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 2026-10-23T10:07:27Z in 1.454 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 60
satcount:: 113

above:

25 results

satid:
163
satname:
MIDAS 3
intDesignator:
1961-018A
launchDate:
1961-07-12
satlat:
60.8839
satlng:
25.0509
satalt:
3382.3776
satid:
574
satname:
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
intDesignator:
1963-014A
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
51.8225
satlng:
3.3643
satalt:
3638.2725
satid:
837
satname:
OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
intDesignator:
1964-040B
launchDate:
1964-07-17
satlat:
47.9509
satlng:
29.7953
satalt:
161665.9704
satid:
6197
satname:
EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
intDesignator:
1972-073A
launchDate:
1972-09-23
satlat:
55.1645
satlng:
-28.3433
satalt:
266811.917
satid:
7008
satname:
COSMOS 627
intDesignator:
1973-109A
launchDate:
1973-12-29
satlat:
60.4724
satlng:
10.9024
satalt:
1015.6485
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
44.9286
satlng:
-22.9707
satalt:
19763.15
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
56.5584
satlng:
-29.5194
satalt:
36386.644
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
57.5183
satlng:
-10.7399
satalt:
30839.0015
satid:
9824
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126AL
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
59.7458
satlng:
-0.3839
satalt:
1224.3995
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
62.2226
satlng:
31.2389
satalt:
34096.0099
satid:
10150
satname:
COSMOS 931
intDesignator:
1977-068A
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
60.6272
satlng:
8.9932
satalt:
30146.0845
satid:
10664
satname:
KYOKKO 1 (EXOS A)
intDesignator:
1978-014A
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
64.8672
satlng:
10.1772
satalt:
2637.2847
satid:
12311
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-016E
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
60.9605
satlng:
-18.4514
satalt:
32064.7706
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
43.6314
satlng:
-25.6062
satalt:
31723.1562
satid:
13875
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-20
intDesignator:
1983-015A
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.4308
satlng:
56.1731
satalt:
38233.9515
satid:
13959
satname:
COSMOS 1030 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-083G
launchDate:
1978-09-06
satlat:
37.9732
satlng:
16.2514
satalt:
31527.2466
satid:
14178
satname:
COSMOS 1480
intDesignator:
1983-069H
launchDate:
1983-07-06
satlat:
63.7129
satlng:
8.4859
satalt:
1493.7733
satid:
14238
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1983-078B
launchDate:
1983-07-31
satlat:
63.5337
satlng:
-30.9242
satalt:
30563.5856
satid:
14879
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089ES
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
54.2868
satlng:
3.4663
satalt:
1768.7284
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
56.205
satlng:
20.0587
satalt:
36773.385
satid:
15267
satname:
COSMOS 1596
intDesignator:
1984-096A
launchDate:
1984-09-07
satlat:
64.6558
satlng:
6.5771
satalt:
4483.8816
satid:
16849
satname:
COSMOS 1761
intDesignator:
1986-050A
launchDate:
1986-07-05
satlat:
48.7639
satlng:
11.0745
satalt:
21212.6201
satid:
17507
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1987-015B
launchDate:
1987-02-12
satlat:
57.9288
satlng:
-36.5256
satalt:
35489.0307
satid:
18270
satname:
OPS 4682 DEB
intDesignator:
1965-027Z
launchDate:
1965-04-03
satlat:
57.9955
satlng:
-0.9255
satalt:
1258.4641
satid:
18560
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055BH
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
58.6508
satlng:
8.8562
satalt:
1011.8392

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 60
satcount:: 113

above:

25 results

satid:
163
satname:
MIDAS 3
intDesignator:
1961-018A
launchDate:
1961-07-12
satlat:
60.8839
satlng:
25.0509
satalt:
3382.3776
satid:
574
satname:
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
intDesignator:
1963-014A
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
51.8225
satlng:
3.3643
satalt:
3638.2725
satid:
837
satname:
OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
intDesignator:
1964-040B
launchDate:
1964-07-17
satlat:
47.9509
satlng:
29.7953
satalt:
161665.9704
satid:
6197
satname:
EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
intDesignator:
1972-073A
launchDate:
1972-09-23
satlat:
55.1645
satlng:
-28.3433
satalt:
266811.917
satid:
7008
satname:
COSMOS 627
intDesignator:
1973-109A
launchDate:
1973-12-29
satlat:
60.4724
satlng:
10.9024
satalt:
1015.6485
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
44.9286
satlng:
-22.9707
satalt:
19763.15
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
56.5584
satlng:
-29.5194
satalt:
36386.644
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
57.5183
satlng:
-10.7399
satalt:
30839.0015
satid:
9824
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126AL
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
59.7458
satlng:
-0.3839
satalt:
1224.3995
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
62.2226
satlng:
31.2389
satalt:
34096.0099
satid:
10150
satname:
COSMOS 931
intDesignator:
1977-068A
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
60.6272
satlng:
8.9932
satalt:
30146.0845
satid:
10664
satname:
KYOKKO 1 (EXOS A)
intDesignator:
1978-014A
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
64.8672
satlng:
10.1772
satalt:
2637.2847
satid:
12311
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-016E
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
60.9605
satlng:
-18.4514
satalt:
32064.7706
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
43.6314
satlng:
-25.6062
satalt:
31723.1562
satid:
13875
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-20
intDesignator:
1983-015A
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.4308
satlng:
56.1731
satalt:
38233.9515
satid:
13959
satname:
COSMOS 1030 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-083G
launchDate:
1978-09-06
satlat:
37.9732
satlng:
16.2514
satalt:
31527.2466
satid:
14178
satname:
COSMOS 1480
intDesignator:
1983-069H
launchDate:
1983-07-06
satlat:
63.7129
satlng:
8.4859
satalt:
1493.7733
satid:
14238
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1983-078B
launchDate:
1983-07-31
satlat:
63.5337
satlng:
-30.9242
satalt:
30563.5856
satid:
14879
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089ES
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
54.2868
satlng:
3.4663
satalt:
1768.7284
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
56.205
satlng:
20.0587
satalt:
36773.385
satid:
15267
satname:
COSMOS 1596
intDesignator:
1984-096A
launchDate:
1984-09-07
satlat:
64.6558
satlng:
6.5771
satalt:
4483.8816
satid:
16849
satname:
COSMOS 1761
intDesignator:
1986-050A
launchDate:
1986-07-05
satlat:
48.7639
satlng:
11.0745
satalt:
21212.6201
satid:
17507
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1987-015B
launchDate:
1987-02-12
satlat:
57.9288
satlng:
-36.5256
satalt:
35489.0307
satid:
18270
satname:
OPS 4682 DEB
intDesignator:
1965-027Z
launchDate:
1965-04-03
satlat:
57.9955
satlng:
-0.9255
satalt:
1258.4641
satid:
18560
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055BH
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
58.6508
satlng:
8.8562
satalt:
1011.8392

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

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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