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 2026-09-23T19:02:37Z in 1.133 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 106

above:

25 results

satid:
5715
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015JS
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
64.6115
satlng:
1.9836
satalt:
1017.9031
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
52.8253
satlng:
40.3058
satalt:
30472.7325
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
53.4106
satlng:
33.7944
satalt:
29948.5472
satid:
7440
satname:
COSMOS 682
intDesignator:
1974-072F
launchDate:
1974-09-19
satlat:
63.4616
satlng:
-3.261
satalt:
1476.0958
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
61.1602
satlng:
-16.6934
satalt:
22948.0993
satid:
8818
satname:
OPS 6431
intDesignator:
1976-038A
launchDate:
1976-04-30
satlat:
57.7095
satlng:
1.1769
satalt:
858.1213
satid:
9494
satname:
COSMOS 861
intDesignator:
1976-104A
launchDate:
1976-10-21
satlat:
61.3673
satlng:
-2.3585
satalt:
950.9535
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.8087
satlng:
-19.0933
satalt:
35259.5349
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
62.896
satlng:
0.8983
satalt:
11538.5937
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
58.9268
satlng:
25.9165
satalt:
30147.3858
satid:
11697
satname:
COSMOS 1162
intDesignator:
1980-012G
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
62.7892
satlng:
-7.0143
satalt:
1514.81
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
64.3231
satlng:
3.0947
satalt:
3648.8532
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
56.9007
satlng:
45.0579
satalt:
34726.4786
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.5197
satlng:
-44.3884
satalt:
38173.905
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
60.4933
satlng:
16.892
satalt:
38995.1031
satid:
13916
satname:
COSMOS 1447
intDesignator:
1983-021A
launchDate:
1983-03-24
satlat:
63.5204
satlng:
12.3987
satalt:
1014.0072
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
51.3889
satlng:
-14.7411
satalt:
33762.5453
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.6058
satlng:
49.8228
satalt:
30050.7638
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.943
satlng:
19.4328
satalt:
27333.0371
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
67.6996
satlng:
48.1343
satalt:
24319.9506
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
49.7165
satlng:
-9.8657
satalt:
21543.6676
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
63.0679
satlng:
31.2516
satalt:
37914.7475
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
42.2459
satlng:
13.4497
satalt:
27420.2276
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
61.8214
satlng:
5.6818
satalt:
34408.5244
satid:
16445
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118K
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
50.733
satlng:
5.5969
satalt:
9284.9442

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 99
satcount:: 106

above:

25 results

satid:
5715
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015JS
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
64.6115
satlng:
1.9836
satalt:
1017.9031
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
52.8253
satlng:
40.3058
satalt:
30472.7325
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
53.4106
satlng:
33.7944
satalt:
29948.5472
satid:
7440
satname:
COSMOS 682
intDesignator:
1974-072F
launchDate:
1974-09-19
satlat:
63.4616
satlng:
-3.261
satalt:
1476.0958
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
61.1602
satlng:
-16.6934
satalt:
22948.0993
satid:
8818
satname:
OPS 6431
intDesignator:
1976-038A
launchDate:
1976-04-30
satlat:
57.7095
satlng:
1.1769
satalt:
858.1213
satid:
9494
satname:
COSMOS 861
intDesignator:
1976-104A
launchDate:
1976-10-21
satlat:
61.3673
satlng:
-2.3585
satalt:
950.9535
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.8087
satlng:
-19.0933
satalt:
35259.5349
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
62.896
satlng:
0.8983
satalt:
11538.5937
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
58.9268
satlng:
25.9165
satalt:
30147.3858
satid:
11697
satname:
COSMOS 1162
intDesignator:
1980-012G
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
62.7892
satlng:
-7.0143
satalt:
1514.81
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
64.3231
satlng:
3.0947
satalt:
3648.8532
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
56.9007
satlng:
45.0579
satalt:
34726.4786
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.5197
satlng:
-44.3884
satalt:
38173.905
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
60.4933
satlng:
16.892
satalt:
38995.1031
satid:
13916
satname:
COSMOS 1447
intDesignator:
1983-021A
launchDate:
1983-03-24
satlat:
63.5204
satlng:
12.3987
satalt:
1014.0072
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
51.3889
satlng:
-14.7411
satalt:
33762.5453
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.6058
satlng:
49.8228
satalt:
30050.7638
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.943
satlng:
19.4328
satalt:
27333.0371
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
67.6996
satlng:
48.1343
satalt:
24319.9506
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
49.7165
satlng:
-9.8657
satalt:
21543.6676
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
63.0679
satlng:
31.2516
satalt:
37914.7475
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
42.2459
satlng:
13.4497
satalt:
27420.2276
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
61.8214
satlng:
5.6818
satalt:
34408.5244
satid:
16445
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1985-118K
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
50.733
satlng:
5.5969
satalt:
9284.9442

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.
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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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