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 2026-10-15T16:19:07Z in 1.984 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 96
satcount:: 118

above:

25 results

satid:
273
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010C
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
63.7171
satlng:
17.1176
satalt:
2781.3625
satid:
837
satname:
OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
intDesignator:
1964-040B
launchDate:
1964-07-17
satlat:
42.4519
satlng:
-27.1359
satalt:
122249.8522
satid:
2362
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014M
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
67.3418
satlng:
33.965
satalt:
6029.316
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.5616
satlng:
7.9664
satalt:
4159.4592
satid:
2403
satname:
OPS 0856
intDesignator:
1966-077A
launchDate:
1966-08-19
satlat:
73.8244
satlng:
7.7209
satalt:
3700.7399
satid:
2411
satname:
SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
intDesignator:
1966-077B
launchDate:
1966-08-19
satlat:
67.3973
satlng:
9.0825
satalt:
3706.4209
satid:
2532
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AL
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
64.1408
satlng:
31.3294
satalt:
3881.1868
satid:
7080
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BY
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
62.0519
satlng:
-1.5571
satalt:
1398.1845
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
52.1873
satlng:
-13.0802
satalt:
19620.8373
satid:
8157
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089X
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
58.6477
satlng:
6.3511
satalt:
1500.1066
satid:
8163
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AD
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
64.1522
satlng:
18.0758
satalt:
1683.7207
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
46.7726
satlng:
2.187
satalt:
28331.5166
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
61.653
satlng:
31.5523
satalt:
23009.55
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
64.0233
satlng:
16.9531
satalt:
31504.944
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
53.9773
satlng:
29.9495
satalt:
26291.373
satid:
11691
satname:
COSMOS 1156
intDesignator:
1980-012A
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
66.7294
satlng:
0.6183
satalt:
1411.1745
satid:
11878
satname:
COSMOS 1195
intDesignator:
1980-058D
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
59.2654
satlng:
13.9554
satalt:
1483.4147
satid:
11879
satname:
COSMOS 1196
intDesignator:
1980-058E
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
66.7621
satlng:
-3.1177
satalt:
1479.5236
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
48.7261
satlng:
30.2133
satalt:
30647.2265
satid:
13148
satname:
COSMOS 1354
intDesignator:
1982-037A
launchDate:
1982-04-28
satlat:
62.6469
satlng:
9.99
satalt:
788.5892
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
52.0829
satlng:
43.5185
satalt:
35366.77
satid:
17081
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1986-089D
launchDate:
1986-11-15
satlat:
49.0843
satlng:
-9.9476
satalt:
18487.5773
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
60.4198
satlng:
55.0914
satalt:
39533.3028
satid:
18231
satname:
VIKING DEB
intDesignator:
1986-019RN
launchDate:
1986-02-22
satlat:
69.2928
satlng:
11.9956
satalt:
3074.0046
satid:
18361
satname:
OSCAR 27
intDesignator:
1987-080A
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
64.8812
satlng:
2.3428
satalt:
1050.3831

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 96
satcount:: 118

above:

25 results

satid:
273
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010C
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
63.7171
satlng:
17.1176
satalt:
2781.3625
satid:
837
satname:
OPS 3674 (VELA 4)
intDesignator:
1964-040B
launchDate:
1964-07-17
satlat:
42.4519
satlng:
-27.1359
satalt:
122249.8522
satid:
2362
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014M
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
67.3418
satlng:
33.965
satalt:
6029.316
satid:
2364
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014P
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.5616
satlng:
7.9664
satalt:
4159.4592
satid:
2403
satname:
OPS 0856
intDesignator:
1966-077A
launchDate:
1966-08-19
satlat:
73.8244
satlng:
7.7209
satalt:
3700.7399
satid:
2411
satname:
SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
intDesignator:
1966-077B
launchDate:
1966-08-19
satlat:
67.3973
satlng:
9.0825
satalt:
3706.4209
satid:
2532
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014AL
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
64.1408
satlng:
31.3294
satalt:
3881.1868
satid:
7080
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BY
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
62.0519
satlng:
-1.5571
satalt:
1398.1845
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
52.1873
satlng:
-13.0802
satalt:
19620.8373
satid:
8157
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089X
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
58.6477
satlng:
6.3511
satalt:
1500.1066
satid:
8163
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AD
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
64.1522
satlng:
18.0758
satalt:
1683.7207
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
46.7726
satlng:
2.187
satalt:
28331.5166
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
61.653
satlng:
31.5523
satalt:
23009.55
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
64.0233
satlng:
16.9531
satalt:
31504.944
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
53.9773
satlng:
29.9495
satalt:
26291.373
satid:
11691
satname:
COSMOS 1156
intDesignator:
1980-012A
launchDate:
1980-02-11
satlat:
66.7294
satlng:
0.6183
satalt:
1411.1745
satid:
11878
satname:
COSMOS 1195
intDesignator:
1980-058D
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
59.2654
satlng:
13.9554
satalt:
1483.4147
satid:
11879
satname:
COSMOS 1196
intDesignator:
1980-058E
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
66.7621
satlng:
-3.1177
satalt:
1479.5236
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
48.7261
satlng:
30.2133
satalt:
30647.2265
satid:
13148
satname:
COSMOS 1354
intDesignator:
1982-037A
launchDate:
1982-04-28
satlat:
62.6469
satlng:
9.99
satalt:
788.5892
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
52.0829
satlng:
43.5185
satalt:
35366.77
satid:
17081
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1986-089D
launchDate:
1986-11-15
satlat:
49.0843
satlng:
-9.9476
satalt:
18487.5773
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
60.4198
satlng:
55.0914
satalt:
39533.3028
satid:
18231
satname:
VIKING DEB
intDesignator:
1986-019RN
launchDate:
1986-02-22
satlat:
69.2928
satlng:
11.9956
satalt:
3074.0046
satid:
18361
satname:
OSCAR 27
intDesignator:
1987-080A
launchDate:
1987-09-16
satlat:
64.8812
satlng:
2.3428
satalt:
1050.3831

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

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.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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.

Source-specific next step

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

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