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 2026-10-10T14:31:38Z in 0.686 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    715
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-049E
    launchDate:
    1963-12-05
    satlat:
    71.1183
    satlng:
    19.0015
    satalt:
    981.9192
  2. satid:
    2362
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014M
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    76.586
    satlng:
    76.082
    satalt:
    5993.7878
  3. satid:
    2364
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014P
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    68.5219
    satlng:
    40.8534
    satalt:
    4145.2647
  4. satid:
    3133
    satname:
    OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
    intDesignator:
    1968-012A
    launchDate:
    1968-03-02
    satlat:
    72.705
    satlng:
    37.2136
    satalt:
    1046.8367
  5. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    69.5424
    satlng:
    3.3644
    satalt:
    5495.1534
  6. satid:
    7265
    satname:
    COSMOS 641
    intDesignator:
    1974-024A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    73.8562
    satlng:
    27.4671
    satalt:
    1400.2261
  7. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    71.8893
    satlng:
    35.9559
    satalt:
    1465.069
  8. satid:
    8436
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CM
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    75.2069
    satlng:
    24.6834
    satalt:
    1553.5957
  9. satid:
    8544
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058GT
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    70.4244
    satlng:
    27.4731
    satalt:
    1734.773
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    59.0762
    satlng:
    10.7136
    satalt:
    36462.0823
  11. satid:
    11542
    satname:
    COSMOS 1134
    intDesignator:
    1979-084E
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    70.0493
    satlng:
    27.0658
    satalt:
    1492.8854
  12. satid:
    11698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1163
    intDesignator:
    1980-012H
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    67.0248
    satlng:
    34.6347
    satalt:
    1525.5911
  13. satid:
    12109
    satname:
    COSMOS 1230
    intDesignator:
    1980-102C
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    72.8306
    satlng:
    36.2895
    satalt:
    1456.1852
  14. satid:
    12740
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CH
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    69.3029
    satlng:
    28.1838
    satalt:
    754.7821
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    61.3498
    satlng:
    -32.7044
    satalt:
    39348.0345
  16. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.5272
    satlng:
    4.0784
    satalt:
    21664.4699
  17. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    58.8637
    satlng:
    -26.5724
    satalt:
    30599.6599
  18. satid:
    13827
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FW
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    73.5015
    satlng:
    35.2777
    satalt:
    679.531
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.9258
    satlng:
    -38.2403
    satalt:
    34300.0859
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    57.0307
    satlng:
    53.7174
    satalt:
    27744.6025
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.6691
    satlng:
    73.0027
    satalt:
    37336.9283
  22. satid:
    15528
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1982-109D
    launchDate:
    1982-11-11
    satlat:
    70.4232
    satlng:
    27.7221
    satalt:
    695.1159
  23. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.7291
    satlng:
    10.8681
    satalt:
    35080.7931
  24. satid:
    16533
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-011F
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    51.6161
    satlng:
    35.0384
    satalt:
    20937.0226
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    52.6687
    satlng:
    62.016
    satalt:
    34437.3384
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
89
satcount:
114
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    715
    satname:
    THOR ABLESTAR DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-049E
    launchDate:
    1963-12-05
    satlat:
    71.1183
    satlng:
    19.0015
    satalt:
    981.9192
  2. satid:
    2362
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014M
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    76.586
    satlng:
    76.082
    satalt:
    5993.7878
  3. satid:
    2364
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014P
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    68.5219
    satlng:
    40.8534
    satalt:
    4145.2647
  4. satid:
    3133
    satname:
    OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
    intDesignator:
    1968-012A
    launchDate:
    1968-03-02
    satlat:
    72.705
    satlng:
    37.2136
    satalt:
    1046.8367
  5. satid:
    3825
    satname:
    OV1-19
    intDesignator:
    1969-025C
    launchDate:
    1969-03-18
    satlat:
    69.5424
    satlng:
    3.3644
    satalt:
    5495.1534
  6. satid:
    7265
    satname:
    COSMOS 641
    intDesignator:
    1974-024A
    launchDate:
    1974-04-23
    satlat:
    73.8562
    satlng:
    27.4671
    satalt:
    1400.2261
  7. satid:
    8307
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089BQ
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    71.8893
    satlng:
    35.9559
    satalt:
    1465.069
  8. satid:
    8436
    satname:
    THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1974-089CM
    launchDate:
    1974-11-15
    satlat:
    75.2069
    satlng:
    24.6834
    satalt:
    1553.5957
  9. satid:
    8544
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058GT
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    70.4244
    satlng:
    27.4731
    satalt:
    1734.773
  10. satid:
    8601
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-32
    intDesignator:
    1976-006A
    launchDate:
    1976-01-22
    satlat:
    59.0762
    satlng:
    10.7136
    satalt:
    36462.0823
  11. satid:
    11542
    satname:
    COSMOS 1134
    intDesignator:
    1979-084E
    launchDate:
    1979-09-25
    satlat:
    70.0493
    satlng:
    27.0658
    satalt:
    1492.8854
  12. satid:
    11698
    satname:
    COSMOS 1163
    intDesignator:
    1980-012H
    launchDate:
    1980-02-11
    satlat:
    67.0248
    satlng:
    34.6347
    satalt:
    1525.5911
  13. satid:
    12109
    satname:
    COSMOS 1230
    intDesignator:
    1980-102C
    launchDate:
    1980-12-23
    satlat:
    72.8306
    satlng:
    36.2895
    satalt:
    1456.1852
  14. satid:
    12740
    satname:
    COSMOS 1275 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-053CH
    launchDate:
    1981-06-04
    satlat:
    69.3029
    satlng:
    28.1838
    satalt:
    754.7821
  15. satid:
    13075
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1982-015D
    launchDate:
    1982-02-26
    satlat:
    61.3498
    satlng:
    -32.7044
    satalt:
    39348.0345
  16. satid:
    13124
    satname:
    COSMOS 1348
    intDesignator:
    1982-029A
    launchDate:
    1982-04-07
    satlat:
    71.5272
    satlng:
    4.0784
    satalt:
    21664.4699
  17. satid:
    13205
    satname:
    COSMOS 1367
    intDesignator:
    1982-045A
    launchDate:
    1982-05-20
    satlat:
    58.8637
    satlng:
    -26.5724
    satalt:
    30599.6599
  18. satid:
    13827
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026FW
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    73.5015
    satlng:
    35.2777
    satalt:
    679.531
  19. satid:
    15214
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-62
    intDesignator:
    1984-089A
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    62.9258
    satlng:
    -38.2403
    satalt:
    34300.0859
  20. satid:
    15223
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-089D
    launchDate:
    1984-08-24
    satlat:
    57.0307
    satlng:
    53.7174
    satalt:
    27744.6025
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.6691
    satlng:
    73.0027
    satalt:
    37336.9283
  22. satid:
    15528
    satname:
    SL-8 DEB *
    intDesignator:
    1982-109D
    launchDate:
    1982-11-11
    satlat:
    70.4232
    satlng:
    27.7221
    satalt:
    695.1159
  23. satid:
    16393
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-27
    intDesignator:
    1985-117A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    50.7291
    satlng:
    10.8681
    satalt:
    35080.7931
  24. satid:
    16533
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1986-011F
    launchDate:
    1986-02-01
    satlat:
    51.6161
    satlng:
    35.0384
    satalt:
    20937.0226
  25. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    52.6687
    satlng:
    62.016
    satalt:
    34437.3384
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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