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 2026-09-23T18:06:15Z in 0.707 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 92
satcount:: 132

above:

25 results

satid:
2877
satname:
THOR BURNER 2 R/B
intDesignator:
1967-065C
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
68.4742
satlng:
39.423
satalt:
3857.3126
satid:
3173
satname:
OV1-13
intDesignator:
1968-026A
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
75.3563
satlng:
14.121
satalt:
4922.2395
satid:
6264
satname:
COSMOS 529
intDesignator:
1972-087B
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
72.5318
satlng:
15.1471
satalt:
1450.4667
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
56.1552
satlng:
59.9284
satalt:
32333.1815
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
45.6897
satlng:
9.8028
satalt:
31274.8304
satid:
8182
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AY
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
69.775
satlng:
30.9245
satalt:
1451.6151
satid:
9468
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056AH
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
62.2312
satlng:
-8.9824
satalt:
4276.2417
satid:
9593
satname:
COSMOS 876
intDesignator:
1976-118F
launchDate:
1976-12-07
satlat:
70.1587
satlng:
4.7299
satalt:
1497.5499
satid:
9595
satname:
COSMOS 878
intDesignator:
1976-118H
launchDate:
1976-12-07
satlat:
71.0468
satlng:
28.6493
satalt:
1480.3319
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
54.8507
satlng:
-17.3304
satalt:
35032.0882
satid:
9981
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012E
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
61.6092
satlng:
28.3473
satalt:
3698.7064
satid:
10286
satname:
COSMOS 940
intDesignator:
1977-079B
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
70.8989
satlng:
5.533
satalt:
1411.7733
satid:
10615
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AP
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
66.0807
satlng:
18.9974
satalt:
1826.3134
satid:
10662
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077Y
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.7871
satlng:
18.7628
satalt:
1266.9715
satid:
10864
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CS
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
70.7745
satlng:
17.3706
satalt:
1957.427
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
51.2625
satlng:
23.3877
satalt:
24311.7782
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.1736
satlng:
45.9149
satalt:
37954.6927
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.3384
satlng:
17.179
satalt:
39232.1993
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
67.3235
satlng:
33.0264
satalt:
33011.9931
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
64.1509
satlng:
3.9367
satalt:
31463.3083
satid:
14442
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121BE
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
65.4765
satlng:
22.8571
satalt:
965.42
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
58.0464
satlng:
38.0275
satalt:
29577.2051
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
61.6672
satlng:
30.0333
satalt:
36235.9915
satid:
16210
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055M
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
65.9383
satlng:
13.922
satalt:
989.8162
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
60.1836
satlng:
4.1061
satalt:
36747.8012

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 92
satcount:: 132

above:

25 results

satid:
2877
satname:
THOR BURNER 2 R/B
intDesignator:
1967-065C
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
68.4742
satlng:
39.423
satalt:
3857.3126
satid:
3173
satname:
OV1-13
intDesignator:
1968-026A
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
75.3563
satlng:
14.121
satalt:
4922.2395
satid:
6264
satname:
COSMOS 529
intDesignator:
1972-087B
launchDate:
1972-11-01
satlat:
72.5318
satlng:
15.1471
satalt:
1450.4667
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
56.1552
satlng:
59.9284
satalt:
32333.1815
satid:
7800
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-036D
launchDate:
1975-04-29
satlat:
45.6897
satlng:
9.8028
satalt:
31274.8304
satid:
8182
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AY
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
69.775
satlng:
30.9245
satalt:
1451.6151
satid:
9468
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056AH
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
62.2312
satlng:
-8.9824
satalt:
4276.2417
satid:
9593
satname:
COSMOS 876
intDesignator:
1976-118F
launchDate:
1976-12-07
satlat:
70.1587
satlng:
4.7299
satalt:
1497.5499
satid:
9595
satname:
COSMOS 878
intDesignator:
1976-118H
launchDate:
1976-12-07
satlat:
71.0468
satlng:
28.6493
satalt:
1480.3319
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
54.8507
satlng:
-17.3304
satalt:
35032.0882
satid:
9981
satname:
TANSEI 3 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-012E
launchDate:
1977-02-19
satlat:
61.6092
satlng:
28.3473
satalt:
3698.7064
satid:
10286
satname:
COSMOS 940
intDesignator:
1977-079B
launchDate:
1977-08-24
satlat:
70.8989
satlng:
5.533
satalt:
1411.7733
satid:
10615
satname:
COSMOS 839 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-067AP
launchDate:
1976-07-08
satlat:
66.0807
satlng:
18.9974
satalt:
1826.3134
satid:
10662
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077Y
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
64.7871
satlng:
18.7628
satalt:
1266.9715
satid:
10864
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CS
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
70.7745
satlng:
17.3706
satalt:
1957.427
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
51.2625
satlng:
23.3877
satalt:
24311.7782
satid:
13882
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-015E
launchDate:
1983-03-11
satlat:
60.1736
satlng:
45.9149
satalt:
37954.6927
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
62.3384
satlng:
17.179
satalt:
39232.1993
satid:
14191
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-070D
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
67.3235
satlng:
33.0264
satalt:
33011.9931
satid:
14192
satname:
COSMOS 1481 DEB
intDesignator:
1983-070E
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
64.1509
satlng:
3.9367
satalt:
31463.3083
satid:
14442
satname:
COSMOS 970 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-121BE
launchDate:
1977-12-21
satlat:
65.4765
satlng:
22.8571
satalt:
965.42
satid:
14894
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1984-033D
launchDate:
1984-04-04
satlat:
58.0464
satlng:
38.0275
satalt:
29577.2051
satid:
15227
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1984-091B
launchDate:
1984-08-28
satlat:
61.6672
satlng:
30.0333
satalt:
36235.9915
satid:
16210
satname:
COSMOS 1375 DEB
intDesignator:
1982-055M
launchDate:
1982-06-06
satlat:
65.9383
satlng:
13.922
satalt:
989.8162
satid:
16393
satname:
MOLNIYA 3-27
intDesignator:
1985-117A
launchDate:
1985-12-24
satlat:
60.1836
satlng:
4.1061
satalt:
36747.8012

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.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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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