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 2026-11-10T20:29:25Z in 0.701 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 45
satcount:: 152

above:

25 results

satid:
158
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015AU
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.8364
satlng:
8.5166
satalt:
1217.8258
satid:
608
satname:
ERS 6
intDesignator:
1963-014C
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
58.8371
satlng:
-2.1471
satalt:
3649.8325
satid:
629
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014G
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
68.2641
satlng:
-6.3611
satalt:
3646.0537
satid:
959
satname:
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
intDesignator:
1964-083C
launchDate:
1964-12-13
satlat:
70.1342
satlng:
10.2218
satalt:
1053.1412
satid:
2359
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014J
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.9214
satlng:
-1.1697
satalt:
4608.2892
satid:
2965
satname:
OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
intDesignator:
1967-092A
launchDate:
1967-09-25
satlat:
66.7802
satlng:
3.6109
satalt:
1062.2464
satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
69.7335
satlng:
18.5479
satalt:
5689.2492
satid:
4161
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082AD
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
66.6005
satlng:
22.0892
satalt:
865.0387
satid:
7064
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BG
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.8169
satlng:
25.6411
satalt:
1289.2903
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.9915
satlng:
10.7747
satalt:
37775.8702
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
56.9052
satlng:
57.1473
satalt:
28843.4447
satid:
8685
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-004M
launchDate:
1975-01-22
satlat:
66.8215
satlng:
10.3691
satalt:
743.8707
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
60.2759
satlng:
-36.6867
satalt:
38171.9504
satid:
10562
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121D
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
64.622
satlng:
2.8559
satalt:
1109.3903
satid:
10844
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CQ
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
65.1888
satlng:
9.9534
satalt:
1067.0189
satid:
10845
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CR
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.7075
satlng:
24.9584
satalt:
1696.7021
satid:
10894
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-047B
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
58.4525
satlng:
8.7845
satalt:
2792.0741
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
60.8327
satlng:
-20.5722
satalt:
38007.3842
satid:
11044
satname:
COSMOS 1035
intDesignator:
1978-091B
launchDate:
1978-10-04
satlat:
71.6504
satlng:
17.4101
satalt:
1434.0946
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
51.5762
satlng:
37.6018
satalt:
27426.5703
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
60.584
satlng:
-33.6103
satalt:
16615.0871
satid:
12791
satname:
COSMOS 1302
intDesignator:
1981-084A
launchDate:
1981-08-28
satlat:
66.5088
satlng:
5.7308
satalt:
773.8453
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
61.214
satlng:
49.812
satalt:
28492.9507
satid:
12940
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-108D
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
56.8273
satlng:
12.5452
satalt:
18860.5221
satid:
13133
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012J
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
65.1186
satlng:
32.3361
satalt:
3402.928

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 45
satcount:: 152

above:

25 results

satid:
158
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015AU
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.8364
satlng:
8.5166
satalt:
1217.8258
satid:
608
satname:
ERS 6
intDesignator:
1963-014C
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
58.8371
satlng:
-2.1471
satalt:
3649.8325
satid:
629
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014G
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
68.2641
satlng:
-6.3611
satalt:
3646.0537
satid:
959
satname:
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
intDesignator:
1964-083C
launchDate:
1964-12-13
satlat:
70.1342
satlng:
10.2218
satalt:
1053.1412
satid:
2359
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014J
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
66.9214
satlng:
-1.1697
satalt:
4608.2892
satid:
2965
satname:
OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
intDesignator:
1967-092A
launchDate:
1967-09-25
satlat:
66.7802
satlng:
3.6109
satalt:
1062.2464
satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
69.7335
satlng:
18.5479
satalt:
5689.2492
satid:
4161
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082AD
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
66.6005
satlng:
22.0892
satalt:
865.0387
satid:
7064
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BG
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
64.8169
satlng:
25.6411
satalt:
1289.2903
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
63.9915
satlng:
10.7747
satalt:
37775.8702
satid:
8018
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-063D
launchDate:
1975-07-08
satlat:
56.9052
satlng:
57.1473
satalt:
28843.4447
satid:
8685
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1975-004M
launchDate:
1975-01-22
satlat:
66.8215
satlng:
10.3691
satalt:
743.8707
satid:
10485
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-105E
launchDate:
1977-10-28
satlat:
60.2759
satlng:
-36.6867
satalt:
38171.9504
satid:
10562
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121D
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
64.622
satlng:
2.8559
satalt:
1109.3903
satid:
10844
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CQ
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
65.1888
satlng:
9.9534
satalt:
1067.0189
satid:
10845
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CR
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.7075
satlng:
24.9584
satalt:
1696.7021
satid:
10894
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-047B
launchDate:
1978-05-13
satlat:
58.4525
satlng:
8.7845
satalt:
2792.0741
satid:
10949
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-055E
launchDate:
1978-06-02
satlat:
60.8327
satlng:
-20.5722
satalt:
38007.3842
satid:
11044
satname:
COSMOS 1035
intDesignator:
1978-091B
launchDate:
1978-10-04
satlat:
71.6504
satlng:
17.4101
satalt:
1434.0946
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
51.5762
satlng:
37.6018
satalt:
27426.5703
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
60.584
satlng:
-33.6103
satalt:
16615.0871
satid:
12791
satname:
COSMOS 1302
intDesignator:
1981-084A
launchDate:
1981-08-28
satlat:
66.5088
satlng:
5.7308
satalt:
773.8453
satid:
12815
satname:
COSMOS 931 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-068E
launchDate:
1977-07-20
satlat:
61.214
satlng:
49.812
satalt:
28492.9507
satid:
12940
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-108D
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
56.8273
satlng:
12.5452
satalt:
18860.5221
satid:
13133
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012J
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
65.1186
satlng:
32.3361
satalt:
3402.928

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

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