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 2026-09-24T08:00:52Z in 1.150 seconds.

info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 21
satcount:: 130

above:

25 results

satid:
274
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010D
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
62.8876
satlng:
9.4362
satalt:
2991.0856
satid:
2861
satname:
SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
intDesignator:
1967-065A
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
74.7742
satlng:
10.5176
satalt:
3891.1806
satid:
3093
satname:
EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
intDesignator:
1968-002A
launchDate:
1968-01-11
satlat:
73.6055
satlng:
2.7216
satalt:
1526.0601
satid:
3392
satname:
SCOUT B DEB
intDesignator:
1968-066H
launchDate:
1968-08-08
satlat:
71.2093
satlng:
22.4985
satalt:
1050.6518
satid:
4014
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015JM
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
67.5458
satlng:
21.9719
satalt:
2196.2137
satid:
4968
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025GN
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
73.3507
satlng:
15.3547
satalt:
1025.3188
satid:
5552
satname:
COSMOS 449
intDesignator:
1971-086F
launchDate:
1971-10-13
satlat:
74.0993
satlng:
13.5311
satalt:
1530.0888
satid:
7017
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086H
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
73.0101
satlng:
18.3241
satalt:
1573.5043
satid:
7023
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086P
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
77.4824
satlng:
18.6945
satalt:
1540.4479
satid:
7029
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086V
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
71.9267
satlng:
24.1478
satalt:
1523.3468
satid:
7140
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
74.2863
satlng:
5.7484
satalt:
1532.1977
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
63.2473
satlng:
78.3235
satalt:
37801.3187
satid:
9895
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105M
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
56.8824
satlng:
29.1275
satalt:
20295.6984
satid:
9979
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GJ
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.6237
satlng:
4.7021
satalt:
1990.0923
satid:
10936
satname:
COSMOS 1019
intDesignator:
1978-056G
launchDate:
1978-06-07
satlat:
72.3212
satlng:
38.5421
satalt:
1458.3
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
57.2347
satlng:
18.7654
satalt:
13847.0089
satid:
11847
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-050B
launchDate:
1980-06-14
satlat:
67.4774
satlng:
-16.2414
satalt:
28175.5904
satid:
11877
satname:
COSMOS 1194
intDesignator:
1980-058C
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
71.9268
satlng:
5.9786
satalt:
1472.0111
satid:
11881
satname:
COSMOS 1198
intDesignator:
1980-058G
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
72.0789
satlng:
22.6975
satalt:
1487.8987
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
63.8912
satlng:
-28.4853
satalt:
39088.3359
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
72.2677
satlng:
31.0731
satalt:
30242.3659
satid:
12384
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-031D
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
62.5902
satlng:
68.9579
satalt:
14754.6365
satid:
12644
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1981-074J
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
68.4244
satlng:
11.4746
satalt:
1582.5859
satid:
12933
satname:
COSMOS 1317
intDesignator:
1981-108A
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
71.5379
satlng:
70.3943
satalt:
23681.8072
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
60.9093
satlng:
36.568
satalt:
33962.1748

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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info:

category:: ANY
transactionscount:: 21
satcount:: 130

above:

25 results

satid:
274
satname:
MIDAS 5 DEB
intDesignator:
1962-010D
launchDate:
1962-04-09
satlat:
62.8876
satlng:
9.4362
satalt:
2991.0856
satid:
2861
satname:
SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
intDesignator:
1967-065A
launchDate:
1967-06-29
satlat:
74.7742
satlng:
10.5176
satalt:
3891.1806
satid:
3093
satname:
EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
intDesignator:
1968-002A
launchDate:
1968-01-11
satlat:
73.6055
satlng:
2.7216
satalt:
1526.0601
satid:
3392
satname:
SCOUT B DEB
intDesignator:
1968-066H
launchDate:
1968-08-08
satlat:
71.2093
satlng:
22.4985
satalt:
1050.6518
satid:
4014
satname:
THOR ABLESTAR DEB
intDesignator:
1961-015JM
launchDate:
1961-06-29
satlat:
67.5458
satlng:
21.9719
satalt:
2196.2137
satid:
4968
satname:
THORAD AGENA D DEB
intDesignator:
1970-025GN
launchDate:
1970-04-08
satlat:
73.3507
satlng:
15.3547
satalt:
1025.3188
satid:
5552
satname:
COSMOS 449
intDesignator:
1971-086F
launchDate:
1971-10-13
satlat:
74.0993
satlng:
13.5311
satalt:
1530.0888
satid:
7017
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086H
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
73.0101
satlng:
18.3241
satalt:
1573.5043
satid:
7023
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086P
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
77.4824
satlng:
18.6945
satalt:
1540.4479
satid:
7029
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086V
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
71.9267
satlng:
24.1478
satalt:
1523.3468
satid:
7140
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086DE
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
74.2863
satlng:
5.7484
satalt:
1532.1977
satid:
9880
satname:
MOLNIYA 1-36
intDesignator:
1977-021A
launchDate:
1977-03-24
satlat:
63.2473
satlng:
78.3235
satalt:
37801.3187
satid:
9895
satname:
COSMOS 862 DEB
intDesignator:
1976-105M
launchDate:
1976-10-22
satlat:
56.8824
satlng:
29.1275
satalt:
20295.6984
satid:
9979
satname:
DELTA 1 DEB
intDesignator:
1973-086GJ
launchDate:
1973-11-06
satlat:
72.6237
satlng:
4.7021
satalt:
1990.0923
satid:
10936
satname:
COSMOS 1019
intDesignator:
1978-056G
launchDate:
1978-06-07
satlat:
72.3212
satlng:
38.5421
satalt:
1458.3
satid:
11142
satname:
ATLAS F R/B
intDesignator:
1978-112B
launchDate:
1978-12-11
satlat:
57.2347
satlng:
18.7654
satalt:
13847.0089
satid:
11847
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-050B
launchDate:
1980-06-14
satlat:
67.4774
satlng:
-16.2414
satalt:
28175.5904
satid:
11877
satname:
COSMOS 1194
intDesignator:
1980-058C
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
71.9268
satlng:
5.9786
satalt:
1472.0111
satid:
11881
satname:
COSMOS 1198
intDesignator:
1980-058G
launchDate:
1980-07-09
satlat:
72.0789
satlng:
22.6975
satalt:
1487.8987
satid:
11909
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1980-063D
launchDate:
1980-07-18
satlat:
63.8912
satlng:
-28.4853
satalt:
39088.3359
satid:
12078
satname:
COSMOS 1223
intDesignator:
1980-095A
launchDate:
1980-11-27
satlat:
72.2677
satlng:
31.0731
satalt:
30242.3659
satid:
12384
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1981-031D
launchDate:
1981-03-31
satlat:
62.5902
satlng:
68.9579
satalt:
14754.6365
satid:
12644
satname:
SL-8 R/B
intDesignator:
1981-074J
launchDate:
1981-08-06
satlat:
68.4244
satlng:
11.4746
satalt:
1582.5859
satid:
12933
satname:
COSMOS 1317
intDesignator:
1981-108A
launchDate:
1981-10-31
satlat:
71.5379
satlng:
70.3943
satalt:
23681.8072
satid:
13075
satname:
SL-6 R/B(2)
intDesignator:
1982-015D
launchDate:
1982-02-26
satlat:
60.9093
satlng:
36.568
satalt:
33962.1748

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

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.

Source-specific next step

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

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