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 2026-09-24T20:05:43Z in 0.668 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 68
satcount:: 95

above:

25 results

satid:
5390
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025KV
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
58.4386
satlng:
2.2347
satalt:
910.7069
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
65.5343
satlng:
48.1905
satalt:
33759.5465
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
62.2979
satlng:
43.8885
satalt:
36963.714
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
68.9605
satlng:
11.2672
satalt:
29021.1791
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
54.6934
satlng:
27.9044
satalt:
13844.7219
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
60.8878
satlng:
53.4375
satalt:
30159.6448
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
67.5105
satlng:
-14.9169
satalt:
33811.0109
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
60.5334
satlng:
7.565
satalt:
30785.6928
satid:
10447
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067Y
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
63.9838
satlng:
8.456
satalt:
1441.5402
satid:
10765
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BN
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
65.3739
satlng:
1.6768
satalt:
1590.3732
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
52.5799
satlng:
-15.6452
satalt:
18511.3357
satid:
12227
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026BU
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
61.4764
satlng:
10.0113
satalt:
606.1909
satid:
13163
satname:
COSMOS 1360
intDesignator:
1982-040D
launchDate:
1982-05-06
satlat:
62.4464
satlng:
14.8025
satalt:
1491.3486
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
53.2108
satlng:
37.411
satalt:
31294.4093
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.0581
satlng:
-44.2775
satalt:
38811.0467
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
58.0792
satlng:
9.7309
satalt:
37734.5953
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
64.8039
satlng:
-9.0072
satalt:
28919.52
satid:
14608
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1983-127H
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
49.2541
satlng:
15.8623
satalt:
10803.7823
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
60.2443
satlng:
-0.4524
satalt:
31633.0566
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
60.4649
satlng:
45.757
satalt:
36003.2864
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
47.8651
satlng:
3.6068
satalt:
32026.8677
satid:
16624
satname:
USA 16
intDesignator:
1986-014E
launchDate:
1986-02-09
satlat:
62.1517
satlng:
7.4137
satalt:
448.2937
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.0788
satlng:
57.0362
satalt:
35458.2427
satid:
17506
satname:
USA 21
intDesignator:
1987-015A
launchDate:
1987-02-12
satlat:
59.7222
satlng:
54.9435
satalt:
38654.3776
satid:
17587
satname:
COSMOS 1832
intDesignator:
1987-026F
launchDate:
1987-03-13
satlat:
56.4043
satlng:
1.4155
satalt:
1420.7368

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 68
satcount:: 95

above:

25 results

satid:
5390
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025KV
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
58.4386
satlng:
2.2347
satalt:
910.7069
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
65.5343
satlng:
48.1905
satalt:
33759.5465
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
62.2979
satlng:
43.8885
satalt:
36963.714
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
68.9605
satlng:
11.2672
satalt:
29021.1791
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
54.6934
satlng:
27.9044
satalt:
13844.7219
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
60.8878
satlng:
53.4375
satalt:
30159.6448
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
67.5105
satlng:
-14.9169
satalt:
33811.0109
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
60.5334
satlng:
7.565
satalt:
30785.6928
satid:
10447
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067Y
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
63.9838
satlng:
8.456
satalt:
1441.5402
satid:
10765
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BN
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
65.3739
satlng:
1.6768
satalt:
1590.3732
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
52.5799
satlng:
-15.6452
satalt:
18511.3357
satid:
12227
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026BU
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
61.4764
satlng:
10.0113
satalt:
606.1909
satid:
13163
satname:
COSMOS 1360
intDesignator:
1982-040D
launchDate:
1982-05-06
satlat:
62.4464
satlng:
14.8025
satalt:
1491.3486
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
53.2108
satlng:
37.411
satalt:
31294.4093
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.0581
satlng:
-44.2775
satalt:
38811.0467
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
58.0792
satlng:
9.7309
satalt:
37734.5953
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
64.8039
satlng:
-9.0072
satalt:
28919.52
satid:
14608
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1983-127H
launchDate:
1983-12-29
satlat:
49.2541
satlng:
15.8623
satalt:
10803.7823
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
60.2443
satlng:
-0.4524
satalt:
31633.0566
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
60.4649
satlng:
45.757
satalt:
36003.2864
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
47.8651
satlng:
3.6068
satalt:
32026.8677
satid:
16624
satname:
USA 16
intDesignator:
1986-014E
launchDate:
1986-02-09
satlat:
62.1517
satlng:
7.4137
satalt:
448.2937
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.0788
satlng:
57.0362
satalt:
35458.2427
satid:
17506
satname:
USA 21
intDesignator:
1987-015A
launchDate:
1987-02-12
satlat:
59.7222
satlng:
54.9435
satalt:
38654.3776
satid:
17587
satname:
COSMOS 1832
intDesignator:
1987-026F
launchDate:
1987-03-13
satlat:
56.4043
satlng:
1.4155
satalt:
1420.7368

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the find_satellites_above lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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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.

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

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