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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`observer_lat`	required	number	Observer latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
`observer_lon`	required	number	Observer longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees.
`observer_alt_m`	optional	number	Observer altitude above sea level in metres.
`radius_deg`	optional	integer	Search radius from 0 to 90 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": "..."}
}

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 2026-08-03T02:04:45Z in 0.686 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 8
satcount:: 105

above:

25 results

satid:
608
satname:
ERS 6
intDesignator:
1963-014C
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
53.9246
satlng:
22.4696
satalt:
3669.1306
satid:
3239
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014BD
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
61.809
satlng:
24.1908
satalt:
3644.2996
satid:
3244
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014BJ
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
52.6298
satlng:
24.0171
satalt:
3641.1072
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.0695
satlng:
17.9875
satalt:
37449.2061
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
61.1266
satlng:
9.4879
satalt:
35380.0497
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
67.6315
satlng:
-2.5732
satalt:
30883.3023
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
51.0345
satlng:
9.7316
satalt:
33198.8938
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.4901
satlng:
-12.5777
satalt:
13747.0246
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
57.7221
satlng:
54.2409
satalt:
31963.1582
satid:
12659
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053P
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
56.6533
satlng:
11.2723
satalt:
903.1573
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
55.5014
satlng:
44.4351
satalt:
13609.1319
satid:
12880
satname:
SL-14 R/B
intDesignator:
1981-098B
launchDate:
1981-09-30
satlat:
57.3284
satlng:
13.7752
satalt:
1508.9498
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
61.7083
satlng:
-39.4757
satalt:
39375.9154
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
46.7468
satlng:
-14.8318
satalt:
13675.7043
satid:
14406
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053JE
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
59.1326
satlng:
15.8162
satalt:
813.413
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
62.8477
satlng:
-7.1651
satalt:
37175.4416
satid:
15350
satname:
COSMOS 1604
intDesignator:
1984-107A
launchDate:
1984-10-04
satlat:
53.8736
satlng:
37.1076
satalt:
13104.3084
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
49.9462
satlng:
37.271
satalt:
33666.3039
satid:
15622
satname:
COSMOS 1640
intDesignator:
1985-023F
launchDate:
1985-03-21
satlat:
57.873
satlng:
8.621
satalt:
1487.8291
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
53.9727
satlng:
-15.1339
satalt:
37419.9654
satid:
16138
satname:
COSMOS 1690
intDesignator:
1985-094A
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
55.0451
satlng:
17.5407
satalt:
1398.3479
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
56.861
satlng:
0.0624
satalt:
23512.2561
satid:
17506
satname:
USA 21
intDesignator:
1987-015A
launchDate:
1987-02-12
satlat:
62.33
satlng:
-17.9236
satalt:
35374.6062
satid:
18360
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1987-079F
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
48.1866
satlng:
3.3492
satalt:
19134.257
satid:
19169
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-043G
launchDate:
1988-05-21
satlat:
64.7311
satlng:
19.9671
satalt:
14628.6805

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 8
satcount:: 105

above:

25 results

satid:
608
satname:
ERS 6
intDesignator:
1963-014C
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
53.9246
satlng:
22.4696
satalt:
3669.1306
satid:
3239
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014BD
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
61.809
satlng:
24.1908
satalt:
3644.2996
satid:
3244
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014BJ
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
52.6298
satlng:
24.0171
satalt:
3641.1072
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.0695
satlng:
17.9875
satalt:
37449.2061
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
61.1266
satlng:
9.4879
satalt:
35380.0497
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
67.6315
satlng:
-2.5732
satalt:
30883.3023
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
51.0345
satlng:
9.7316
satalt:
33198.8938
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.4901
satlng:
-12.5777
satalt:
13747.0246
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
57.7221
satlng:
54.2409
satalt:
31963.1582
satid:
12659
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053P
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
56.6533
satlng:
11.2723
satalt:
903.1573
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
55.5014
satlng:
44.4351
satalt:
13609.1319
satid:
12880
satname:
SL-14 R/B
intDesignator:
1981-098B
launchDate:
1981-09-30
satlat:
57.3284
satlng:
13.7752
satalt:
1508.9498
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
61.7083
satlng:
-39.4757
satalt:
39375.9154
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
46.7468
satlng:
-14.8318
satalt:
13675.7043
satid:
14406
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053JE
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
59.1326
satlng:
15.8162
satalt:
813.413
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
62.8477
satlng:
-7.1651
satalt:
37175.4416
satid:
15350
satname:
COSMOS 1604
intDesignator:
1984-107A
launchDate:
1984-10-04
satlat:
53.8736
satlng:
37.1076
satalt:
13104.3084
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
49.9462
satlng:
37.271
satalt:
33666.3039
satid:
15622
satname:
COSMOS 1640
intDesignator:
1985-023F
launchDate:
1985-03-21
satlat:
57.873
satlng:
8.621
satalt:
1487.8291
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
53.9727
satlng:
-15.1339
satalt:
37419.9654
satid:
16138
satname:
COSMOS 1690
intDesignator:
1985-094A
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
55.0451
satlng:
17.5407
satalt:
1398.3479
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
56.861
satlng:
0.0624
satalt:
23512.2561
satid:
17506
satname:
USA 21
intDesignator:
1987-015A
launchDate:
1987-02-12
satlat:
62.33
satlng:
-17.9236
satalt:
35374.6062
satid:
18360
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1987-079F
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
48.1866
satlng:
3.3492
satalt:
19134.257
satid:
19169
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-043G
launchDate:
1988-05-21
satlat:
64.7311
satlng:
19.9671
satalt:
14628.6805

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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.

Source-specific next step

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

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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