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 2026-09-22T21:24:53Z in 0.959 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 89
satcount:: 114

above:

25 results

satid:
2256
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056C
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
66.895
satlng:
0.3261
satalt:
4213.2919
satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
70.0614
satlng:
37.4714
satalt:
8899.538
satid:
3955
satname:
OPS 6911 (VELA 10)
intDesignator:
1969-046E
launchDate:
1969-05-23
satlat:
63.507
satlng:
77.6019
satalt:
41447.1419
satid:
4247
satname:
OPS 7613 (P/L 5)
intDesignator:
1969-082F
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
69.9411
satlng:
13.0475
satalt:
920.1019
satid:
4468
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082FM
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
70.029
satlng:
22.3434
satalt:
902.8306
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
67.8502
satlng:
40.9176
satalt:
33979.8775
satid:
7337
satname:
COSMOS 660
intDesignator:
1974-044A
launchDate:
1974-06-18
satlat:
68.0771
satlng:
23.6037
satalt:
540.3295
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
61.6898
satlng:
22.9063
satalt:
36495.6798
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
64.9937
satlng:
66.3234
satalt:
37388.2104
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
64.7546
satlng:
29.6905
satalt:
32522.5841
satid:
8164
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AE
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
73.8694
satlng:
10.3974
satalt:
1570.3043
satid:
8294
satname:
SL-3 R/B
intDesignator:
1975-087B
launchDate:
1975-09-18
satlat:
68.7373
satlng:
22.9298
satalt:
933.361
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
63.9496
satlng:
10.8473
satalt:
27727.158
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
67.9257
satlng:
12.8237
satalt:
28888.9358
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
48.3859
satlng:
15.7688
satalt:
24883.8988
satid:
10524
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-119C
launchDate:
1977-12-16
satlat:
70.3366
satlng:
13.2093
satalt:
617.1891
satid:
10585
satname:
COSMOS 978
intDesignator:
1978-005C
launchDate:
1978-01-10
satlat:
68.428
satlng:
32.9494
satalt:
1430.2519
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
57.9338
satlng:
-11.5545
satalt:
29311.6386
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
60.6277
satlng:
-5.7825
satalt:
18656.3758
satid:
12110
satname:
COSMOS 1231
intDesignator:
1980-102D
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
68.1056
satlng:
29.5676
satalt:
1474.8099
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
59.2931
satlng:
28.5269
satalt:
16862.0549
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
46.2611
satlng:
15.3108
satalt:
29242.2124
satid:
14176
satname:
COSMOS 1478
intDesignator:
1983-069F
launchDate:
1983-07-06
satlat:
72.9399
satlng:
15.4776
satalt:
1480.2754
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
68.5349
satlng:
-11.2297
satalt:
26454.0563
satid:
14464
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026GE
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
68.2817
satlng:
15.5241
satalt:
964.922

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 89
satcount:: 114

above:

25 results

satid:
2256
satname:
PAGEOS 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1966-056C
launchDate:
1966-06-24
satlat:
66.895
satlng:
0.3261
satalt:
4213.2919
satid:
3174
satname:
OV1-14
intDesignator:
1968-026B
launchDate:
1968-04-06
satlat:
70.0614
satlng:
37.4714
satalt:
8899.538
satid:
3955
satname:
OPS 6911 (VELA 10)
intDesignator:
1969-046E
launchDate:
1969-05-23
satlat:
63.507
satlng:
77.6019
satalt:
41447.1419
satid:
4247
satname:
OPS 7613 (P/L 5)
intDesignator:
1969-082F
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
69.9411
satlng:
13.0475
satalt:
920.1019
satid:
4468
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1969-082FM
launchDate:
1969-09-30
satlat:
70.029
satlng:
22.3434
satalt:
902.8306
satid:
6302
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1972-072E
launchDate:
1972-09-19
satlat:
67.8502
satlng:
40.9176
satalt:
33979.8775
satid:
7337
satname:
COSMOS 660
intDesignator:
1974-044A
launchDate:
1974-06-18
satlat:
68.0771
satlng:
23.6037
satalt:
540.3295
satid:
7373
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1974-026E
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
61.6898
satlng:
22.9063
satalt:
36495.6798
satid:
7376
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-10
intDesignator:
1974-056A
launchDate:
1974-07-23
satlat:
64.9937
satlng:
66.3234
satalt:
37388.2104
satid:
7629
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1975-007D
launchDate:
1975-01-30
satlat:
64.7546
satlng:
29.6905
satalt:
32522.5841
satid:
8164
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AE
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
73.8694
satlng:
10.3974
satalt:
1570.3043
satid:
8294
satname:
SL-3 R/B
intDesignator:
1975-087B
launchDate:
1975-09-18
satlat:
68.7373
satlng:
22.9298
satalt:
933.361
satid:
9271
satname:
TITAN 34B AGENA R/B
intDesignator:
1976-080B
launchDate:
1976-08-06
satlat:
63.9496
satlng:
10.8473
satalt:
27727.158
satid:
9896
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105N
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
67.9257
satlng:
12.8237
satalt:
28888.9358
satid:
10155
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1977-054D
launchDate:
1977-06-24
satlat:
48.3859
satlng:
15.7688
satalt:
24883.8988
satid:
10524
satname:
SL-8 DEB
intDesignator:
1977-119C
launchDate:
1977-12-16
satlat:
70.3366
satlng:
13.2093
satalt:
617.1891
satid:
10585
satname:
COSMOS 978
intDesignator:
1978-005C
launchDate:
1978-01-10
satlat:
68.428
satlng:
32.9494
satalt:
1430.2519
satid:
11079
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1978-095E
launchDate:
1978-10-13
satlat:
57.9338
satlng:
-11.5545
satalt:
29311.6386
satid:
11783
satname:
OPS 5118 (NAVSTAR 6)
intDesignator:
1980-032A
launchDate:
1980-04-26
satlat:
60.6277
satlng:
-5.7825
satalt:
18656.3758
satid:
12110
satname:
COSMOS 1231
intDesignator:
1980-102D
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
68.1056
satlng:
29.5676
satalt:
1474.8099
satid:
12446
satname:
TITAN 34B R/B
intDesignator:
1981-038B
launchDate:
1981-04-24
satlat:
59.2931
satlng:
28.5269
satalt:
16862.0549
satid:
13897
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1983-019D
launchDate:
1983-03-16
satlat:
46.2611
satlng:
15.3108
satalt:
29242.2124
satid:
14176
satname:
COSMOS 1478
intDesignator:
1983-069F
launchDate:
1983-07-06
satlat:
72.9399
satlng:
15.4776
satalt:
1480.2754
satid:
14182
satname:
COSMOS 1481
intDesignator:
1983-070A
launchDate:
1983-07-08
satlat:
68.5349
satlng:
-11.2297
satalt:
26454.0563
satid:
14464
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026GE
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
68.2817
satlng:
15.5241
satalt:
964.922

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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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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