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 2026-08-03T06:45:00Z in 0.646 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 50
satcount:: 112

above:

25 results

satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
40.1316
satlng:
21.5872
satalt:
133934.3105
satid:
4665
satname:
COSMOS 375 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-091S
launchDate:
1970-10-30
satlat:
61.7943
satlng:
6.104
satalt:
946.9232
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.9372
satlng:
53.7096
satalt:
35639.8402
satid:
7076
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BU
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
55.6408
satlng:
2.2209
satalt:
1523.053
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
45.997
satlng:
24.556
satalt:
22874.9776
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
54.4949
satlng:
22.3277
satalt:
29538.1689
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.8485
satlng:
13.8843
satalt:
22109.6424
satid:
10167
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-068D
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
58.8582
satlng:
11.2772
satalt:
2048.3187
satid:
10660
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077W
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
61.5337
satlng:
17.1886
satalt:
1935.8296
satid:
11132
satname:
COSMOS 1055
intDesignator:
1978-109E
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
64.9773
satlng:
6.0962
satalt:
1475.4683
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
43.1176
satlng:
20.1605
satalt:
21362.5158
satid:
12151
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-006C
launchDate:
1981-01-21
satlat:
57.9119
satlng:
11.1696
satalt:
991.1082
satid:
12679
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-070E
launchDate:
1981-08-03
satlat:
68.6958
satlng:
-6.0991
satalt:
11853.939
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
60.5714
satlng:
-9.074
satalt:
12952.7091
satid:
13573
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026FL
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
57.1636
satlng:
0.0924
satalt:
937.2582
satid:
13764
satname:
COSMOS 1432
intDesignator:
1983-002D
launchDate:
1983-01-19
satlat:
64.8233
satlng:
1.8328
satalt:
1476.5681
satid:
14592
satname:
COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127C
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
65.7204
satlng:
-13.4615
satalt:
19125.5283
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
72.428
satlng:
-6.0591
satalt:
32283.1807
satid:
14984
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-047F
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
61.0088
satlng:
41.7965
satalt:
19147.0816
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
46.3399
satlng:
-16.8121
satalt:
29312.4201
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
45.1972
satlng:
22.9514
satalt:
17104.3611
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.6859
satlng:
28.5036
satalt:
35355.1352
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
61.3195
satlng:
4.1257
satalt:
40586.544
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.6448
satlng:
-22.4681
satalt:
33142.8447
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
61.9887
satlng:
43.9661
satalt:
39318.9491

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 50
satcount:: 112

above:

25 results

satid:
2765
satname:
OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
intDesignator:
1967-040A
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
40.1316
satlng:
21.5872
satalt:
133934.3105
satid:
4665
satname:
COSMOS 375 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-091S
launchDate:
1970-10-30
satlat:
61.7943
satlng:
6.104
satalt:
946.9232
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.9372
satlng:
53.7096
satalt:
35639.8402
satid:
7076
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BU
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
55.6408
satlng:
2.2209
satalt:
1523.053
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
45.997
satlng:
24.556
satalt:
22874.9776
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
54.4949
satlng:
22.3277
satalt:
29538.1689
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.8485
satlng:
13.8843
satalt:
22109.6424
satid:
10167
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-068D
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
58.8582
satlng:
11.2772
satalt:
2048.3187
satid:
10660
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077W
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
61.5337
satlng:
17.1886
satalt:
1935.8296
satid:
11132
satname:
COSMOS 1055
intDesignator:
1978-109E
launchDate:
1978-12-05
satlat:
64.9773
satlng:
6.0962
satalt:
1475.4683
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
43.1176
satlng:
20.1605
satalt:
21362.5158
satid:
12151
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-006C
launchDate:
1981-01-21
satlat:
57.9119
satlng:
11.1696
satalt:
991.1082
satid:
12679
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-070E
launchDate:
1981-08-03
satlat:
68.6958
satlng:
-6.0991
satalt:
11853.939
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
60.5714
satlng:
-9.074
satalt:
12952.7091
satid:
13573
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026FL
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
57.1636
satlng:
0.0924
satalt:
937.2582
satid:
13764
satname:
COSMOS 1432
intDesignator:
1983-002D
launchDate:
1983-01-19
satlat:
64.8233
satlng:
1.8328
satalt:
1476.5681
satid:
14592
satname:
COSMOS 1521 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-127C
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
65.7204
satlng:
-13.4615
satalt:
19125.5283
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
72.428
satlng:
-6.0591
satalt:
32283.1807
satid:
14984
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-047F
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
61.0088
satlng:
41.7965
satalt:
19147.0816
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
46.3399
satlng:
-16.8121
satalt:
29312.4201
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
45.1972
satlng:
22.9514
satalt:
17104.3611
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.6859
satlng:
28.5036
satalt:
35355.1352
satid:
15439
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-124H
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
61.3195
satlng:
4.1257
satalt:
40586.544
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.6448
satlng:
-22.4681
satalt:
33142.8447
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
61.9887
satlng:
43.9661
satalt:
39318.9491

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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