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 2026-11-10T04:27:52Z in 0.001 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 95
satcount:: 122

above:

25 results

satid:
1293
satname:
OSCAR 3
intDesignator:
1965-016F
launchDate:
1965-03-09
satlat:
62.4872
satlng:
9.2573
satalt:
882.4552
satid:
1814
satname:
FR 1
intDesignator:
1965-101A
launchDate:
1965-12-06
satlat:
63.2073
satlng:
12.5066
satalt:
662.7129
satid:
2876
satname:
AURORA 1
intDesignator:
1967-065B
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
71.746
satlng:
16.7697
satalt:
3939.5411
satid:
3051
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1967-114C
launchDate:
1967-11-10
satlat:
69.0305
satlng:
15.6668
satalt:
1409.211
satid:
3690
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB *
intDesignator:
1968-097AH
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
62.406
satlng:
7.8619
satalt:
1868.3714
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
63.5017
satlng:
-38.7567
satalt:
36654.5042
satid:
5876
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015KF
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
62.7246
satlng:
13.2672
satalt:
1665.799
satid:
7079
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BX
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.8459
satlng:
4.5411
satalt:
1572.9883
satid:
7136
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DA
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.5479
satlng:
18.44
satalt:
1436.6242
satid:
7219
satname:
THOR BURNER 2A R/B
intDesignator:
1974-015B
launchDate:
1974-03-16
satlat:
67.2308
satlng:
9.5886
satalt:
844.2452
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
62.175
satlng:
18.8268
satalt:
38168.2614
satid:
9841
satname:
TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
intDesignator:
1977-012A
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
58.2601
satlng:
2.7993
satalt:
2447.2675
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
63.1075
satlng:
54.9252
satalt:
34598.2576
satid:
10286
satname:
COSMOS 940
intDesignator:
1977-079B
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
65.2901
satlng:
12.9319
satalt:
1431.05
satid:
11878
satname:
COSMOS 1195
intDesignator:
1980-058D
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
65.9841
satlng:
21.1526
satalt:
1485.36
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
57.9447
satlng:
11.4496
satalt:
37526.2519
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.7437
satlng:
41.2512
satalt:
30833.78
satid:
12236
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026CD
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
66.302
satlng:
14.5336
satalt:
1049.8397
satid:
12894
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031G
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
67.3419
satlng:
30.7452
satalt:
12688.0989
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
59.0705
satlng:
-14.6205
satalt:
33896.7675
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
63.914
satlng:
16.062
satalt:
34037.2737
satid:
13110
satname:
COSMOS 1344
intDesignator:
1982-024A
launchDate:
1982-03-24
satlat:
63.5872
satlng:
-0.536
satalt:
1015.2801
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
45.8787
satlng:
5.2414
satalt:
33602.64
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
62.1248
satlng:
23.8034
satalt:
32659.7415
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
59.1486
satlng:
11.6064
satalt:
29027.3404

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 95
satcount:: 122

above:

25 results

satid:
1293
satname:
OSCAR 3
intDesignator:
1965-016F
launchDate:
1965-03-09
satlat:
62.4872
satlng:
9.2573
satalt:
882.4552
satid:
1814
satname:
FR 1
intDesignator:
1965-101A
launchDate:
1965-12-06
satlat:
63.2073
satlng:
12.5066
satalt:
662.7129
satid:
2876
satname:
AURORA 1
intDesignator:
1967-065B
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
71.746
satlng:
16.7697
satalt:
3939.5411
satid:
3051
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1967-114C
launchDate:
1967-11-10
satlat:
69.0305
satlng:
15.6668
satalt:
1409.211
satid:
3690
satname:
COSMOS 252 DEB *
intDesignator:
1968-097AH
launchDate:
1968-11-01
satlat:
62.406
satlng:
7.8619
satalt:
1868.3714
satid:
5054
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA D R/B
intDesignator:
1971-021B
launchDate:
1971-03-21
satlat:
63.5017
satlng:
-38.7567
satalt:
36654.5042
satid:
5876
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015KF
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
62.7246
satlng:
13.2672
satalt:
1665.799
satid:
7079
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BX
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
63.8459
satlng:
4.5411
satalt:
1572.9883
satid:
7136
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DA
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.5479
satlng:
18.44
satalt:
1436.6242
satid:
7219
satname:
THOR BURNER 2A R/B
intDesignator:
1974-015B
launchDate:
1974-03-16
satlat:
67.2308
satlng:
9.5886
satalt:
844.2452
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
62.175
satlng:
18.8268
satalt:
38168.2614
satid:
9841
satname:
TANSEI 3 (MS-T3)
intDesignator:
1977-012A
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
58.2601
satlng:
2.7993
satalt:
2447.2675
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
63.1075
satlng:
54.9252
satalt:
34598.2576
satid:
10286
satname:
COSMOS 940
intDesignator:
1977-079B
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
65.2901
satlng:
12.9319
satalt:
1431.05
satid:
11878
satname:
COSMOS 1195
intDesignator:
1980-058D
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
65.9841
satlng:
21.1526
satalt:
1485.36
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
57.9447
satlng:
11.4496
satalt:
37526.2519
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
71.7437
satlng:
41.2512
satalt:
30833.78
satid:
12236
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026CD
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
66.302
satlng:
14.5336
satalt:
1049.8397
satid:
12894
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031G
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
67.3419
satlng:
30.7452
satalt:
12688.0989
satid:
13016
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-123D
launchDate:
1981-12-23
satlat:
59.0705
satlng:
-14.6205
satalt:
33896.7675
satid:
13080
satname:
COSMOS 1341
intDesignator:
1982-016A
launchDate:
1982-03-03
satlat:
63.914
satlng:
16.062
satalt:
34037.2737
satid:
13110
satname:
COSMOS 1344
intDesignator:
1982-024A
launchDate:
1982-03-24
satlat:
63.5872
satlng:
-0.536
satalt:
1015.2801
satid:
13169
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-029D
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
45.8787
satlng:
5.2414
satalt:
33602.64
satid:
15098
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-071D
launchDate:
1984-07-03
satlat:
62.1248
satlng:
23.8034
satalt:
32659.7415
satid:
15226
satname:
USA 4
intDesignator:
1984-091A
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
59.1486
satlng:
11.6064
satalt:
29027.3404

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

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