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 2026-09-28T00:16:03Z in 0.853 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 12
satcount:: 125

above:

25 results

satid:
196
satname:
MIDAS 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1961-018D
launchDate:
1961-07-12
satlat:
69.0741
satlng:
19.9903
satalt:
3473.4693
satid:
574
satname:
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
intDesignator:
1963-014A
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
56.5816
satlng:
-8.6799
satalt:
3664.8658
satid:
589
satname:
DASH 1
intDesignator:
1963-014D
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.7365
satlng:
-16.0538
satalt:
3631.6251
satid:
1316
satname:
OPS 4682 DEB
intDesignator:
1965-027C
launchDate:
1965-04-03
satlat:
63.6936
satlng:
18.7659
satalt:
1211.3598
satid:
3173
satname:
OV1-13
intDesignator:
1968-026A
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
67.8346
satlng:
31.5026
satalt:
7275.6272
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
61.0872
satlng:
47.3316
satalt:
35234.8567
satid:
7192
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086FA
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
58.6801
satlng:
3.0988
satalt:
1530.7553
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
60.8365
satlng:
51.5013
satalt:
31981.4281
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
58.2088
satlng:
-37.7899
satalt:
20361.3724
satid:
10931
satname:
COSMOS 1014
intDesignator:
1978-056B
launchDate:
1978-06-07
satlat:
60.6375
satlng:
20.1049
satalt:
1489.067
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
44.0167
satlng:
-5.7988
satalt:
19210.7127
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
54.4458
satlng:
25.4713
satalt:
29516.6578
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
56.6913
satlng:
-13.6843
satalt:
17010.993
satid:
13132
satname:
N-1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-018C
launchDate:
1978-02-16
satlat:
62.1903
satlng:
6.2346
satalt:
1047.6416
satid:
14614
satname:
COSMOS 1525
intDesignator:
1984-001D
launchDate:
1984-01-05
satlat:
64.6653
satlng:
9.2425
satalt:
1470.7548
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
52.4623
satlng:
8.1516
satalt:
34202.9031
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
57.9707
satlng:
18.5598
satalt:
38788.6722
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.4182
satlng:
-29.0442
satalt:
40419.5356
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
48.0984
satlng:
30.8826
satalt:
19421.1635
satid:
18944
satname:
COSMOS 1931
intDesignator:
1988-016H
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
58.7168
satlng:
6.7124
satalt:
1444.6692
satid:
20480
satname:
JAS 1B (FUJI 2)
intDesignator:
1990-013C
launchDate:
1990-02-07
satlat:
59.359
satlng:
-0.4408
satalt:
1700.6739
satid:
20533
satname:
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
intDesignator:
1990-025A
launchDate:
1990-03-26
satlat:
48.0043
satlng:
-4.5234
satalt:
21122.0733
satid:
20886
satname:
CZ-4 DEB
intDesignator:
1990-081AW
launchDate:
1990-09-03
satlat:
60.7755
satlng:
16.5597
satalt:
1221.2487
satid:
21217
satname:
COSMOS 2140 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1991-025B
launchDate:
1991-04-04
satlat:
54.2453
satlng:
-28.1715
satalt:
19202.2437
satid:
21372
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052CS
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
63.978
satlng:
6.8419
satalt:
1121.4745

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 12
satcount:: 125

above:

25 results

satid:
196
satname:
MIDAS 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1961-018D
launchDate:
1961-07-12
satlat:
69.0741
satlng:
19.9903
satalt:
3473.4693
satid:
574
satname:
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
intDesignator:
1963-014A
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
56.5816
satlng:
-8.6799
satalt:
3664.8658
satid:
589
satname:
DASH 1
intDesignator:
1963-014D
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.7365
satlng:
-16.0538
satalt:
3631.6251
satid:
1316
satname:
OPS 4682 DEB
intDesignator:
1965-027C
launchDate:
1965-04-03
satlat:
63.6936
satlng:
18.7659
satalt:
1211.3598
satid:
3173
satname:
OV1-13
intDesignator:
1968-026A
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
67.8346
satlng:
31.5026
satalt:
7275.6272
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
61.0872
satlng:
47.3316
satalt:
35234.8567
satid:
7192
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086FA
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
58.6801
satlng:
3.0988
satalt:
1530.7553
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
60.8365
satlng:
51.5013
satalt:
31981.4281
satid:
10091
satname:
NTS 2
intDesignator:
1977-053A
launchDate:
1977-06-23
satlat:
58.2088
satlng:
-37.7899
satalt:
20361.3724
satid:
10931
satname:
COSMOS 1014
intDesignator:
1978-056B
launchDate:
1978-06-07
satlat:
60.6375
satlng:
20.1049
satalt:
1489.067
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
44.0167
satlng:
-5.7988
satalt:
19210.7127
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
54.4458
satlng:
25.4713
satalt:
29516.6578
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
56.6913
satlng:
-13.6843
satalt:
17010.993
satid:
13132
satname:
N-1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-018C
launchDate:
1978-02-16
satlat:
62.1903
satlng:
6.2346
satalt:
1047.6416
satid:
14614
satname:
COSMOS 1525
intDesignator:
1984-001D
launchDate:
1984-01-05
satlat:
64.6653
satlng:
9.2425
satalt:
1470.7548
satid:
15223
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-089D
launchDate:
1984-08-24
satlat:
52.4623
satlng:
8.1516
satalt:
34202.9031
satid:
15429
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-63
intDesignator:
1984-124A
launchDate:
1984-12-14
satlat:
57.9707
satlng:
18.5598
satalt:
38788.6722
satid:
15741
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1985-040D
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
60.4182
satlng:
-29.0442
satalt:
40419.5356
satid:
15952
satname:
COSMOS 1675
intDesignator:
1985-071A
launchDate:
1985-08-12
satlat:
48.0984
satlng:
30.8826
satalt:
19421.1635
satid:
18944
satname:
COSMOS 1931
intDesignator:
1988-016H
launchDate:
1988-03-11
satlat:
58.7168
satlng:
6.7124
satalt:
1444.6692
satid:
20480
satname:
JAS 1B (FUJI 2)
intDesignator:
1990-013C
launchDate:
1990-02-07
satlat:
59.359
satlng:
-0.4408
satalt:
1700.6739
satid:
20533
satname:
NAVSTAR 19 (USA 54)
intDesignator:
1990-025A
launchDate:
1990-03-26
satlat:
48.0043
satlng:
-4.5234
satalt:
21122.0733
satid:
20886
satname:
CZ-4 DEB
intDesignator:
1990-081AW
launchDate:
1990-09-03
satlat:
60.7755
satlng:
16.5597
satalt:
1221.2487
satid:
21217
satname:
COSMOS 2140 (GLONASS)
intDesignator:
1991-025B
launchDate:
1991-04-04
satlat:
54.2453
satlng:
-28.1715
satalt:
19202.2437
satid:
21372
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-052CS
launchDate:
1975-06-12
satlat:
63.978
satlng:
6.8419
satalt:
1121.4745

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.
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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