    satlat:
    72.2012
    satlng:
    19.826
    satalt:
    777.7408
  13. satid:
    10091
    satname:
    NTS 2
    intDesignator:
    1977-053A
    launchDate:
    1977-06-23
    satlat:
    63.0064
    satlng:
    -9.4169
    satalt:
    20323.3447
  14. satid:
    10837
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077CH
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    75.2469
    satlng:
    45.8467
    satalt:
    1661.6809
  15. satid:
    12311
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-016E
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    71.319
    satlng:
    106.3018
    satalt:
    26242.1775
  16. satid:
    12322
    satname:
    COSMOS 1252
    intDesignator:
    1981-022C
    launchDate:
    1981-03-06
    satlat:
    68.2202
    satlng:
    27.7042
    satalt:
    1429.2297
  17. satid:
    12694
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053AN
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    71.0835
    satlng:
    30.5797
    satalt:
    1050.3623
  18. satid:
    12818
    satname:
    COSMOS 1305
    intDesignator:
    1981-088A
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    62.7549
    satlng:
    11.7644
    satalt:
    13906.3809
  19. satid:
    12827
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-088F
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    61.739
    satlng:
    39.3196
    satalt:
    10658.8713
  20. satid:
    12992
    satname:
    COSMOS 1247 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-016H
    launchDate:
    1981-02-19
    satlat:
    64.9714
    satlng:
    36.3409
    satalt:
    11201.454
  21. satid:
    13070
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-53
    intDesignator:
    1982-015A
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    62.9063
    satlng:
    77.2409
    satalt:
    32482.6218
  22. satid:
    13160
    satname:
    COSMOS 1357
    intDesignator:
    1982-040A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-06
    satlat:
    73.6991
    satlng:
    20.1559
    satalt:
    1468.3617
  23. satid:
    13169
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-029D
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    69.3129
    satlng:
    64.4642
    satalt:
    29271.163
  24. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    65.8434
    satlng:
    87.7313
    satalt:
    19188.028
  25. satid:
    13472
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053FU
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    70.3449
    satlng:
    28.4396
    satalt:
    783.1474
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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