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 2026-09-23T23:06:05Z in 2.460 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 96
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
246
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015CB
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.1501
satlng:
14.4767
satalt:
908.961
satid:
574
satname:
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
intDesignator:
1963-014A
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
63.8312
satlng:
11.8213
satalt:
3660.3825
satid:
3239
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014BD
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
70.9192
satlng:
10.1102
satalt:
3661.4165
satid:
3788
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-097BA
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
61.9875
satlng:
10.6246
satalt:
1403.9762
satid:
6842
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015KP
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.9151
satlng:
15.6029
satalt:
1093.3356
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.1211
satlng:
37.9507
satalt:
36737.1203
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
50.1898
satlng:
30.4811
satalt:
33711.7728
satid:
10893
satname:
OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
intDesignator:
1978-047A
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
56.5986
satlng:
-28.5017
satalt:
18806.5885
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
58.1022
satlng:
38.9741
satalt:
32096.2472
satid:
11085
satname:
RADIO 1
intDesignator:
1978-100B
launchDate:
1978-10-26
satlat:
66.0954
satlng:
18.3192
satalt:
1703.9464
satid:
12319
satname:
COSMOS 1249
intDesignator:
1981-021A
launchDate:
1981-03-05
satlat:
64.155
satlng:
1.4742
satalt:
990.7204
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
57.6283
satlng:
7.086
satalt:
16986.1154
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
54.9153
satlng:
1.2488
satalt:
17033.2898
satid:
14474
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089EQ
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
65.8274
satlng:
-3.3655
satalt:
1813.684
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
59.654
satlng:
39.043
satalt:
26984.6087
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
61.625
satlng:
0.6491
satalt:
39080.8865
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
47.241
satlng:
31.7961
satalt:
25103.5622
satid:
15271
satname:
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
intDesignator:
1984-097A
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
59.4401
satlng:
54.8155
satalt:
21140.5044
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
51.0799
satlng:
25.1196
satalt:
34364.587
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.9594
satlng:
-3.168
satalt:
40314.5345
satid:
16396
satname:
COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-118A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
42.3068
satlng:
-4.467
satalt:
19166.8185
satid:
16404
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-118F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
47.3994
satlng:
0.2961
satalt:
19119.3443
satid:
16592
satname:
ATLAS H R/B
intDesignator:
1986-014B
launchDate:
1986-02-09
satlat:
61.2931
satlng:
4.8158
satalt:
879.0008
satid:
18356
satname:
COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1987-079B
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
65.0004
satlng:
43.0795
satalt:
19170.4948
satid:
18957
satname:
COSMOS 1932
intDesignator:
1988-019A
launchDate:
1988-03-14
satlat:
63.9637
satlng:
-0.5579
satalt:
992.7191

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 96
satcount:: 103

above:

25 results

satid:
246
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015CB
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.1501
satlng:
14.4767
satalt:
908.961
satid:
574
satname:
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
intDesignator:
1963-014A
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
63.8312
satlng:
11.8213
satalt:
3660.3825
satid:
3239
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014BD
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
70.9192
satlng:
10.1102
satalt:
3661.4165
satid:
3788
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-097BA
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
61.9875
satlng:
10.6246
satalt:
1403.9762
satid:
6842
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015KP
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
61.9151
satlng:
15.6029
satalt:
1093.3356
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.1211
satlng:
37.9507
satalt:
36737.1203
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
50.1898
satlng:
30.4811
satalt:
33711.7728
satid:
10893
satname:
OPS 5112 (NAVSTAR 2)
intDesignator:
1978-047A
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
56.5986
satlng:
-28.5017
satalt:
18806.5885
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
58.1022
satlng:
38.9741
satalt:
32096.2472
satid:
11085
satname:
RADIO 1
intDesignator:
1978-100B
launchDate:
1978-10-26
satlat:
66.0954
satlng:
18.3192
satalt:
1703.9464
satid:
12319
satname:
COSMOS 1249
intDesignator:
1981-021A
launchDate:
1981-03-05
satlat:
64.155
satlng:
1.4742
satalt:
990.7204
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
57.6283
satlng:
7.086
satalt:
16986.1154
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
54.9153
satlng:
1.2488
satalt:
17033.2898
satid:
14474
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089EQ
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
65.8274
satlng:
-3.3655
satalt:
1813.684
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
59.654
satlng:
39.043
satalt:
26984.6087
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
61.625
satlng:
0.6491
satalt:
39080.8865
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
47.241
satlng:
31.7961
satalt:
25103.5622
satid:
15271
satname:
NAVSTAR 10 (USA 5)
intDesignator:
1984-097A
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
59.4401
satlng:
54.8155
satalt:
21140.5044
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
51.0799
satlng:
25.1196
satalt:
34364.587
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.9594
satlng:
-3.168
satalt:
40314.5345
satid:
16396
satname:
COSMOS 1710 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1985-118A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
42.3068
satlng:
-4.467
satalt:
19166.8185
satid:
16404
satname:
SL-12 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-118F
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
47.3994
satlng:
0.2961
satalt:
19119.3443
satid:
16592
satname:
ATLAS H R/B
intDesignator:
1986-014B
launchDate:
1986-02-09
satlat:
61.2931
satlng:
4.8158
satalt:
879.0008
satid:
18356
satname:
COSMOS 1884 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1987-079B
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
65.0004
satlng:
43.0795
satalt:
19170.4948
satid:
18957
satname:
COSMOS 1932
intDesignator:
1988-019A
launchDate:
1988-03-14
satlat:
63.9637
satlng:
-0.5579
satalt:
992.7191

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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