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find_satellites_above

List satellites above an observer within an angular search radius.

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.
observer_lonrequirednumberObserver longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
observer_alt_moptionalnumberObserver altitude above sea level in metres.
radius_degoptionalintegerSearch radius from 0 to 90 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": "..."}
}
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.
Type: decimal number. Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
Type: decimal number. Observer altitude above sea level in metres.
Type: integer. Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees.
Type: integer. N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-08-02T21:32:18Z in 0.665 seconds.

info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
14
satcount:
124
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    79.264
    satlng:
    -2.1846
    satalt:
    8443.1519
  2. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    87.1283
    satlng:
    -19.6057
    satalt:
    3232.8038
  3. satid:
    4752
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    80.0046
    satlng:
    -8.7752
    satalt:
    855.8594
  4. satid:
    5903
    satname:
    OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-018A
    launchDate:
    1972-03-24
    satlat:
    76.9872
    satlng:
    -0.3194
    satalt:
    846.4415
  5. satid:
    6124
    satname:
    COSMOS 511
    intDesignator:
    1972-057H
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    74.0728
    satlng:
    11.247
    satalt:
    1511.4256
  6. satid:
    7130
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    77.4619
    satlng:
    11.0128
    satalt:
    1129.8216
  7. satid:
    8867
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-047C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    80.5827
    satlng:
    20.8809
    satalt:
    1046.5665
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.7832
    satlng:
    56.9457
    satalt:
    25994.0736
  9. satid:
    9415
    satname:
    OPS 5721
    intDesignator:
    1976-091A
    launchDate:
    1976-09-11
    satlat:
    81.4068
    satlng:
    13.9086
    satalt:
    801.0392
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.0857
    satlng:
    10.0546
    satalt:
    35403.6332
  11. satid:
    11963
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-073B
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    77.3238
    satlng:
    -4.927
    satalt:
    880.274
  12. satid:
    12168
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026H
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    81.121
    satlng:
    10.1501
    satalt:
    850.9983
  13. satid:
    12265
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DJ
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    80.9525
    satlng:
    21.8235
    satalt:
    833.1864
  14. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.541
    satlng:
    90.5686
    satalt:
    20293.6784
  15. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.634
    satlng:
    -73.6873
    satalt:
    23659.3889
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.9925
    satlng:
    32.9266
    satalt:
    39773.3034
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.9898
    satlng:
    6.4086
    satalt:
    37711.973
  18. satid:
    14000
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068G
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    62.7052
    satlng:
    -17.1268
    satalt:
    26646.1404
  19. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.0068
    satlng:
    -67.8241
    satalt:
    25914.0729
  20. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    71.2825
    satlng:
    -87.2291
    satalt:
    21617.168
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.8637
    satlng:
    66.2037
    satalt:
    38046.7353
  22. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.9314
    satlng:
    -30.1823
    satalt:
    28442.6796
  23. satid:
    16143
    satname:
    COSMOS 1695
    intDesignator:
    1985-094F
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    76.381
    satlng:
    -3.7383
    satalt:
    1420.6339
  24. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.729
    satlng:
    62.4667
    satalt:
    39648.0328
  25. satid:
    17586
    satname:
    COSMOS 1831
    intDesignator:
    1987-026E
    launchDate:
    1987-03-13
    satlat:
    75.2982
    satlng:
    16.479
    satalt:
    1410.8714
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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info:
category:
ANY
transactionscount:
14
satcount:
124
above:

