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 2026-11-12T13:21:14Z in 0.936 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 71
satcount:: 97

above:

25 results

satid:
273
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010C
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
70.7454
satlng:
32.8307
satalt:
2832.5719
satid:
836
satname:
OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
intDesignator:
1964-040A
launchDate:
1964-07-17
satlat:
46.8582
satlng:
-10.2918
satalt:
149848.6819
satid:
2362
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014M
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
59.7173
satlng:
41.6332
satalt:
5424.4959
satid:
2775
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-087D
launchDate:
1966-10-02
satlat:
70.4012
satlng:
29.1661
satalt:
1409.2948
satid:
2834
satname:
GGSE 5
intDesignator:
1967-053D
launchDate:
1967-05-31
satlat:
70.0465
satlng:
10.5831
satalt:
918.91
satid:
3129
satname:
COSMOS 203
intDesignator:
1968-011A
launchDate:
1968-02-20
satlat:
67.5222
satlng:
22.2053
satalt:
1195.6776
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
49.7566
satlng:
-0.044
satalt:
19024.5051
satid:
8136
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089E
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
70.1427
satlng:
16.9396
satalt:
1370.7638
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
62.0245
satlng:
-20.4712
satalt:
37969.0319
satid:
9652
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126J
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
64.985
satlng:
1.9636
satalt:
1965.2165
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
51.1618
satlng:
-16.423
satalt:
35403.0357
satid:
10870
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CY
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
67.6038
satlng:
13.8274
satalt:
1489.3372
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
61.4837
satlng:
11.5622
satalt:
10706.5175
satid:
12093
satname:
OPS 5805
intDesignator:
1980-100A
launchDate:
1980-12-13
satlat:
58.8196
satlng:
63.5511
satalt:
32522.3491
satid:
12206
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026AX
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
66.8167
satlng:
19.5299
satalt:
858.6505
satid:
12528
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DH
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
71.71
satlng:
9.0354
satalt:
1529.605
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.2705
satlng:
-8.66
satalt:
22248.5769
satid:
15738
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-24
intDesignator:
1985-040A
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
62.3316
satlng:
-43.2298
satalt:
30976.5947
satid:
16391
satname:
SL-16 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-097E
launchDate:
1985-10-22
satlat:
69.9593
satlng:
19.1507
satalt:
994.4272
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
50.4451
satlng:
-9.3905
satalt:
34812.1005
satid:
17213
satname:
COSMOS 1806
intDesignator:
1986-098A
launchDate:
1986-12-12
satlat:
58.5722
satlng:
27.5225
satalt:
8458.0635
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
57.7383
satlng:
55.5041
satalt:
38101.6258
satid:
19150
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025PS
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
70.1674
satlng:
10.2063
satalt:
796.3776
satid:
19181
satname:
SCOUT G-1 DEB
intDesignator:
1988-033G
launchDate:
1988-04-26
satlat:
68.6038
satlng:
23.7782
satalt:
999.8997
satid:
19256
satname:
COSMOS 1954
intDesignator:
1988-053A
launchDate:
1988-06-21
satlat:
68.7361
satlng:
12.4347
satalt:
775.9551

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 71
satcount:: 97

above:

25 results

satid:
273
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010C
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
70.7454
satlng:
32.8307
satalt:
2832.5719
satid:
836
satname:
OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
intDesignator:
1964-040A
launchDate:
1964-07-17
satlat:
46.8582
satlng:
-10.2918
satalt:
149848.6819
satid:
2362
satname:
WESTFORD NEEDLES
intDesignator:
1963-014M
launchDate:
1963-05-09
satlat:
59.7173
satlng:
41.6332
satalt:
5424.4959
satid:
2775
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-087D
launchDate:
1966-10-02
satlat:
70.4012
satlng:
29.1661
satalt:
1409.2948
satid:
2834
satname:
GGSE 5
intDesignator:
1967-053D
launchDate:
1967-05-31
satlat:
70.0465
satlng:
10.5831
satalt:
918.91
satid:
3129
satname:
COSMOS 203
intDesignator:
1968-011A
launchDate:
1968-02-20
satlat:
67.5222
satlng:
22.2053
satalt:
1195.6776
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
49.7566
satlng:
-0.044
satalt:
19024.5051
satid:
8136
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089E
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
70.1427
satlng:
16.9396
satalt:
1370.7638
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
62.0245
satlng:
-20.4712
satalt:
37969.0319
satid:
9652
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126J
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
64.985
satlng:
1.9636
satalt:
1965.2165
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
51.1618
satlng:
-16.423
satalt:
35403.0357
satid:
10870
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CY
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
67.6038
satlng:
13.8274
satalt:
1489.3372
satid:
11057
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-10
intDesignator:
1978-095A
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
61.4837
satlng:
11.5622
satalt:
10706.5175
satid:
12093
satname:
OPS 5805
intDesignator:
1980-100A
launchDate:
1980-12-13
satlat:
58.8196
satlng:
63.5511
satalt:
32522.3491
satid:
12206
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026AX
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
66.8167
satlng:
19.5299
satalt:
858.6505
satid:
12528
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077DH
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
71.71
satlng:
9.0354
satalt:
1529.605
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.2705
satlng:
-8.66
satalt:
22248.5769
satid:
15738
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-24
intDesignator:
1985-040A
launchDate:
1985-05-29
satlat:
62.3316
satlng:
-43.2298
satalt:
30976.5947
satid:
16391
satname:
SL-16 DEB
intDesignator:
1985-097E
launchDate:
1985-10-22
satlat:
69.9593
satlng:
19.1507
satalt:
994.4272
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
50.4451
satlng:
-9.3905
satalt:
34812.1005
satid:
17213
satname:
COSMOS 1806
intDesignator:
1986-098A
launchDate:
1986-12-12
satlat:
58.5722
satlng:
27.5225
satalt:
8458.0635
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
57.7383
satlng:
55.5041
satalt:
38101.6258
satid:
19150
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025PS
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
70.1674
satlng:
10.2063
satalt:
796.3776
satid:
19181
satname:
SCOUT G-1 DEB
intDesignator:
1988-033G
launchDate:
1988-04-26
satlat:
68.6038
satlng:
23.7782
satalt:
999.8997
satid:
19256
satname:
COSMOS 1954
intDesignator:
1988-053A
launchDate:
1988-06-21
satlat:
68.7361
satlng:
12.4347
satalt:
775.9551

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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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