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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees. Unit: decimal degrees (WGS84).
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres. Unit: metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 degrees. Unit: degrees.
`category_id`	optional	integer	N2YO category id; 0 means all categories, 1 brightest.
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: N2YO satellite data. Retrieved 2026-09-26T18:07:19Z in 1.487 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 98
satcount:: 124

above:

25 results

satid:
1726
satname:
EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
intDesignator:
1965-089A
launchDate:
1965-11-06
satlat:
49.4156
satlng:
19.9379
satalt:
2263.0162
satid:
2532
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AL
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
53.9985
satlng:
26.5896
satalt:
3924.0917
satid:
3266
satname:
OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)
intDesignator:
1968-042A
launchDate:
1968-05-23
satlat:
52.1909
satlng:
10.3435
satalt:
863.7218
satid:
4841
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-055D
launchDate:
1968-07-04
satlat:
58.9463
satlng:
16.8607
satalt:
5597.0249
satid:
5222
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015AW
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
55.5636
satlng:
7.8291
satalt:
1368.3221
satid:
6126
satname:
LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1)
intDesignator:
1972-058A
launchDate:
1972-07-23
satlat:
53.1914
satlng:
11.1698
satalt:
907.7182
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
49.5207
satlng:
-23.4746
satalt:
18622.3433
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
53.78
satlng:
-5.645
satalt:
35946.6505
satid:
9313
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-004EQ
launchDate:
1975-01-22
satlat:
51.296
satlng:
4.2687
satalt:
767.6296
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
54.1646
satlng:
-21.616
satalt:
34948.9349
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
62.9449
satlng:
-15.3537
satalt:
29430.565
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
59.6271
satlng:
50.2487
satalt:
38047.8129
satid:
10664
satname:
KYOKKO 1 (EXOS A)
intDesignator:
1978-014A
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
45.2699
satlng:
6.5284
satalt:
3383.3884
satid:
10894
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-047B
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
52.7833
satlng:
23.7606
satalt:
7864.9441
satid:
11303
satname:
COSMOS 1088
intDesignator:
1979-024H
launchDate:
1979-03-15
satlat:
48.1906
satlng:
3.8608
satalt:
1549.589
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
36.7615
satlng:
30.3161
satalt:
32547.5162
satid:
13575
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026FN
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
55.9188
satlng:
4.976
satalt:
882.0989
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
61.9259
satlng:
25.924
satalt:
39661.9392
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.6675
satlng:
-1.7247
satalt:
37908.7161
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
54.4758
satlng:
-0.5685
satalt:
32987.1329
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.3833
satlng:
38.9063
satalt:
26243.8025
satid:
14613
satname:
COSMOS 1524
intDesignator:
1984-001C
launchDate:
1984-01-05
satlat:
49.3838
satlng:
15.016
satalt:
1447.945
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
49.79
satlng:
0.6993
satalt:
21583.182
satid:
17081
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1986-089D
launchDate:
1986-11-15
satlat:
55.5998
satlng:
-27.6853
satalt:
23003.5754
satid:
17213
satname:
COSMOS 1806
intDesignator:
1986-098A
launchDate:
1986-12-12
satlat:
43.97
satlng:
21.7571
satalt:
9715.5588

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 98
satcount:: 124

above:

25 results

satid:
1726
satname:
EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
intDesignator:
1965-089A
launchDate:
1965-11-06
satlat:
49.4156
satlng:
19.9379
satalt:
2263.0162
satid:
2532
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AL
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
53.9985
satlng:
26.5896
satalt:
3924.0917
satid:
3266
satname:
OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)
intDesignator:
1968-042A
launchDate:
1968-05-23
satlat:
52.1909
satlng:
10.3435
satalt:
863.7218
satid:
4841
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-055D
launchDate:
1968-07-04
satlat:
58.9463
satlng:
16.8607
satalt:
5597.0249
satid:
5222
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015AW
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
55.5636
satlng:
7.8291
satalt:
1368.3221
satid:
6126
satname:
LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1)
intDesignator:
1972-058A
launchDate:
1972-07-23
satlat:
53.1914
satlng:
11.1698
satalt:
907.7182
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
49.5207
satlng:
-23.4746
satalt:
18622.3433
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
53.78
satlng:
-5.645
satalt:
35946.6505
satid:
9313
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-004EQ
launchDate:
1975-01-22
satlat:
51.296
satlng:
4.2687
satalt:
767.6296
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
54.1646
satlng:
-21.616
satalt:
34948.9349
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
62.9449
satlng:
-15.3537
satalt:
29430.565
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
59.6271
satlng:
50.2487
satalt:
38047.8129
satid:
10664
satname:
KYOKKO 1 (EXOS A)
intDesignator:
1978-014A
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
45.2699
satlng:
6.5284
satalt:
3383.3884
satid:
10894
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-047B
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
52.7833
satlng:
23.7606
satalt:
7864.9441
satid:
11303
satname:
COSMOS 1088
intDesignator:
1979-024H
launchDate:
1979-03-15
satlat:
48.1906
satlng:
3.8608
satalt:
1549.589
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
36.7615
satlng:
30.3161
satalt:
32547.5162
satid:
13575
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026FN
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
55.9188
satlng:
4.976
satalt:
882.0989
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
61.9259
satlng:
25.924
satalt:
39661.9392
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.6675
satlng:
-1.7247
satalt:
37908.7161
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
54.4758
satlng:
-0.5685
satalt:
32987.1329
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.3833
satlng:
38.9063
satalt:
26243.8025
satid:
14613
satname:
COSMOS 1524
intDesignator:
1984-001C
launchDate:
1984-01-05
satlat:
49.3838
satlng:
15.016
satalt:
1447.945
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
49.79
satlng:
0.6993
satalt:
21583.182
satid:
17081
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1986-089D
launchDate:
1986-11-15
satlat:
55.5998
satlng:
-27.6853
satalt:
23003.5754
satid:
17213
satname:
COSMOS 1806
intDesignator:
1986-098A
launchDate:
1986-12-12
satlat:
43.97
satlng:
21.7571
satalt:
9715.5588

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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State the NORAD ID, observer coordinate, altitude and time window. A pass is observer-dependent.

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