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 2026-09-26T07:28:01Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 80
satcount:: 140

above:

25 results

satid:
3392
satname:
SCOUT B DEB
intDesignator:
1968-066H
launchDate:
1968-08-08
satlat:
56.0633
satlng:
14.6363
satalt:
1024.4929
satid:
4578
satname:
COSMOS 371
intDesignator:
1970-083A
launchDate:
1970-10-12
satlat:
60.2942
satlng:
17.0952
satalt:
718.9196
satid:
5028
satname:
COSMOS 374 DEB *
intDesignator:
1970-089Z
launchDate:
1970-10-23
satlat:
55.833
satlng:
18.2274
satalt:
1704.9589
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.4516
satlng:
-12.9161
satalt:
34943.1847
satid:
5265
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1965-065Q
launchDate:
1965-08-13
satlat:
57.2697
satlng:
12.7854
satalt:
1091.4124
satid:
6266
satname:
COSMOS 531
intDesignator:
1972-087D
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
60.4417
satlng:
15.1707
satalt:
1431.4328
satid:
7052
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AU
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.9864
satlng:
14.7295
satalt:
1512.0567
satid:
8289
satname:
COSMOS 765
intDesignator:
1975-086E
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
57.6736
satlng:
16.3721
satalt:
1547.4658
satid:
8599
satname:
NTS 1 AKM
intDesignator:
1974-054C
launchDate:
1974-07-14
satlat:
54.9092
satlng:
39.8295
satalt:
13511.7839
satid:
9495
satname:
COSMOS 862
intDesignator:
1976-105A
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
69.6512
satlng:
26.554
satalt:
8250.7254
satid:
9976
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GF
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
54.9669
satlng:
15.7607
satalt:
1523.9998
satid:
11298
satname:
COSMOS 1083
intDesignator:
1979-024C
launchDate:
1979-03-15
satlat:
58.4097
satlng:
4.3325
satalt:
1463.0344
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
73.4081
satlng:
11.6676
satalt:
28405.3961
satid:
12894
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031G
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
69.2976
satlng:
50.2663
satalt:
13589.7794
satid:
12933
satname:
COSMOS 1317
intDesignator:
1981-108A
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
64.8839
satlng:
38.8775
satalt:
19722.4008
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
57.1227
satlng:
2.0301
satalt:
33761.0159
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
54.2433
satlng:
24.3188
satalt:
26897.6396
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.2324
satlng:
-10.6415
satalt:
29721.6515
satid:
13298
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-064D
launchDate:
1982-06-25
satlat:
57.9275
satlng:
-3.0422
satalt:
5770.0729
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
63.0422
satlng:
29.7838
satalt:
20455.6057
satid:
14238
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1983-078B
launchDate:
1983-07-31
satlat:
63.3282
satlng:
35.1771
satalt:
30015.0085
satid:
14813
satname:
SL-8 DEB *
intDesignator:
1983-079C
launchDate:
1983-08-03
satlat:
58.7533
satlng:
8.254
satalt:
726.3685
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
49.1958
satlng:
-3.5431
satalt:
21728.8916
satid:
15697
satname:
COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-037A
launchDate:
1985-05-17
satlat:
44.5569
satlng:
-17.3015
satalt:
19058.1122
satid:
15698
satname:
COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-037B
launchDate:
1985-05-17
satlat:
64.0114
satlng:
28.2778
satalt:
19116.479

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 80
satcount:: 140

above:

25 results

satid:
3392
satname:
SCOUT B DEB
intDesignator:
1968-066H
launchDate:
1968-08-08
satlat:
56.0633
satlng:
14.6363
satalt:
1024.4929
satid:
4578
satname:
COSMOS 371
intDesignator:
1970-083A
launchDate:
1970-10-12
satlat:
60.2942
satlng:
17.0952
satalt:
718.9196
satid:
5028
satname:
COSMOS 374 DEB *
intDesignator:
1970-089Z
launchDate:
1970-10-23
satlat:
55.833
satlng:
18.2274
satalt:
1704.9589
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
62.4516
satlng:
-12.9161
satalt:
34943.1847
satid:
5265
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1965-065Q
launchDate:
1965-08-13
satlat:
57.2697
satlng:
12.7854
satalt:
1091.4124
satid:
6266
satname:
COSMOS 531
intDesignator:
1972-087D
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
60.4417
satlng:
15.1707
satalt:
1431.4328
satid:
7052
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AU
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.9864
satlng:
14.7295
satalt:
1512.0567
satid:
8289
satname:
COSMOS 765
intDesignator:
1975-086E
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
57.6736
satlng:
16.3721
satalt:
1547.4658
satid:
8599
satname:
NTS 1 AKM
intDesignator:
1974-054C
launchDate:
1974-07-14
satlat:
54.9092
satlng:
39.8295
satalt:
13511.7839
satid:
9495
satname:
COSMOS 862
intDesignator:
1976-105A
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
69.6512
satlng:
26.554
satalt:
8250.7254
satid:
9976
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GF
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
54.9669
satlng:
15.7607
satalt:
1523.9998
satid:
11298
satname:
COSMOS 1083
intDesignator:
1979-024C
launchDate:
1979-03-15
satlat:
58.4097
satlng:
4.3325
satalt:
1463.0344
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
73.4081
satlng:
11.6676
satalt:
28405.3961
satid:
12894
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031G
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
69.2976
satlng:
50.2663
satalt:
13589.7794
satid:
12933
satname:
COSMOS 1317
intDesignator:
1981-108A
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
64.8839
satlng:
38.8775
satalt:
19722.4008
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
57.1227
satlng:
2.0301
satalt:
33761.0159
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
54.2433
satlng:
24.3188
satalt:
26897.6396
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
71.2324
satlng:
-10.6415
satalt:
29721.6515
satid:
13298
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-064D
launchDate:
1982-06-25
satlat:
57.9275
satlng:
-3.0422
satalt:
5770.0729
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
63.0422
satlng:
29.7838
satalt:
20455.6057
satid:
14238
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1983-078B
launchDate:
1983-07-31
satlat:
63.3282
satlng:
35.1771
satalt:
30015.0085
satid:
14813
satname:
SL-8 DEB *
intDesignator:
1983-079C
launchDate:
1983-08-03
satlat:
58.7533
satlng:
8.254
satalt:
726.3685
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
49.1958
satlng:
-3.5431
satalt:
21728.8916
satid:
15697
satname:
COSMOS 1650 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-037A
launchDate:
1985-05-17
satlat:
44.5569
satlng:
-17.3015
satalt:
19058.1122
satid:
15698
satname:
COSMOS 1651 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-037B
launchDate:
1985-05-17
satlat:
64.0114
satlng:
28.2778
satalt:
19116.479

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

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.
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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.

Source-specific next step

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

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