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

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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 2026-09-21T09:01:23Z in 2.271 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    72.5389
    satlng:
    -2.1595
    satalt:
    3898.7582
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    55.5182
    satlng:
    -7.0222
    satalt:
    27800.0548
  3. satid:
    7017
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086H
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.2741
    satlng:
    12.9766
    satalt:
    1580.9127
  4. satid:
    7046
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AN
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    75.5482
    satlng:
    29.6085
    satalt:
    1575.9583
  5. satid:
    7434
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-071B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-11
    satlat:
    71.2041
    satlng:
    37.0527
    satalt:
    791.1213
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    59.1836
    satlng:
    25.3838
    satalt:
    13769.5268
  7. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    71.5981
    satlng:
    14.7557
    satalt:
    1474.2712
  8. satid:
    8398
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CA
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    77.3779
    satlng:
    24.2964
    satalt:
    1559.8
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    61.227
    satlng:
    80.8008
    satalt:
    38191.3555
  10. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.568
    satlng:
    -28.1581
    satalt:
    21333.9495
  11. satid:
    10096
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-055B
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    72.7177
    satlng:
    19.051
    satalt:
    623.8385
  12. satid:
    10619
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.0468
    satlng:
    32.5344
    satalt:
    1903.2968
  13. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    62.6661
    satlng:
    70.9261
    satalt:
    11230.8609
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    60.0499
    satlng:
    -2.0376
    satalt:
    33919.6732
  15. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.4725
    satlng:
    -9.4862
    satalt:
    39318.9006
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    66.5378
    satlng:
    43.8262
    satalt:
    31896.8342
  17. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    67.1775
    satlng:
    35.1992
    satalt:
    12263.3089
  18. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.0653
    satlng:
    53.5908
    satalt:
    38949.1647
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    62.8983
    satlng:
    1.2732
    satalt:
    33933.5922
  20. satid:
    13761
    satname:
    COSMOS 1429
    intDesignator:
    1983-002A
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    72.741
    satlng:
    31.3864
    satalt:
    1505.9624
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.8016
    satlng:
    49.1916
    satalt:
    31612.8091
  22. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    53.43
    satlng:
    7.6105
    satalt:
    12789.9669
  23. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    68.492
    satlng:
    55.3091
    satalt:
    21279.3197
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    60.8388
    satlng:
    -4.2249
    satalt:
    27501.0348
  25. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    57.7663
    satlng:
    9.1588
    satalt:
    17227.2519
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
123
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    2877
    satname:
    THOR BURNER 2 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1967-065C
    launchDate:
    1967-06-29
    satlat:
    72.5389
    satlng:
    -2.1595
    satalt:
    3898.7582
  2. satid:
    5054
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1971-021B
    launchDate:
    1971-03-21
    satlat:
    55.5182
    satlng:
    -7.0222
    satalt:
    27800.0548
  3. satid:
    7017
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086H
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    69.2741
    satlng:
    12.9766
    satalt:
    1580.9127
  4. satid:
    7046
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086AN
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    75.5482
    satlng:
    29.6085
    satalt:
    1575.9583
  5. satid:
    7434
    satname:
    SL-8 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1974-071B
    launchDate:
    1974-09-11
    satlat:
    71.2041
    satlng:
    37.0527
    satalt:
    791.1213
  6. satid:
    7688
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1975-017B
    launchDate:
    1975-03-10
    satlat:
    59.1836
    satlng:
    25.3838
    satalt:
    13769.5268
  7. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    71.5981
    satlng:
    14.7557
    satalt:
    1474.2712
  8. satid:
    8398
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CA
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    77.3779
    satlng:
    24.2964
    satalt:
    1559.8
  9. satid:
    9880
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-36
    intDesignator:
    1977-021A
    launchDate:
    1977-03-24
    satlat:
    61.227
    satlng:
    80.8008
    satalt:
    38191.3555
  10. satid:
    9895
    satname:
    COSMOS 862 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-105M
    launchDate:
    1976-10-22
    satlat:
    67.568
    satlng:
    -28.1581
    satalt:
    21333.9495
  11. satid:
    10096
    satname:
    SL-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1977-055B
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    72.7177
    satlng:
    19.051
    satalt:
    623.8385
  12. satid:
    10619
    satname:
    COSMOS 839 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-067AT
    launchDate:
    1976-07-08
    satlat:
    65.0468
    satlng:
    32.5344
    satalt:
    1903.2968
  13. satid:
    11142
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-112B
    launchDate:
    1978-12-11
    satlat:
    62.6661
    satlng:
    70.9261
    satalt:
    11230.8609
  14. satid:
    11847
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-050B
    launchDate:
    1980-06-14
    satlat:
    60.0499
    satlng:
    -2.0376
    satalt:
    33919.6732
  15. satid:
    11909
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1980-063D
    launchDate:
    1980-07-18
    satlat:
    60.4725
    satlng:
    -9.4862
    satalt:
    39318.9006
  16. satid:
    12078
    satname:
    COSMOS 1223
    intDesignator:
    1980-095A
    launchDate:
    1980-11-27
    satlat:
    66.5378
    satlng:
    43.8262
    satalt:
    31896.8342
  17. satid:
    12384
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1981-031D
    launchDate:
    1981-03-31
    satlat:
    67.1775
    satlng:
    35.1992
    satalt:
    12263.3089
  18. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    63.0653
    satlng:
    53.5908
    satalt:
    38949.1647
  19. satid:
    13080
    satname:
    COSMOS 1341
    intDesignator:
    1982-016A
    launchDate:
    1982-03-03
    satlat:
    62.8983
    satlng:
    1.2732
    satalt:
    33933.5922
  20. satid:
    13761
    satname:
    COSMOS 1429
    intDesignator:
    1983-002A
    launchDate:
    1983-01-19
    satlat:
    72.741
    satlng:
    31.3864
    satalt:
    1505.9624
  21. satid:
    13875
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-20
    intDesignator:
    1983-015A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    55.8016
    satlng:
    49.1916
    satalt:
    31612.8091
  22. satid:
    13910
    satname:
    SL-6 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-088K
    launchDate:
    1981-09-11
    satlat:
    53.43
    satlng:
    7.6105
    satalt:
    12789.9669
  23. satid:
    13961
    satname:
    COSMOS 1285 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-071F
    launchDate:
    1981-08-04
    satlat:
    68.492
    satlng:
    55.3091
    satalt:
    21279.3197
  24. satid:
    14238
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
    intDesignator:
    1983-078B
    launchDate:
    1983-07-31
    satlat:
    60.8388
    satlng:
    -4.2249
    satalt:
    27501.0348
  25. satid:
    14736
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108G
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    57.7663
    satlng:
    9.1588
    satalt:
    17227.2519
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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