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 2026-09-22T18:50:28Z in 0.797 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 67
satcount:: 119

above:

25 results

satid:
273
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010C
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
57.4998
satlng:
3.6855
satalt:
2850.8368
satid:
2226
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1965-109D
launchDate:
1965-12-22
satlat:
63.1895
satlng:
15.1156
satalt:
975.3668
satid:
4756
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DE
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
59.4882
satlng:
5.961
satalt:
1093.3226
satid:
6121
satname:
COSMOS 508
intDesignator:
1972-057E
launchDate:
1972-07-20
satlat:
57.6541
satlng:
4.336
satalt:
1488.9056
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
45.0633
satlng:
37.0369
satalt:
27770.4911
satid:
7038
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
59.2073
satlng:
2.23
satalt:
1674.4193
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
43.4486
satlng:
24.4339
satalt:
22960.835
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
59.7488
satlng:
58.7314
satalt:
34712.2604
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
56.2073
satlng:
-21.8384
satalt:
20899.0309
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
60.6599
satlng:
-17.5966
satalt:
35329.5724
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
63.9742
satlng:
5.9438
satalt:
31524.5967
satid:
10567
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121J
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.9812
satlng:
12.8868
satalt:
993.6123
satid:
10894
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-047B
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
54.8812
satlng:
22.8018
satalt:
7405.4368
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
62.2686
satlng:
-1.3571
satalt:
3705.8272
satid:
12641
satname:
COSMOS 1292
intDesignator:
1981-074F
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
61.0955
satlng:
4.0107
satalt:
1477.8857
satid:
13259
satname:
COSMOS 1375
intDesignator:
1982-055A
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
60.449
satlng:
3.1213
satalt:
947.4869
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
56.0626
satlng:
51.658
satalt:
33919.8167
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.3578
satlng:
-43.6826
satalt:
37813.1011
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
60.1599
satlng:
22.6764
satalt:
38857.1913
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
43.9326
satlng:
19.9617
satalt:
13653.4973
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
45.7327
satlng:
-15.6928
satalt:
34618.7588
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.0577
satlng:
32.4482
satalt:
32143.1106
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
66.8644
satlng:
2.9981
satalt:
30070.2
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
61.0906
satlng:
33.1374
satalt:
28175.4723
satid:
15000
satname:
COSMOS 1561
intDesignator:
1984-052C
launchDate:
1984-05-28
satlat:
60.7873
satlng:
7.9907
satalt:
1474.6832

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 67
satcount:: 119

above:

25 results

satid:
273
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010C
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
57.4998
satlng:
3.6855
satalt:
2850.8368
satid:
2226
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1965-109D
launchDate:
1965-12-22
satlat:
63.1895
satlng:
15.1156
satalt:
975.3668
satid:
4756
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DE
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
59.4882
satlng:
5.961
satalt:
1093.3226
satid:
6121
satname:
COSMOS 508
intDesignator:
1972-057E
launchDate:
1972-07-20
satlat:
57.6541
satlng:
4.336
satalt:
1488.9056
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
45.0633
satlng:
37.0369
satalt:
27770.4911
satid:
7038
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
59.2073
satlng:
2.23
satalt:
1674.4193
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
43.4486
satlng:
24.4339
satalt:
22960.835
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
59.7488
satlng:
58.7314
satalt:
34712.2604
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
56.2073
satlng:
-21.8384
satalt:
20899.0309
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
60.6599
satlng:
-17.5966
satalt:
35329.5724
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
63.9742
satlng:
5.9438
satalt:
31524.5967
satid:
10567
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121J
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
63.9812
satlng:
12.8868
satalt:
993.6123
satid:
10894
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-047B
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
54.8812
satlng:
22.8018
satalt:
7405.4368
satid:
12406
satname:
KYOKKO 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-014F
launchDate:
1978-02-04
satlat:
62.2686
satlng:
-1.3571
satalt:
3705.8272
satid:
12641
satname:
COSMOS 1292
intDesignator:
1981-074F
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
61.0955
satlng:
4.0107
satalt:
1477.8857
satid:
13259
satname:
COSMOS 1375
intDesignator:
1982-055A
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
60.449
satlng:
3.1213
satalt:
947.4869
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
56.0626
satlng:
51.658
satalt:
33919.8167
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.3578
satlng:
-43.6826
satalt:
37813.1011
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
60.1599
satlng:
22.6764
satalt:
38857.1913
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
43.9326
satlng:
19.9617
satalt:
13653.4973
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
45.7327
satlng:
-15.6928
satalt:
34618.7588
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.0577
satlng:
32.4482
satalt:
32143.1106
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
66.8644
satlng:
2.9981
satalt:
30070.2
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
61.0906
satlng:
33.1374
satalt:
28175.4723
satid:
15000
satname:
COSMOS 1561
intDesignator:
1984-052C
launchDate:
1984-05-28
satlat:
60.7873
satlng:
7.9907
satalt:
1474.6832

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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Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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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