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 2026-11-12T23:34:24Z in 0.815 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 121

above:

25 results

satid:
3267
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES *
intDesignator:
1963-014CF
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
58.9135
satlng:
20.5592
satalt:
2782.0731
satid:
4644
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025AC
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
62.9223
satlng:
0.5044
satalt:
1053.8262
satid:
6267
satname:
COSMOS 532
intDesignator:
1972-087E
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
55.4607
satlng:
1.6201
satalt:
1468.1954
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
69.4627
satlng:
-7.2555
satalt:
32650.6652
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
51.7124
satlng:
7.479
satalt:
22455.5795
satid:
9016
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067C
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
57.6202
satlng:
16.2939
satalt:
1894.1236
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
49.8095
satlng:
-29.7284
satalt:
28309.7361
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
63.837
satlng:
17.2779
satalt:
21977.7098
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
44.7036
satlng:
20.3404
satalt:
20211.019
satid:
10445
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067W
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
61.4158
satlng:
14.6258
satalt:
2163.6975
satid:
11540
satname:
COSMOS 1132
intDesignator:
1979-084C
launchDate:
1979-09-25
satlat:
57.1642
satlng:
-4.8394
satalt:
1435.4115
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
39.1347
satlng:
20.7478
satalt:
21419.1067
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
49.5536
satlng:
-11.9404
satalt:
22391.8745
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
52.7174
satlng:
15.4483
satalt:
8255.8178
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
60.5303
satlng:
-3.1492
satalt:
24173.4838
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.886
satlng:
-2.6308
satalt:
25881.3655
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
67.2752
satlng:
-35.4903
satalt:
25191.3044
satid:
14259
satname:
COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-084B
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
51.1693
satlng:
42.2249
satalt:
18976.0076
satid:
14907
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121BL
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
61.1266
satlng:
2.9188
satalt:
1052.7928
satid:
15054
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1984-047H
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
48.4194
satlng:
-9.3613
satalt:
7344.271
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
66.9313
satlng:
-5.3978
satalt:
30763.1769
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.5881
satlng:
21.2136
satalt:
35599.378
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
59.0802
satlng:
21.9681
satalt:
40617.7097
satid:
19475
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126CD
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
56.8376
satlng:
4.6272
satalt:
1128.3477
satid:
19810
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1989-014D
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
58.0395
satlng:
25.3542
satalt:
38404.5222

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 121

above:

25 results

satid:
3267
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES *
intDesignator:
1963-014CF
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
58.9135
satlng:
20.5592
satalt:
2782.0731
satid:
4644
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025AC
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
62.9223
satlng:
0.5044
satalt:
1053.8262
satid:
6267
satname:
COSMOS 532
intDesignator:
1972-087E
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
55.4607
satlng:
1.6201
satalt:
1468.1954
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
69.4627
satlng:
-7.2555
satalt:
32650.6652
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
51.7124
satlng:
7.479
satalt:
22455.5795
satid:
9016
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067C
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
57.6202
satlng:
16.2939
satalt:
1894.1236
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
49.8095
satlng:
-29.7284
satalt:
28309.7361
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
63.837
satlng:
17.2779
satalt:
21977.7098
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
44.7036
satlng:
20.3404
satalt:
20211.019
satid:
10445
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067W
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
61.4158
satlng:
14.6258
satalt:
2163.6975
satid:
11540
satname:
COSMOS 1132
intDesignator:
1979-084C
launchDate:
1979-09-25
satlat:
57.1642
satlng:
-4.8394
satalt:
1435.4115
satid:
11690
satname:
OPS 5117 (NAVSTAR 5)
intDesignator:
1980-011A
launchDate:
1980-02-09
satlat:
39.1347
satlng:
20.7478
satalt:
21419.1067
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
49.5536
satlng:
-11.9404
satalt:
22391.8745
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
52.7174
satlng:
15.4483
satalt:
8255.8178
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
60.5303
satlng:
-3.1492
satalt:
24173.4838
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.886
satlng:
-2.6308
satalt:
25881.3655
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
67.2752
satlng:
-35.4903
satalt:
25191.3044
satid:
14259
satname:
COSMOS 1491 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1983-084B
launchDate:
1983-08-10
satlat:
51.1693
satlng:
42.2249
satalt:
18976.0076
satid:
14907
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121BL
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
61.1266
satlng:
2.9188
satalt:
1052.7928
satid:
15054
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1984-047H
launchDate:
1984-05-19
satlat:
48.4194
satlng:
-9.3613
satalt:
7344.271
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
66.9313
satlng:
-5.3978
satalt:
30763.1769
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.5881
satlng:
21.2136
satalt:
35599.378
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
59.0802
satlng:
21.9681
satalt:
40617.7097
satid:
19475
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126CD
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
56.8376
satlng:
4.6272
satalt:
1128.3477
satid:
19810
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1989-014D
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
58.0395
satlng:
25.3542
satalt:
38404.5222

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

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