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 2026-09-27T08:05:29Z in 0.699 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 55
satcount:: 128

above:

25 results

satid:
1502
satname:
SCOUT B R/B
intDesignator:
1965-063B
launchDate:
1965-08-10
satlat:
57.0206
satlng:
7.5499
satalt:
1209.445
satid:
5010
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015D
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
61.9755
satlng:
11.5334
satalt:
1337.6356
satid:
6197
satname:
EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
intDesignator:
1972-073A
launchDate:
1972-09-23
satlat:
59.0474
satlng:
-8.1689
satalt:
228612.7321
satid:
7028
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086U
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.2
satlng:
12.3306
satalt:
1648.0981
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
55.2508
satlng:
12.0706
satalt:
23053.1461
satid:
8292
satname:
COSMOS 768
intDesignator:
1975-086H
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
57.109
satlng:
5.1187
satalt:
1481.0012
satid:
8307
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089BQ
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
58.503
satlng:
10.2512
satalt:
1432.1001
satid:
9895
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105M
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
62.2319
satlng:
12.4452
satalt:
20675.3864
satid:
10445
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067W
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.551
satlng:
-4.5501
satalt:
2162.7423
satid:
10714
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077AK
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
65.3172
satlng:
3.3585
satalt:
2091.5066
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
61.5155
satlng:
27.3575
satalt:
13503.4412
satid:
11847
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-050B
launchDate:
1980-06-14
satlat:
67.9231
satlng:
-24.0412
satalt:
27595.4275
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
62.6789
satlng:
-50.7506
satalt:
35883.1838
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
70.3673
satlng:
38.6798
satalt:
31038.0671
satid:
12680
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-071D
launchDate:
1981-08-04
satlat:
64.4016
satlng:
32.3988
satalt:
7892.8449
satid:
13001
satname:
RADIO 7
intDesignator:
1981-120E
launchDate:
1981-12-17
satlat:
56.1283
satlng:
9.0554
satalt:
1633.6714
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
58.2252
satlng:
21.3328
satalt:
30736.7467
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
65.7959
satlng:
2.2884
satalt:
33023.7407
satid:
13462
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053FJ
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
60.8123
satlng:
8.7174
satalt:
1114.0459
satid:
13575
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026FN
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
58.2792
satlng:
4.3288
satalt:
871.0794
satid:
13610
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-100H
launchDate:
1982-10-12
satlat:
55.317
satlng:
-22.9
satalt:
19080.6553
satid:
13908
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088H
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
62.0379
satlng:
41.7191
satalt:
12092.3273
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
60.9713
satlng:
2.2435
satalt:
20425.5177
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
58.2558
satlng:
2.1782
satalt:
28280.7573
satid:
16396
satname:
COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-118A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
55.0735
satlng:
-26.1847
satalt:
19134.9957

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 55
satcount:: 128

above:

25 results

satid:
1502
satname:
SCOUT B R/B
intDesignator:
1965-063B
launchDate:
1965-08-10
satlat:
57.0206
satlng:
7.5499
satalt:
1209.445
satid:
5010
satname:
COSMOS 397 DEB
intDesignator:
1971-015D
launchDate:
1971-02-25
satlat:
61.9755
satlng:
11.5334
satalt:
1337.6356
satid:
6197
satname:
EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
intDesignator:
1972-073A
launchDate:
1972-09-23
satlat:
59.0474
satlng:
-8.1689
satalt:
228612.7321
satid:
7028
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086U
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.2
satlng:
12.3306
satalt:
1648.0981
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
55.2508
satlng:
12.0706
satalt:
23053.1461
satid:
8292
satname:
COSMOS 768
intDesignator:
1975-086H
launchDate:
1975-09-17
satlat:
57.109
satlng:
5.1187
satalt:
1481.0012
satid:
8307
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089BQ
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
58.503
satlng:
10.2512
satalt:
1432.1001
satid:
9895
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105M
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
62.2319
satlng:
12.4452
satalt:
20675.3864
satid:
10445
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067W
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.551
satlng:
-4.5501
satalt:
2162.7423
satid:
10714
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077AK
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
65.3172
satlng:
3.3585
satalt:
2091.5066
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
61.5155
satlng:
27.3575
satalt:
13503.4412
satid:
11847
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-050B
launchDate:
1980-06-14
satlat:
67.9231
satlng:
-24.0412
satalt:
27595.4275
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
62.6789
satlng:
-50.7506
satalt:
35883.1838
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
70.3673
satlng:
38.6798
satalt:
31038.0671
satid:
12680
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-071D
launchDate:
1981-08-04
satlat:
64.4016
satlng:
32.3988
satalt:
7892.8449
satid:
13001
satname:
RADIO 7
intDesignator:
1981-120E
launchDate:
1981-12-17
satlat:
56.1283
satlng:
9.0554
satalt:
1633.6714
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
58.2252
satlng:
21.3328
satalt:
30736.7467
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
65.7959
satlng:
2.2884
satalt:
33023.7407
satid:
13462
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053FJ
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
60.8123
satlng:
8.7174
satalt:
1114.0459
satid:
13575
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026FN
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
58.2792
satlng:
4.3288
satalt:
871.0794
satid:
13610
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-100H
launchDate:
1982-10-12
satlat:
55.317
satlng:
-22.9
satalt:
19080.6553
satid:
13908
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088H
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
62.0379
satlng:
41.7191
satalt:
12092.3273
satid:
14189
satname:
OPS 9794 (NAVSTAR 8)
intDesignator:
1983-072A
launchDate:
1983-07-14
satlat:
60.9713
satlng:
2.2435
satalt:
20425.5177
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
58.2558
satlng:
2.1782
satalt:
28280.7573
satid:
16396
satname:
COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-118A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
55.0735
satlng:
-26.1847
satalt:
19134.9957

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.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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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