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 2026-11-09T04:22:49Z in 0.914 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 70
satcount:: 133

above:

25 results

satid:
2826
satname:
OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
intDesignator:
1967-053A
launchDate:
1967-05-31
satlat:
69.8422
satlng:
26.2707
satalt:
645.3896
satid:
2872
satname:
SURCAL 159
intDesignator:
1967-053F
launchDate:
1967-05-31
satlat:
69.7549
satlng:
35.1137
satalt:
913.5241
satid:
4754
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DC
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
70.8564
satlng:
28.1374
satalt:
781.747
satid:
4954
satname:
THOR BURNER 2 R/B
intDesignator:
1971-012B
launchDate:
1971-02-17
satlat:
70.6932
satlng:
24.3268
satalt:
767.4037
satid:
6118
satname:
COSMOS 505
intDesignator:
1972-057B
launchDate:
1972-07-20
satlat:
70.3029
satlng:
30.0763
satalt:
1470.1429
satid:
6990
satname:
COSMOS 622
intDesignator:
1973-104F
launchDate:
1973-12-19
satlat:
74.1028
satlng:
31.0272
satalt:
1382.4091
satid:
7044
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AL
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
71.5313
satlng:
35.3973
satalt:
1498.6262
satid:
7156
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DV
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.0811
satlng:
21.7356
satalt:
1713.8214
satid:
7244
satname:
OPS 4547
intDesignator:
1974-020B
launchDate:
1974-04-10
satlat:
68.6838
satlng:
17.5662
satalt:
807.3249
satid:
7269
satname:
COSMOS 645
intDesignator:
1974-024E
launchDate:
1974-04-23
satlat:
72.8596
satlng:
17.1622
satalt:
1490.347
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
54.1312
satlng:
20.7949
satalt:
22124.4704
satid:
8167
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AH
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
75.024
satlng:
26.7838
satalt:
1204.644
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
63.1436
satlng:
16.0976
satalt:
38158.7258
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
62.8114
satlng:
54.5578
satalt:
34089.6744
satid:
10823
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BT
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
73.4253
satlng:
17.7319
satalt:
1468.0907
satid:
10868
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CW
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
66.352
satlng:
18.1821
satalt:
1525.4665
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
64.0048
satlng:
38.5994
satalt:
12686.2837
satid:
11803
satname:
COSMOS 1181
intDesignator:
1980-039A
launchDate:
1980-05-20
satlat:
73.7974
satlng:
19.5564
satalt:
1004.6258
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
56.5926
satlng:
17.2759
satalt:
36487.0631
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
72.5689
satlng:
36.9327
satalt:
30428.8778
satid:
12107
satname:
COSMOS 1228
intDesignator:
1980-102A
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
70.57
satlng:
32.0859
satalt:
1413.6232
satid:
12291
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026EK
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
71.0766
satlng:
19.5734
satalt:
777.4409
satid:
12636
satname:
COSMOS 1287
intDesignator:
1981-074A
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
73.1356
satlng:
9.1908
satalt:
1488.448
satid:
12894
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031G
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
63.2409
satlng:
18.4574
satalt:
11371.3071
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
47.9215
satlng:
39.4627
satalt:
30132.7615

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 70
satcount:: 133

above:

25 results

satid:
2826
satname:
OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
intDesignator:
1967-053A
launchDate:
1967-05-31
satlat:
69.8422
satlng:
26.2707
satalt:
645.3896
satid:
2872
satname:
SURCAL 159
intDesignator:
1967-053F
launchDate:
1967-05-31
satlat:
69.7549
satlng:
35.1137
satalt:
913.5241
satid:
4754
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025DC
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
70.8564
satlng:
28.1374
satalt:
781.747
satid:
4954
satname:
THOR BURNER 2 R/B
intDesignator:
1971-012B
launchDate:
1971-02-17
satlat:
70.6932
satlng:
24.3268
satalt:
767.4037
satid:
6118
satname:
COSMOS 505
intDesignator:
1972-057B
launchDate:
1972-07-20
satlat:
70.3029
satlng:
30.0763
satalt:
1470.1429
satid:
6990
satname:
COSMOS 622
intDesignator:
1973-104F
launchDate:
1973-12-19
satlat:
74.1028
satlng:
31.0272
satalt:
1382.4091
satid:
7044
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086AL
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
71.5313
satlng:
35.3973
satalt:
1498.6262
satid:
7156
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DV
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.0811
satlng:
21.7356
satalt:
1713.8214
satid:
7244
satname:
OPS 4547
intDesignator:
1974-020B
launchDate:
1974-04-10
satlat:
68.6838
satlng:
17.5662
satalt:
807.3249
satid:
7269
satname:
COSMOS 645
intDesignator:
1974-024E
launchDate:
1974-04-23
satlat:
72.8596
satlng:
17.1622
satalt:
1490.347
satid:
7276
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-9
intDesignator:
1974-026A
launchDate:
1974-04-26
satlat:
54.1312
satlng:
20.7949
satalt:
22124.4704
satid:
8167
satname:
THORAD DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1974-089AH
launchDate:
1974-11-15
satlat:
75.024
satlng:
26.7838
satalt:
1204.644
satid:
8195
satname:
MOLNIYA 2-14
intDesignator:
1975-081A
launchDate:
1975-09-09
satlat:
63.1436
satlng:
16.0976
satalt:
38158.7258
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
62.8114
satlng:
54.5578
satalt:
34089.6744
satid:
10823
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077BT
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
73.4253
satlng:
17.7319
satalt:
1468.0907
satid:
10868
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-077CW
launchDate:
1976-07-29
satlat:
66.352
satlng:
18.1821
satalt:
1525.4665
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
64.0048
satlng:
38.5994
satalt:
12686.2837
satid:
11803
satname:
COSMOS 1181
intDesignator:
1980-039A
launchDate:
1980-05-20
satlat:
73.7974
satlng:
19.5564
satalt:
1004.6258
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
56.5926
satlng:
17.2759
satalt:
36487.0631
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
72.5689
satlng:
36.9327
satalt:
30428.8778
satid:
12107
satname:
COSMOS 1228
intDesignator:
1980-102A
launchDate:
1980-12-23
satlat:
70.57
satlng:
32.0859
satalt:
1413.6232
satid:
12291
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1978-026EK
launchDate:
1978-03-05
satlat:
71.0766
satlng:
19.5734
satalt:
777.4409
satid:
12636
satname:
COSMOS 1287
intDesignator:
1981-074A
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
73.1356
satlng:
9.1908
satalt:
1488.448
satid:
12894
satname:
COSMOS 1261 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-031G
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
63.2409
satlng:
18.4574
satalt:
11371.3071
satid:
12984
satname:
COSMOS 1247 DEB
intDesignator:
1981-016F
launchDate:
1981-02-19
satlat:
47.9215
satlng:
39.4627
satalt:
30132.7615

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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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