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 2026-11-09T13:11:38Z in 0.666 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 94
satcount:: 126

above:

25 results

satid:
405
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015EE
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.1659
satlng:
10.5604
satalt:
963.3532
satid:
2141
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1966-005D
launchDate:
1966-01-28
satlat:
70.4447
satlng:
15.2075
satalt:
907.6898
satid:
2176
satname:
OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13)
intDesignator:
1966-041A
launchDate:
1966-05-19
satlat:
71.9789
satlng:
20.9196
satalt:
897.4365
satid:
2768
satname:
ERS 20 (OV5-3)
intDesignator:
1967-040D
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
67.1349
satlng:
15.8821
satalt:
41494.8706
satid:
3576
satname:
COSMOS 256
intDesignator:
1968-106A
launchDate:
1968-11-30
satlat:
64.5033
satlng:
23.2777
satalt:
1226.6523
satid:
4555
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1966-041F
launchDate:
1966-05-19
satlat:
66.2012
satlng:
12.0615
satalt:
747.0461
satid:
7071
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BP
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
69.5523
satlng:
9.746
satalt:
1514.5266
satid:
7196
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086FE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
73.3134
satlng:
24.7505
satalt:
1508.6693
satid:
8136
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089E
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
66.4921
satlng:
25.4715
satalt:
1377.4942
satid:
8407
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089CK
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
71.7394
satlng:
12.6935
satalt:
1549.3231
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
62.4745
satlng:
-17.821
satalt:
38134.9679
satid:
9652
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126J
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
63.8146
satlng:
21.8368
satalt:
1960.6674
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
50.4442
satlng:
-10.0159
satalt:
35351.2643
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
63.6232
satlng:
15.0642
satalt:
30275.9181
satid:
10293
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1977-079J
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
71.3559
satlng:
7.3205
satalt:
1508.424
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
53.9322
satlng:
44.0885
satalt:
18520.3635
satid:
12000
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GL
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.5067
satlng:
21.5979
satalt:
1517.3926
satid:
12093
satname:
OPS 5805
intDesignator:
1980-100A
launchDate:
1980-12-13
satlat:
60.096
satlng:
64.8132
satalt:
33500.3599
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
62.8218
satlng:
39.8199
satalt:
14206.0544
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.5767
satlng:
-23.6829
satalt:
20520.8167
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
50.8061
satlng:
22.7002
satalt:
13462.807
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.3971
satlng:
68.6513
satalt:
24943.2672
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
68.3518
satlng:
45.2682
satalt:
28428.0397
satid:
14796
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-024D
launchDate:
1984-03-06
satlat:
54.0011
satlng:
-13.8651
satalt:
29835.1304
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
56.3327
satlng:
56.823
satalt:
37124.7773

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 94
satcount:: 126

above:

25 results

satid:
405
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015EE
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
66.1659
satlng:
10.5604
satalt:
963.3532
satid:
2141
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1966-005D
launchDate:
1966-01-28
satlat:
70.4447
satlng:
15.2075
satalt:
907.6898
satid:
2176
satname:
OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13)
intDesignator:
1966-041A
launchDate:
1966-05-19
satlat:
71.9789
satlng:
20.9196
satalt:
897.4365
satid:
2768
satname:
ERS 20 (OV5-3)
intDesignator:
1967-040D
launchDate:
1967-04-28
satlat:
67.1349
satlng:
15.8821
satalt:
41494.8706
satid:
3576
satname:
COSMOS 256
intDesignator:
1968-106A
launchDate:
1968-11-30
satlat:
64.5033
satlng:
23.2777
satalt:
1226.6523
satid:
4555
satname:
SCOUT A DEB
intDesignator:
1966-041F
launchDate:
1966-05-19
satlat:
66.2012
satlng:
12.0615
satalt:
747.0461
satid:
7071
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086BP
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
69.5523
satlng:
9.746
satalt:
1514.5266
satid:
7196
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086FE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
73.3134
satlng:
24.7505
satalt:
1508.6693
satid:
8136
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089E
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
66.4921
satlng:
25.4715
satalt:
1377.4942
satid:
8407
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089CK
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
71.7394
satlng:
12.6935
satalt:
1549.3231
satid:
8601
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-32
intDesignator:
1976-006A
launchDate:
1976-01-22
satlat:
62.4745
satlng:
-17.821
satalt:
38134.9679
satid:
9652
satname:
COSMOS 886 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-126J
launchDate:
1976-12-27
satlat:
63.8146
satlng:
21.8368
satalt:
1960.6674
satid:
10089
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-047D
launchDate:
1977-06-16
satlat:
50.4442
satlng:
-10.0159
satalt:
35351.2643
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
63.6232
satlng:
15.0642
satalt:
30275.9181
satid:
10293
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1977-079J
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
71.3559
satlng:
7.3205
satalt:
1508.424
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
53.9322
satlng:
44.0885
satalt:
18520.3635
satid:
12000
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GL
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.5067
satlng:
21.5979
satalt:
1517.3926
satid:
12093
satname:
OPS 5805
intDesignator:
1980-100A
launchDate:
1980-12-13
satlat:
60.096
satlng:
64.8132
satalt:
33500.3599
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
62.8218
satlng:
39.8199
satalt:
14206.0544
satid:
13124
satname:
COSMOS 1348
intDesignator:
1982-029A
launchDate:
1982-04-07
satlat:
71.5767
satlng:
-23.6829
satalt:
20520.8167
satid:
13904
satname:
SL-6 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-088G
launchDate:
1981-09-11
satlat:
50.8061
satlng:
22.7002
satalt:
13462.807
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
69.3971
satlng:
68.6513
satalt:
24943.2672
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
68.3518
satlng:
45.2682
satalt:
28428.0397
satid:
14796
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-024D
launchDate:
1984-03-06
satlat:
54.0011
satlng:
-13.8651
satalt:
29835.1304
satid:
17328
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-31
intDesignator:
1987-008A
launchDate:
1987-01-22
satlat:
56.3327
satlng:
56.823
satalt:
37124.7773

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

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