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 2026-09-26T19:08:56Z in 2.406 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 98
satcount:: 115

above:

25 results

satid:
2256
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056C
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
72.8759
satlng:
27.3257
satalt:
4213.6772
satid:
4277
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082DL
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
62.6277
satlng:
3.472
satalt:
851.6049
satid:
5076
satname:
COSMOS 374 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-089AP
launchDate:
1970-10-23
satlat:
59.0078
satlng:
13.1486
satalt:
1911.6873
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
65.1618
satlng:
59.0756
satalt:
33712.1946
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.5055
satlng:
65.5335
satalt:
37807.8034
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
63.3194
satlng:
64.1483
satalt:
36982.4557
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
65.796
satlng:
-6.9051
satalt:
25414.6128
satid:
7684
satname:
COSMOS 717
intDesignator:
1975-016G
launchDate:
1975-02-28
satlat:
68.3056
satlng:
13.8542
satalt:
1545.1215
satid:
7687
satname:
OPS 2439
intDesignator:
1975-017A
launchDate:
1975-03-10
satlat:
55.141
satlng:
-35.2778
satalt:
27689.614
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
46.5731
satlng:
-10.2143
satalt:
31802.1177
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.8302
satlng:
-23.7394
satalt:
35250.6319
satid:
9981
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012E
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
60.6019
satlng:
8.5935
satalt:
3685.6582
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
64.0983
satlng:
-5.554
satalt:
31461.5895
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
54.6771
satlng:
47.7072
satalt:
35329.1903
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
49.6506
satlng:
-8.7979
satalt:
18491.7388
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.3961
satlng:
25.5765
satalt:
38176.9614
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.5582
satlng:
-47.245
satalt:
38350.5505
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.2385
satlng:
-0.5679
satalt:
39267.9999
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
43.2666
satlng:
9.9771
satalt:
13642.3356
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
63.8774
satlng:
0.5427
satalt:
29382.8807
satid:
14412
satname:
COSMOS 249 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-091CN
launchDate:
1968-10-20
satlat:
59.9328
satlng:
7.6557
satalt:
1478.9139
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
58.7113
satlng:
5.3332
satalt:
29662.4446
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
59.5793
satlng:
30.0556
satalt:
16343.3543
satid:
16268
satname:
COSMOS 1691 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-094M
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
62.3432
satlng:
10.1749
satalt:
1507.2703
satid:
16593
satname:
COSMOS 1732
intDesignator:
1986-015A
launchDate:
1986-02-11
satlat:
67.2275
satlng:
12.162
satalt:
1534.8921

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 98
satcount:: 115

above:

25 results

satid:
2256
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056C
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
72.8759
satlng:
27.3257
satalt:
4213.6772
satid:
4277
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082DL
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
62.6277
satlng:
3.472
satalt:
851.6049
satid:
5076
satname:
COSMOS 374 DEB
intDesignator:
1970-089AP
launchDate:
1970-10-23
satlat:
59.0078
satlng:
13.1486
satalt:
1911.6873
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
65.1618
satlng:
59.0756
satalt:
33712.1946
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.5055
satlng:
65.5335
satalt:
37807.8034
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
63.3194
satlng:
64.1483
satalt:
36982.4557
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
65.796
satlng:
-6.9051
satalt:
25414.6128
satid:
7684
satname:
COSMOS 717
intDesignator:
1975-016G
launchDate:
1975-02-28
satlat:
68.3056
satlng:
13.8542
satalt:
1545.1215
satid:
7687
satname:
OPS 2439
intDesignator:
1975-017A
launchDate:
1975-03-10
satlat:
55.141
satlng:
-35.2778
satalt:
27689.614
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
46.5731
satlng:
-10.2143
satalt:
31802.1177
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
61.8302
satlng:
-23.7394
satalt:
35250.6319
satid:
9981
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012E
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
60.6019
satlng:
8.5935
satalt:
3685.6582
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
64.0983
satlng:
-5.554
satalt:
31461.5895
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
54.6771
satlng:
47.7072
satalt:
35329.1903
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
49.6506
satlng:
-8.7979
satalt:
18491.7388
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.3961
satlng:
25.5765
satalt:
38176.9614
satid:
13890
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-56
intDesignator:
1983-019A
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.5582
satlng:
-47.245
satalt:
38350.5505
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.2385
satlng:
-0.5679
satalt:
39267.9999
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
43.2666
satlng:
9.9771
satalt:
13642.3356
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
63.8774
satlng:
0.5427
satalt:
29382.8807
satid:
14412
satname:
COSMOS 249 DEB
intDesignator:
1968-091CN
launchDate:
1968-10-20
satlat:
59.9328
satlng:
7.6557
satalt:
1478.9139
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
58.7113
satlng:
5.3332
satalt:
29662.4446
satid:
15272
satname:
ATLAS 14E R/B
intDesignator:
1984-097B
launchDate:
1984-09-08
satlat:
59.5793
satlng:
30.0556
satalt:
16343.3543
satid:
16268
satname:
COSMOS 1691 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-094M
launchDate:
1985-10-09
satlat:
62.3432
satlng:
10.1749
satalt:
1507.2703
satid:
16593
satname:
COSMOS 1732
intDesignator:
1986-015A
launchDate:
1986-02-11
satlat:
67.2275
satlng:
12.162
satalt:
1534.8921

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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