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 2026-11-10T15:05:01Z in 0.749 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 75
satcount:: 97

above:

25 results

satid:
649
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015HA
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
60.4782
satlng:
10.4755
satalt:
1451.8463
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
52.9931
satlng:
-3.7452
satalt:
4190.235
satid:
2411
satname:
SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
intDesignator:
1966-077B
launchDate:
1966-08-19
satlat:
61.9618
satlng:
2.4873
satalt:
3707.5264
satid:
6192
satname:
COSMOS 520
intDesignator:
1972-072A
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
60.9458
satlng:
-19.5449
satalt:
18408.2194
satid:
7026
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086S
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
60.6427
satlng:
2.8111
satalt:
1441.8218
satid:
7059
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.5791
satlng:
-3.4081
satalt:
1538.9546
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
68.5916
satlng:
27.1621
satalt:
28122.6539
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
54.5264
satlng:
-19.7743
satalt:
33484.3831
satid:
8890
satname:
COSMOS 826
intDesignator:
1976-054B
launchDate:
1976-06-15
satlat:
61.6312
satlng:
4.6301
satalt:
1551.834
satid:
9954
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB *
intDesignator:
1976-126AU
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
64.2466
satlng:
0.1569
satalt:
1544.2292
satid:
10454
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AF
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.7208
satlng:
6.7819
satalt:
1250.8235
satid:
10620
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AU
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
58.6089
satlng:
9.5402
satalt:
2017.2465
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
62.1576
satlng:
34.1214
satalt:
15145.2794
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
55.784
satlng:
22.7778
satalt:
27733.5531
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
62.8402
satlng:
32.0569
satalt:
15786.5013
satid:
12643
satname:
COSMOS 1294
intDesignator:
1981-074H
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
62.5154
satlng:
9.5564
satalt:
1433.1362
satid:
12731
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BY
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
61.0736
satlng:
9.3537
satalt:
921.0121
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
52.5593
satlng:
18.7437
satalt:
29873.5277
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
58.702
satlng:
-25.5633
satalt:
12469.7442
satid:
14473
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GQ
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
59.6219
satlng:
9.493
satalt:
1337.697
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
57.9459
satlng:
47.6415
satalt:
39474.849
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.4266
satlng:
52.595
satalt:
39447.201
satid:
19169
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-043G
launchDate:
1988-05-21
satlat:
65.4616
satlng:
31.0473
satalt:
14022.3067
satid:
19316
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077FK
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.9262
satlng:
8.0794
satalt:
1572.0939
satid:
20061
satname:
NAVSTAR 14 (USA 38)
intDesignator:
1989-044A
launchDate:
1989-06-10
satlat:
53.1064
satlng:
41.3564
satalt:
21322.1724

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 75
satcount:: 97

above:

25 results

satid:
649
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015HA
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
60.4782
satlng:
10.4755
satalt:
1451.8463
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
52.9931
satlng:
-3.7452
satalt:
4190.235
satid:
2411
satname:
SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
intDesignator:
1966-077B
launchDate:
1966-08-19
satlat:
61.9618
satlng:
2.4873
satalt:
3707.5264
satid:
6192
satname:
COSMOS 520
intDesignator:
1972-072A
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
60.9458
satlng:
-19.5449
satalt:
18408.2194
satid:
7026
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086S
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
60.6427
satlng:
2.8111
satalt:
1441.8218
satid:
7059
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BB
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
66.5791
satlng:
-3.4081
satalt:
1538.9546
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
68.5916
satlng:
27.1621
satalt:
28122.6539
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
54.5264
satlng:
-19.7743
satalt:
33484.3831
satid:
8890
satname:
COSMOS 826
intDesignator:
1976-054B
launchDate:
1976-06-15
satlat:
61.6312
satlng:
4.6301
satalt:
1551.834
satid:
9954
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB *
intDesignator:
1976-126AU
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
64.2466
satlng:
0.1569
satalt:
1544.2292
satid:
10454
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AF
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
65.7208
satlng:
6.7819
satalt:
1250.8235
satid:
10620
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AU
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
58.6089
satlng:
9.5402
satalt:
2017.2465
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
62.1576
satlng:
34.1214
satalt:
15145.2794
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
55.784
satlng:
22.7778
satalt:
27733.5531
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
62.8402
satlng:
32.0569
satalt:
15786.5013
satid:
12643
satname:
COSMOS 1294
intDesignator:
1981-074H
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
62.5154
satlng:
9.5564
satalt:
1433.1362
satid:
12731
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BY
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
61.0736
satlng:
9.3537
satalt:
921.0121
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
52.5593
satlng:
18.7437
satalt:
29873.5277
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
58.702
satlng:
-25.5633
satalt:
12469.7442
satid:
14473
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GQ
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
59.6219
satlng:
9.493
satalt:
1337.697
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
57.9459
satlng:
47.6415
satalt:
39474.849
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
61.4266
satlng:
52.595
satalt:
39447.201
satid:
19169
satname:
SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)
intDesignator:
1988-043G
launchDate:
1988-05-21
satlat:
65.4616
satlng:
31.0473
satalt:
14022.3067
satid:
19316
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077FK
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.9262
satlng:
8.0794
satalt:
1572.0939
satid:
20061
satname:
NAVSTAR 14 (USA 38)
intDesignator:
1989-044A
launchDate:
1989-06-10
satlat:
53.1064
satlng:
41.3564
satalt:
21322.1724

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

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