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 2026-10-15T17:09:24Z in 1.128 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 101

above:

25 results

satid:
4211
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082CA
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
56.7096
satlng:
-0.187
satalt:
854.7464
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
65.0732
satlng:
0.3686
satalt:
25085.2427
satid:
8709
satname:
UME 1 (ISS 1)
intDesignator:
1976-019A
launchDate:
1976-02-29
satlat:
62.7014
satlng:
8.9266
satalt:
1003.764
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
64.0268
satlng:
45.4466
satalt:
27388.0008
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
61.6953
satlng:
23.0029
satalt:
31143.1818
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
59.8391
satlng:
32.3319
satalt:
30965.116
satid:
11605
satname:
METEOR 2-5
intDesignator:
1979-095A
launchDate:
1979-10-31
satlat:
60.0258
satlng:
-2.959
satalt:
888.3486
satid:
12642
satname:
COSMOS 1293
intDesignator:
1981-074G
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
56.0659
satlng:
3.0811
satalt:
1458.4635
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
38.9615
satlng:
24.2047
satalt:
32345.595
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
55.9144
satlng:
39.6844
satalt:
38340.2572
satid:
16445
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118K
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
51.3182
satlng:
2.9191
satalt:
9293.4085
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.6594
satlng:
54.1512
satalt:
39260.2071
satid:
18477
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055BF
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
61.8515
satlng:
4.7258
satalt:
746.7547
satid:
18615
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014DK
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
54.4126
satlng:
-20.4194
satalt:
5001.9337
satid:
18949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1988-017D
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
58.4983
satlng:
-44.7367
satalt:
36709.7766
satid:
19807
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-75
intDesignator:
1989-014A
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
62.5027
satlng:
-46.287
satalt:
31493.119
satid:
20452
satname:
NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
intDesignator:
1990-008A
launchDate:
1990-01-24
satlat:
41.6439
satlng:
-10.8261
satalt:
21233.7917
satid:
20533
satname:
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
intDesignator:
1990-025A
launchDate:
1990-03-26
satlat:
37.1926
satlng:
-6.3454
satalt:
21189.1467
satid:
21121
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1991-012D
launchDate:
1991-02-15
satlat:
63.7901
satlng:
-52.7633
satalt:
35271.2574
satid:
21319
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052AM
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
55.2656
satlng:
-2.06
satalt:
1408.8659
satid:
21775
satname:
USA 72
intDesignator:
1991-076A
launchDate:
1991-11-08
satlat:
63.2562
satlng:
-24.3147
satalt:
11632.6467
satid:
22700
satname:
NAVSTAR 33 (USA 92)
intDesignator:
1993-042A
launchDate:
1993-06-26
satlat:
50.978
satlng:
2.547
satalt:
21207.8208
satid:
23208
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1994-050F
launchDate:
1994-08-11
satlat:
64.7482
satlng:
20.079
satalt:
19136.9158
satid:
23292
satname:
SL-12 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-118P
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
62.9245
satlng:
43.5736
satalt:
15280.7973
satid:
23622
satname:
COSMOS 2318 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1995-037C
launchDate:
1995-07-24
satlat:
62.6139
satlng:
-21.2187
satalt:
19104.5456

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 101

above:

25 results

satid:
4211
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082CA
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
56.7096
satlng:
-0.187
satalt:
854.7464
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
65.0732
satlng:
0.3686
satalt:
25085.2427
satid:
8709
satname:
UME 1 (ISS 1)
intDesignator:
1976-019A
launchDate:
1976-02-29
satlat:
62.7014
satlng:
8.9266
satalt:
1003.764
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
64.0268
satlng:
45.4466
satalt:
27388.0008
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
61.6953
satlng:
23.0029
satalt:
31143.1818
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
59.8391
satlng:
32.3319
satalt:
30965.116
satid:
11605
satname:
METEOR 2-5
intDesignator:
1979-095A
launchDate:
1979-10-31
satlat:
60.0258
satlng:
-2.959
satalt:
888.3486
satid:
12642
satname:
COSMOS 1293
intDesignator:
1981-074G
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
56.0659
satlng:
3.0811
satalt:
1458.4635
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
38.9615
satlng:
24.2047
satalt:
32345.595
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
55.9144
satlng:
39.6844
satalt:
38340.2572
satid:
16445
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118K
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
51.3182
satlng:
2.9191
satalt:
9293.4085
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.6594
satlng:
54.1512
satalt:
39260.2071
satid:
18477
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055BF
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
61.8515
satlng:
4.7258
satalt:
746.7547
satid:
18615
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014DK
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
54.4126
satlng:
-20.4194
satalt:
5001.9337
satid:
18949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1988-017D
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
58.4983
satlng:
-44.7367
satalt:
36709.7766
satid:
19807
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-75
intDesignator:
1989-014A
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
62.5027
satlng:
-46.287
satalt:
31493.119
satid:
20452
satname:
NAVSTAR 18 (USA 50)
intDesignator:
1990-008A
launchDate:
1990-01-24
satlat:
41.6439
satlng:
-10.8261
satalt:
21233.7917
satid:
20533
satname:
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
intDesignator:
1990-025A
launchDate:
1990-03-26
satlat:
37.1926
satlng:
-6.3454
satalt:
21189.1467
satid:
21121
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1991-012D
launchDate:
1991-02-15
satlat:
63.7901
satlng:
-52.7633
satalt:
35271.2574
satid:
21319
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052AM
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
55.2656
satlng:
-2.06
satalt:
1408.8659
satid:
21775
satname:
USA 72
intDesignator:
1991-076A
launchDate:
1991-11-08
satlat:
63.2562
satlng:
-24.3147
satalt:
11632.6467
satid:
22700
satname:
NAVSTAR 33 (USA 92)
intDesignator:
1993-042A
launchDate:
1993-06-26
satlat:
50.978
satlng:
2.547
satalt:
21207.8208
satid:
23208
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1994-050F
launchDate:
1994-08-11
satlat:
64.7482
satlng:
20.079
satalt:
19136.9158
satid:
23292
satname:
SL-12 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-118P
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
62.9245
satlng:
43.5736
satalt:
15280.7973
satid:
23622
satname:
COSMOS 2318 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1995-037C
launchDate:
1995-07-24
satlat:
62.6139
satlng:
-21.2187
satalt:
19104.5456

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

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

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