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 2026-10-19T19:10:43Z in 1.133 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    622
    satname:
    MIDAS 7 / ERS 10
    intDesignator:
    1963-030A
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    79.6369
    satlng:
    60.2815
    satalt:
    3742.3938
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    69.932
    satlng:
    49.578
    satalt:
    2987.9553
  3. satid:
    3121
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030F
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    72.4758
    satlng:
    60.872
    satalt:
    3744.6109
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.648
    satlng:
    -11.7126
    satalt:
    13969.0994
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    51.5336
    satlng:
    9.9148
    satalt:
    30257.0976
  6. satid:
    7059
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    74.8715
    satlng:
    34.7168
    satalt:
    1486.6273
  7. satid:
    7574
    satname:
    METEOR 1-20
    intDesignator:
    1974-099A
    launchDate:
    1974-12-17
    satlat:
    74.1717
    satlng:
    28.8676
    satalt:
    874.4813
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.4462
    satlng:
    45.2364
    satalt:
    33370.2008
  9. satid:
    7846
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058S
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    74.6096
    satlng:
    27.1036
    satalt:
    805.0989
  10. satid:
    8964
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004AW
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    72.2198
    satlng:
    28.6899
    satalt:
    855.3189
  11. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    49.9906
    satlng:
    16.6682
    satalt:
    25564.3788
  12. satid:
    10647
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077H
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    72.4186
    satlng:
    28.3038
    satalt:
    1769.3867
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    61.7092
    satlng:
    -0.428
    satalt:
    5604.3845
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.8544
    satlng:
    24.4168
    satalt:
    35047.9447
  15. satid:
    11085
    satname:
    RADIO 1
    intDesignator:
    1978-100B
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    69.218
    satlng:
    40.0731
    satalt:
    1697.3626
  16. satid:
    12858
    satname:
    SCOUT D-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-106C
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    71.1734
    satlng:
    26.2182
    satalt:
    1074.3705
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.7441
    satlng:
    -19.203
    satalt:
    33639.8963
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.6877
    satlng:
    19.2287
    satalt:
    23912.0092
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.74
    satlng:
    15.5469
    satalt:
    37867.3961
  20. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    71.2904
    satlng:
    102.6016
    satalt:
    19923.9744
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.8674
    satlng:
    10.796
    satalt:
    39547.638
  22. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.0981
    satlng:
    49.8317
    satalt:
    19163.5323
  23. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.2252
    satlng:
    71.1338
    satalt:
    19130.4948
  24. satid:
    16762
    satname:
    COSMOS 1752
    intDesignator:
    1986-042E
    launchDate:
    1986-06-06
    satlat:
    74.0864
    satlng:
    40.5217
    satalt:
    1491.6816
  25. satid:
    17071
    satname:
    SCOUT G-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-088B
    launchDate:
    1986-11-14
    satlat:
    73.2649
    satlng:
    25.2197
    satalt:
    1010.344
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
100
satcount:
115
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    622
    satname:
    MIDAS 7 / ERS 10
    intDesignator:
    1963-030A
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    79.6369
    satlng:
    60.2815
    satalt:
    3742.3938
  2. satid:
    2622
    satname:
    OV1-9 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1966-111D
    launchDate:
    1966-12-11
    satlat:
    69.932
    satlng:
    49.578
    satalt:
    2987.9553
  3. satid:
    3121
    satname:
    ATLAS AGENA B DEB
    intDesignator:
    1963-030F
    launchDate:
    1963-07-19
    satlat:
    72.4758
    satlng:
    60.872
    satalt:
    3744.6109
  4. satid:
    6192
    satname:
    COSMOS 520
    intDesignator:
    1972-072A
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    71.648
    satlng:
    -11.7126
    satalt:
    13969.0994
  5. satid:
    6302
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-072E
    launchDate:
    1972-09-19
    satlat:
    51.5336
    satlng:
    9.9148
    satalt:
    30257.0976
  6. satid:
    7059
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086BB
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    74.8715
    satlng:
    34.7168
    satalt:
    1486.6273
  7. satid:
    7574
    satname:
    METEOR 1-20
    intDesignator:
    1974-099A
    launchDate:
    1974-12-17
    satlat:
    74.1717
    satlng:
    28.8676
    satalt:
    874.4813
  8. satid:
    7629
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1975-007D
    launchDate:
    1975-01-30
    satlat:
    61.4462
    satlng:
    45.2364
    satalt:
    33370.2008
  9. satid:
    7846
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1972-058S
    launchDate:
    1972-07-23
    satlat:
    74.6096
    satlng:
    27.1036
    satalt:
    805.0989
  10. satid:
    8964
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1975-004AW
    launchDate:
    1975-01-22
    satlat:
    72.2198
    satlng:
    28.6899
    satalt:
    855.3189
  11. satid:
    10155
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-054D
    launchDate:
    1977-06-24
    satlat:
    49.9906
    satlng:
    16.6682
    satalt:
    25564.3788
  12. satid:
    10647
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-077H
    launchDate:
    1976-07-29
    satlat:
    72.4186
    satlng:
    28.3038
    satalt:
    1769.3867
  13. satid:
    10894
    satname:
    ATLAS F R/B
    intDesignator:
    1978-047B
    launchDate:
    1978-05-13
    satlat:
    61.7092
    satlng:
    -0.428
    satalt:
    5604.3845
  14. satid:
    11079
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1978-095E
    launchDate:
    1978-10-13
    satlat:
    63.8544
    satlng:
    24.4168
    satalt:
    35047.9447
  15. satid:
    11085
    satname:
    RADIO 1
    intDesignator:
    1978-100B
    launchDate:
    1978-10-26
    satlat:
    69.218
    satlng:
    40.0731
    satalt:
    1697.3626
  16. satid:
    12858
    satname:
    SCOUT D-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-106C
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    71.1734
    satlng:
    26.2182
    satalt:
    1074.3705
  17. satid:
    14191
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-070D
    launchDate:
    1983-07-08
    satlat:
    64.7441
    satlng:
    -19.203
    satalt:
    33639.8963
  18. satid:
    14894
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-033D
    launchDate:
    1984-04-04
    satlat:
    67.6877
    satlng:
    19.2287
    satalt:
    23912.0092
  19. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.74
    satlng:
    15.5469
    satalt:
    37867.3961
  20. satid:
    15350
    satname:
    COSMOS 1604
    intDesignator:
    1984-107A
    launchDate:
    1984-10-04
    satlat:
    71.2904
    satlng:
    102.6016
    satalt:
    19923.9744
  21. satid:
    15741
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-040D
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    57.8674
    satlng:
    10.796
    satalt:
    39547.638
  22. satid:
    16396
    satname:
    COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118A
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    58.0981
    satlng:
    49.8317
    satalt:
    19163.5323
  23. satid:
    16404
    satname:
    SL-12 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1985-118F
    launchDate:
    1985-12-24
    satlat:
    64.2252
    satlng:
    71.1338
    satalt:
    19130.4948
  24. satid:
    16762
    satname:
    COSMOS 1752
    intDesignator:
    1986-042E
    launchDate:
    1986-06-06
    satlat:
    74.0864
    satlng:
    40.5217
    satalt:
    1491.6816
  25. satid:
    17071
    satname:
    SCOUT G-1 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1986-088B
    launchDate:
    1986-11-14
    satlat:
    73.2649
    satlng:
    25.2197
    satalt:
    1010.344
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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