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 2026-09-23T19:08:47Z in 0.930 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 96
satcount:: 122

above:

25 results

satid:
478
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015FQ
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
63.8641
satlng:
5.0232
satalt:
606.2862
satid:
3315
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1968-055B
launchDate:
1968-07-04
satlat:
55.6109
satlng:
16.0077
satalt:
4908.7832
satid:
4419
satname:
METEOR 1-5
intDesignator:
1970-047A
launchDate:
1970-06-23
satlat:
66.7344
satlng:
7.7167
satalt:
822.5437
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
53.9202
satlng:
40.051
satalt:
30827.8851
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
54.18
satlng:
33.6821
satalt:
30542.9304
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
61.8111
satlng:
60.1814
satalt:
36049.4517
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
62.5388
satlng:
-14.8097
satalt:
23598.0547
satid:
7714
satname:
METEOR 1-21
intDesignator:
1975-023A
launchDate:
1975-04-01
satlat:
62.7798
satlng:
5.9049
satalt:
858.6177
satid:
9655
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126M
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
65.3799
satlng:
4.9688
satalt:
663.15
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
62.4907
satlng:
-18.9544
satalt:
35194.0472
satid:
9955
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126AV
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
60.1035
satlng:
10.2463
satalt:
884.8963
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.624
satlng:
8.6769
satalt:
12427.2547
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
59.5028
satlng:
26.2452
satalt:
30643.2446
satid:
12091
satname:
COSMOS 1226
intDesignator:
1980-099A
launchDate:
1980-12-10
satlat:
62.8495
satlng:
14.9463
satalt:
989.8587
satid:
12111
satname:
COSMOS 1232
intDesignator:
1980-102E
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
67.3582
satlng:
3.7847
satalt:
1466.5176
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
65.7804
satlng:
30.964
satalt:
3450.6099
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
56.4201
satlng:
44.937
satalt:
34264.7756
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.5675
satlng:
-44.2373
satalt:
38323.6196
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
60.205
satlng:
16.7694
satalt:
38875.3153
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
52.3298
satlng:
-15.3092
satalt:
33555.2192
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.5973
satlng:
52.4348
satalt:
29624.2118
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.2287
satlng:
22.5349
satalt:
26769.6979
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
68.5954
satlng:
51.1646
satalt:
23621.1289
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
51.0227
satlng:
-9.3256
satalt:
22507.3646
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
63.1149
satlng:
31.3939
satalt:
37996.4146

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 96
satcount:: 122

above:

25 results

satid:
478
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015FQ
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
63.8641
satlng:
5.0232
satalt:
606.2862
satid:
3315
satname:
DELTA 1 R/B
intDesignator:
1968-055B
launchDate:
1968-07-04
satlat:
55.6109
satlng:
16.0077
satalt:
4908.7832
satid:
4419
satname:
METEOR 1-5
intDesignator:
1970-047A
launchDate:
1970-06-23
satlat:
66.7344
satlng:
7.7167
satalt:
822.5437
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
53.9202
satlng:
40.051
satalt:
30827.8851
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
54.18
satlng:
33.6821
satalt:
30542.9304
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
61.8111
satlng:
60.1814
satalt:
36049.4517
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
62.5388
satlng:
-14.8097
satalt:
23598.0547
satid:
7714
satname:
METEOR 1-21
intDesignator:
1975-023A
launchDate:
1975-04-01
satlat:
62.7798
satlng:
5.9049
satalt:
858.6177
satid:
9655
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126M
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
65.3799
satlng:
4.9688
satalt:
663.15
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
62.4907
satlng:
-18.9544
satalt:
35194.0472
satid:
9955
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126AV
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
60.1035
satlng:
10.2463
satalt:
884.8963
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
63.624
satlng:
8.6769
satalt:
12427.2547
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
59.5028
satlng:
26.2452
satalt:
30643.2446
satid:
12091
satname:
COSMOS 1226
intDesignator:
1980-099A
launchDate:
1980-12-10
satlat:
62.8495
satlng:
14.9463
satalt:
989.8587
satid:
12111
satname:
COSMOS 1232
intDesignator:
1980-102E
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
67.3582
satlng:
3.7847
satalt:
1466.5176
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
65.7804
satlng:
30.964
satalt:
3450.6099
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
56.4201
satlng:
44.937
satalt:
34264.7756
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.5675
satlng:
-44.2373
satalt:
38323.6196
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
60.205
satlng:
16.7694
satalt:
38875.3153
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
52.3298
satlng:
-15.3092
satalt:
33555.2192
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.5973
satlng:
52.4348
satalt:
29624.2118
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
70.2287
satlng:
22.5349
satalt:
26769.6979
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
68.5954
satlng:
51.1646
satalt:
23621.1289
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
51.0227
satlng:
-9.3256
satalt:
22507.3646
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
63.1149
satlng:
31.3939
satalt:
37996.4146

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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