25 results

  1. satid:
    3177
    satname:
    OV1-14 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1968-026C
    launchDate:
    1968-04-06
    satlat:
    79.264
    satlng:
    -2.1846
    satalt:
    8443.1519
  2. satid:
    3257
    satname:
    WESTFORD NEEDLES
    intDesignator:
    1963-014BX
    launchDate:
    1963-05-09
    satlat:
    87.1283
    satlng:
    -19.6057
    satalt:
    3232.8038
  3. satid:
    4752
    satname:
    THORAD AGENA D DEB
    intDesignator:
    1970-025DA
    launchDate:
    1970-04-08
    satlat:
    80.0046
    satlng:
    -8.7752
    satalt:
    855.8594
  4. satid:
    5903
    satname:
    OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2)
    intDesignator:
    1972-018A
    launchDate:
    1972-03-24
    satlat:
    76.9872
    satlng:
    -0.3194
    satalt:
    846.4415
  5. satid:
    6124
    satname:
    COSMOS 511
    intDesignator:
    1972-057H
    launchDate:
    1972-07-20
    satlat:
    74.0728
    satlng:
    11.247
    satalt:
    1511.4256
  6. satid:
    7130
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1973-086CU
    launchDate:
    1973-11-06
    satlat:
    77.4619
    satlng:
    11.0128
    satalt:
    1129.8216
  7. satid:
    8867
    satname:
    SCOUT B-1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1976-047C
    launchDate:
    1976-05-22
    satlat:
    80.5827
    satlng:
    20.8809
    satalt:
    1046.5665
  8. satid:
    9271
    satname:
    TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
    intDesignator:
    1976-080B
    launchDate:
    1976-08-06
    satlat:
    63.7832
    satlng:
    56.9457
    satalt:
    25994.0736
  9. satid:
    9415
    satname:
    OPS 5721
    intDesignator:
    1976-091A
    launchDate:
    1976-09-11
    satlat:
    81.4068
    satlng:
    13.9086
    satalt:
    801.0392
  10. satid:
    10485
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1977-105E
    launchDate:
    1977-10-28
    satlat:
    63.0857
    satlng:
    10.0546
    satalt:
    35403.6332
  11. satid:
    11963
    satname:
    SL-3 R/B
    intDesignator:
    1980-073B
    launchDate:
    1980-09-09
    satlat:
    77.3238
    satlng:
    -4.927
    satalt:
    880.274
  12. satid:
    12168
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026H
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    81.121
    satlng:
    10.1501
    satalt:
    850.9983
  13. satid:
    12265
    satname:
    DELTA 1 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1978-026DJ
    launchDate:
    1978-03-05
    satlat:
    80.9525
    satlng:
    21.8235
    satalt:
    833.1864
  14. satid:
    12815
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068E
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    68.541
    satlng:
    90.5686
    satalt:
    20293.6784
  15. satid:
    12933
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317
    intDesignator:
    1981-108A
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    71.634
    satlng:
    -73.6873
    satalt:
    23659.3889
  16. satid:
    13882
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1983-015E
    launchDate:
    1983-03-11
    satlat:
    61.9925
    satlng:
    32.9266
    satalt:
    39773.3034
  17. satid:
    13890
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 1-56
    intDesignator:
    1983-019A
    launchDate:
    1983-03-16
    satlat:
    59.9898
    satlng:
    6.4086
    satalt:
    37711.973
  18. satid:
    14000
    satname:
    COSMOS 931 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1977-068G
    launchDate:
    1977-07-20
    satlat:
    62.7052
    satlng:
    -17.1268
    satalt:
    26646.1404
  19. satid:
    14735
    satname:
    COSMOS 1317 DEB
    intDesignator:
    1981-108F
    launchDate:
    1981-10-31
    satlat:
    69.0068
    satlng:
    -67.8241
    satalt:
    25914.0729
  20. satid:
    14796
    satname:
    SL-6 R/B(2)
    intDesignator:
    1984-024D
    launchDate:
    1984-03-06
    satlat:
    71.2825
    satlng:
    -87.2291
    satalt:
    21617.168
  21. satid:
    15227
    satname:
    TITAN 34B R/B
    intDesignator:
    1984-091B
    launchDate:
    1984-08-28
    satlat:
    62.8637
    satlng:
    66.2037
    satalt:
    38046.7353
  22. satid:
    15738
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-24
    intDesignator:
    1985-040A
    launchDate:
    1985-05-29
    satlat:
    61.9314
    satlng:
    -30.1823
    satalt:
    28442.6796
  23. satid:
    16143
    satname:
    COSMOS 1695
    intDesignator:
    1985-094F
    launchDate:
    1985-10-09
    satlat:
    76.381
    satlng:
    -3.7383
    satalt:
    1420.6339
  24. satid:
    17328
    satname:
    MOLNIYA 3-31
    intDesignator:
    1987-008A
    launchDate:
    1987-01-22
    satlat:
    60.729
    satlng:
    62.4667
    satalt:
    39648.0328
  25. satid:
    17586
    satname:
    COSMOS 1831
    intDesignator:
    1987-026E
    launchDate:
    1987-03-13
    satlat:
    75.2982
    satlng:
    16.479
    satalt:
    1410.8714
limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
25
has_more_results:
yes
truncated:
yes
next_offset:
25
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  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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