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 2026-10-16T19:05:55Z in 0.992 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 119

above:

25 results

satid:
2531
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AK
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
68.6006
satlng:
10.8816
satalt:
3663.1246
satid:
2861
satname:
SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
intDesignator:
1967-065A
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
58.6518
satlng:
2.2425
satalt:
3855.8971
satid:
4635
satname:
COSMOS 375 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-091M
launchDate:
1970-10-30
satlat:
56.0865
satlng:
6.0551
satalt:
1564.6934
satid:
4964
satname:
COSMOS 397
intDesignator:
1971-015A
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
64.869
satlng:
11.2272
satalt:
1295.7569
satid:
5042
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015P
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
65.3147
satlng:
11.2513
satalt:
1307.2753
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
64.1933
satlng:
41.8477
satalt:
32752.3868
satid:
7938
satname:
SSU 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-051D
launchDate:
1975-06-08
satlat:
64.1888
satlng:
16.6132
satalt:
1396.7929
satid:
10293
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1977-079J
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
58.0983
satlng:
2.6962
satalt:
1487.4139
satid:
10765
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BN
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
57.5148
satlng:
7.6031
satalt:
1523.8978
satid:
10893
satname:
OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
intDesignator:
1978-047A
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
62.2245
satlng:
36.01
satalt:
19014.4188
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
59.4391
satlng:
46.587
satalt:
13302.9031
satid:
12980
satname:
COSMOS 1325
intDesignator:
1981-116F
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
60.8765
satlng:
19.6229
satalt:
1576.9691
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
54.7478
satlng:
-33.2765
satalt:
34445.3768
satid:
14512
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012K
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
65.6255
satlng:
-3.9073
satalt:
3196.1152
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
52.826
satlng:
-7.4143
satalt:
31374.4315
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
58.2509
satlng:
-25.9271
satalt:
32738.606
satid:
15266
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1984-095H
launchDate:
1984-09-04
satlat:
51.7479
satlng:
26.1082
satalt:
11306.717
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
58.6571
satlng:
3.3799
satalt:
16147.3374
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.4958
satlng:
27.6613
satalt:
40397.3095
satid:
17018
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067BJ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
61.1103
satlng:
16.8621
satalt:
1348.9381
satid:
17090
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055AC
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
57.3905
satlng:
7.0464
satalt:
974.4559
satid:
17270
satname:
SL-14 DEB
intDesignator:
1986-101E
launchDate:
1986-12-18
satlat:
60.9017
satlng:
16.5448
satalt:
926.9875
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
59.7277
satlng:
55.8566
satalt:
33254.9495
satid:
18603
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010G
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
66.3978
satlng:
4.4411
satalt:
3357.1555
satid:
18949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1988-017D
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
60.9865
satlng:
-24.7084
satalt:
33268.198

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 100
satcount:: 119

above:

25 results

satid:
2531
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AK
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
68.6006
satlng:
10.8816
satalt:
3663.1246
satid:
2861
satname:
SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
intDesignator:
1967-065A
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
58.6518
satlng:
2.2425
satalt:
3855.8971
satid:
4635
satname:
COSMOS 375 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-091M
launchDate:
1970-10-30
satlat:
56.0865
satlng:
6.0551
satalt:
1564.6934
satid:
4964
satname:
COSMOS 397
intDesignator:
1971-015A
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
64.869
satlng:
11.2272
satalt:
1295.7569
satid:
5042
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015P
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
65.3147
satlng:
11.2513
satalt:
1307.2753
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
64.1933
satlng:
41.8477
satalt:
32752.3868
satid:
7938
satname:
SSU 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-051D
launchDate:
1975-06-08
satlat:
64.1888
satlng:
16.6132
satalt:
1396.7929
satid:
10293
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1977-079J
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
58.0983
satlng:
2.6962
satalt:
1487.4139
satid:
10765
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BN
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
57.5148
satlng:
7.6031
satalt:
1523.8978
satid:
10893
satname:
OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
intDesignator:
1978-047A
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
62.2245
satlng:
36.01
satalt:
19014.4188
satid:
12827
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-088F
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
59.4391
satlng:
46.587
satalt:
13302.9031
satid:
12980
satname:
COSMOS 1325
intDesignator:
1981-116F
launchDate:
1981-11-28
satlat:
60.8765
satlng:
19.6229
satalt:
1576.9691
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
54.7478
satlng:
-33.2765
satalt:
34445.3768
satid:
14512
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012K
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
65.6255
satlng:
-3.9073
satalt:
3196.1152
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
52.826
satlng:
-7.4143
satalt:
31374.4315
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
58.2509
satlng:
-25.9271
satalt:
32738.606
satid:
15266
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1984-095H
launchDate:
1984-09-04
satlat:
51.7479
satlng:
26.1082
satalt:
11306.717
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
58.6571
satlng:
3.3799
satalt:
16147.3374
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.4958
satlng:
27.6613
satalt:
40397.3095
satid:
17018
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067BJ
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
61.1103
satlng:
16.8621
satalt:
1348.9381
satid:
17090
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055AC
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
57.3905
satlng:
7.0464
satalt:
974.4559
satid:
17270
satname:
SL-14 DEB
intDesignator:
1986-101E
launchDate:
1986-12-18
satlat:
60.9017
satlng:
16.5448
satalt:
926.9875
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
59.7277
satlng:
55.8566
satalt:
33254.9495
satid:
18603
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010G
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
66.3978
satlng:
4.4411
satalt:
3357.1555
satid:
18949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1988-017D
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
60.9865
satlng:
-24.7084
satalt:
33268.198

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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