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 2026-10-15T17:19:12Z in 1.524 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 104

above:

25 results

satid:
2223
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-016C
launchDate:
1966-02-28
satlat:
56.965
satlng:
11.9711
satalt:
1336.207
satid:
7163
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
56.9474
satlng:
11.5376
satalt:
1591.8564
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
66.4826
satlng:
4.1297
satalt:
25985.9601
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
63.9176
satlng:
47.6808
satalt:
27998.9654
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
60.9556
satlng:
23.8599
satalt:
30880.2246
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
60.63
satlng:
32.8907
satalt:
31667.1858
satid:
12329
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014C
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
64.0595
satlng:
16.9083
satalt:
2227.7108
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
37.1061
satlng:
22.7683
satalt:
32542.9742
satid:
13163
satname:
COSMOS 1360
intDesignator:
1982-040D
launchDate:
1982-05-06
satlat:
59.8114
satlng:
11.8303
satalt:
1484.2376
satid:
13923
satname:
NOAA 8
intDesignator:
1983-022A
launchDate:
1983-03-28
satlat:
58.6993
satlng:
3.5769
satalt:
810.9654
satid:
15506
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1985-011B
launchDate:
1985-02-01
satlat:
56.0871
satlng:
10.1629
satalt:
1011.1603
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
56.5351
satlng:
38.9956
satalt:
38761.8197
satid:
15935
satname:
OSCAR 30
intDesignator:
1985-066A
launchDate:
1985-08-03
satlat:
58.1326
satlng:
0.7322
satalt:
1258.015
satid:
16270
satname:
COSMOS 1691 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-094P
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
60.2376
satlng:
-2.2018
satalt:
1304.5534
satid:
16445
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118K
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
45.1249
satlng:
8.2649
satalt:
10937.788
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.7822
satlng:
54.0914
satalt:
39059.9913
satid:
18949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1988-017D
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
59.0714
satlng:
-44.9657
satalt:
36990.0003
satid:
19807
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-75
intDesignator:
1989-014A
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
61.9319
satlng:
-45.0999
satalt:
30593.7843
satid:
20452
satname:
NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
intDesignator:
1990-008A
launchDate:
1990-01-24
satlat:
38.5899
satlng:
-8.7217
satalt:
21231.8392
satid:
20533
satname:
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
intDesignator:
1990-025A
launchDate:
1990-03-26
satlat:
40.1894
satlng:
-4.2655
satalt:
21189.6339
satid:
20553
satname:
COSMOS 2068
intDesignator:
1990-029E
launchDate:
1990-04-06
satlat:
57.419
satlng:
6.0328
satalt:
1426.7194
satid:
21429
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1991-043D
launchDate:
1991-06-18
satlat:
42.1123
satlng:
-21.6943
satalt:
27260.5357
satid:
21445
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052ED
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
58.9723
satlng:
-3.8008
satalt:
1169.971
satid:
21475
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052FK
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
58.1002
satlng:
5.3984
satalt:
1132.3986
satid:
21567
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052HM
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
55.7579
satlng:
8.7607
satalt:
1207.6978

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 104

above:

25 results

satid:
2223
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-016C
launchDate:
1966-02-28
satlat:
56.965
satlng:
11.9711
satalt:
1336.207
satid:
7163
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
56.9474
satlng:
11.5376
satalt:
1591.8564
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
66.4826
satlng:
4.1297
satalt:
25985.9601
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
63.9176
satlng:
47.6808
satalt:
27998.9654
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
60.9556
satlng:
23.8599
satalt:
30880.2246
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
60.63
satlng:
32.8907
satalt:
31667.1858
satid:
12329
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014C
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
64.0595
satlng:
16.9083
satalt:
2227.7108
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
37.1061
satlng:
22.7683
satalt:
32542.9742
satid:
13163
satname:
COSMOS 1360
intDesignator:
1982-040D
launchDate:
1982-05-06
satlat:
59.8114
satlng:
11.8303
satalt:
1484.2376
satid:
13923
satname:
NOAA 8
intDesignator:
1983-022A
launchDate:
1983-03-28
satlat:
58.6993
satlng:
3.5769
satalt:
810.9654
satid:
15506
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1985-011B
launchDate:
1985-02-01
satlat:
56.0871
satlng:
10.1629
satalt:
1011.1603
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
56.5351
satlng:
38.9956
satalt:
38761.8197
satid:
15935
satname:
OSCAR 30
intDesignator:
1985-066A
launchDate:
1985-08-03
satlat:
58.1326
satlng:
0.7322
satalt:
1258.015
satid:
16270
satname:
COSMOS 1691 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-094P
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
60.2376
satlng:
-2.2018
satalt:
1304.5534
satid:
16445
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118K
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
45.1249
satlng:
8.2649
satalt:
10937.788
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.7822
satlng:
54.0914
satalt:
39059.9913
satid:
18949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1988-017D
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
59.0714
satlng:
-44.9657
satalt:
36990.0003
satid:
19807
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-75
intDesignator:
1989-014A
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
61.9319
satlng:
-45.0999
satalt:
30593.7843
satid:
20452
satname:
NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
intDesignator:
1990-008A
launchDate:
1990-01-24
satlat:
38.5899
satlng:
-8.7217
satalt:
21231.8392
satid:
20533
satname:
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
intDesignator:
1990-025A
launchDate:
1990-03-26
satlat:
40.1894
satlng:
-4.2655
satalt:
21189.6339
satid:
20553
satname:
COSMOS 2068
intDesignator:
1990-029E
launchDate:
1990-04-06
satlat:
57.419
satlng:
6.0328
satalt:
1426.7194
satid:
21429
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1991-043D
launchDate:
1991-06-18
satlat:
42.1123
satlng:
-21.6943
satalt:
27260.5357
satid:
21445
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052ED
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
58.9723
satlng:
-3.8008
satalt:
1169.971
satid:
21475
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052FK
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
58.1002
satlng:
5.3984
satalt:
1132.3986
satid:
21567
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052HM
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
55.7579
satlng:
8.7607
satalt:
1207.6978

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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