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 2026-09-27T02:12:42Z in 0.685 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 88
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
631
satname:
ATLAS AGENA B DEB
intDesignator:
1963-030E
launchDate:
1963-07-19
satlat:
70.855
satlng:
-11.7571
satalt:
3808.7667
satid:
3605
satname:
OPS 7684
intDesignator:
1968-112B
launchDate:
1968-12-12
satlat:
62.9649
satlng:
11.276
satalt:
1470.3066
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
60.1531
satlng:
15.0888
satalt:
34455.1487
satid:
6852
satname:
COSMOS 595
intDesignator:
1973-069H
launchDate:
1973-10-02
satlat:
62.3464
satlng:
-6.2753
satalt:
1493.7073
satid:
7176
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EN
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
57.5597
satlng:
8.5302
satalt:
1270.4958
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
64.2505
satlng:
-23.408
satalt:
21871.6386
satid:
9486
satname:
COSMOS 860
intDesignator:
1976-103A
launchDate:
1976-10-17
satlat:
64.1613
satlng:
12.3714
satalt:
971.9543
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
66.0849
satlng:
40.0305
satalt:
21777.921
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
43.9334
satlng:
29.3922
satalt:
20204.6526
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
58.2322
satlng:
-11.6114
satalt:
32182.8152
satid:
11303
satname:
COSMOS 1088
intDesignator:
1979-024H
launchDate:
1979-03-15
satlat:
60.8845
satlng:
12.4254
satalt:
1514.8479
satid:
12712
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BG
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
61.3087
satlng:
7.7241
satalt:
903.1037
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
65.7139
satlng:
-4.2436
satalt:
25187.9698
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
60.5891
satlng:
-39.647
satalt:
35335.4124
satid:
15271
satname:
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
intDesignator:
1984-097A
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
54.4237
satlng:
20.9857
satalt:
21075.8303
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
64.6433
satlng:
-28.8751
satalt:
19271.5993
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.5571
satlng:
15.2852
satalt:
38731.6135
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.3233
satlng:
-23.281
satalt:
35410.3182
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
59.1555
satlng:
21.5844
satalt:
23805.3008
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
50.5111
satlng:
15.6958
satalt:
36735.2115
satid:
17333
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1987-008D
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
51.6575
satlng:
20.1882
satalt:
38320.7185
satid:
18598
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088N
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
55.5735
satlng:
28.5103
satalt:
11257.1016
satid:
19120
satname:
SL-16 R/B
intDesignator:
1988-039B
launchDate:
1988-05-15
satlat:
60.3008
satlng:
0.4783
satalt:
825.022
satid:
19810
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1989-014D
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
41.3393
satlng:
12.0928
satalt:
30192.6025
satid:
20025
satname:
COSMOS 2023 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1989-039B
launchDate:
1989-05-31
satlat:
60.3408
satlng:
-36.0933
satalt:
19172.2112

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 88
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
631
satname:
ATLAS AGENA B DEB
intDesignator:
1963-030E
launchDate:
1963-07-19
satlat:
70.855
satlng:
-11.7571
satalt:
3808.7667
satid:
3605
satname:
OPS 7684
intDesignator:
1968-112B
launchDate:
1968-12-12
satlat:
62.9649
satlng:
11.276
satalt:
1470.3066
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
60.1531
satlng:
15.0888
satalt:
34455.1487
satid:
6852
satname:
COSMOS 595
intDesignator:
1973-069H
launchDate:
1973-10-02
satlat:
62.3464
satlng:
-6.2753
satalt:
1493.7073
satid:
7176
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086EN
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
57.5597
satlng:
8.5302
satalt:
1270.4958
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
64.2505
satlng:
-23.408
satalt:
21871.6386
satid:
9486
satname:
COSMOS 860
intDesignator:
1976-103A
launchDate:
1976-10-17
satlat:
64.1613
satlng:
12.3714
satalt:
971.9543
satid:
9890
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105G
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
66.0849
satlng:
40.0305
satalt:
21777.921
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
43.9334
satlng:
29.3922
satalt:
20204.6526
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
58.2322
satlng:
-11.6114
satalt:
32182.8152
satid:
11303
satname:
COSMOS 1088
intDesignator:
1979-024H
launchDate:
1979-03-15
satlat:
60.8845
satlng:
12.4254
satalt:
1514.8479
satid:
12712
satname:
COSMOS 1275 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-053BG
launchDate:
1981-06-04
satlat:
61.3087
satlng:
7.7241
satalt:
903.1037
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
65.7139
satlng:
-4.2436
satalt:
25187.9698
satid:
14884
satname:
COSMOS 1547
intDesignator:
1984-033A
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
60.5891
satlng:
-39.647
satalt:
35335.4124
satid:
15271
satname:
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
intDesignator:
1984-097A
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
54.4237
satlng:
20.9857
satalt:
21075.8303
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
64.6433
satlng:
-28.8751
satalt:
19271.5993
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
62.5571
satlng:
15.2852
satalt:
38731.6135
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
61.3233
satlng:
-23.281
satalt:
35410.3182
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
59.1555
satlng:
21.5844
satalt:
23805.3008
satid:
16402
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-117F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
50.5111
satlng:
15.6958
satalt:
36735.2115
satid:
17333
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1987-008D
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
51.6575
satlng:
20.1882
satalt:
38320.7185
satid:
18598
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088N
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
55.5735
satlng:
28.5103
satalt:
11257.1016
satid:
19120
satname:
SL-16 R/B
intDesignator:
1988-039B
launchDate:
1988-05-15
satlat:
60.3008
satlng:
0.4783
satalt:
825.022
satid:
19810
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1989-014D
launchDate:
1989-02-15
satlat:
41.3393
satlng:
12.0928
satalt:
30192.6025
satid:
20025
satname:
COSMOS 2023 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1989-039B
launchDate:
1989-05-31
satlat:
60.3408
satlng:
-36.0933
satalt:
19172.2112

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

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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