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# TLE

Implementing the "Two-line element set (TLE)", a data format encoding orbital elements of Earth-orbiting objects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set

[nasa documentation of the format](https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/SSOP_Help/tle_def.html)

## Format

(the below tables are copied 1:1 from wikipedia ([from here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set)))

### Title line

| Field | Columns | Content | Example |
| ----- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| 1 | 01-24 | Satellite name | ISS (ZARYA) |

### Line one

| Field | Columns | Content | Example |
| ----- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| 1  | 01-01 | Line number | 1 |
| 2  | 03–07 | Satellite number  | 25544 |
| 3  | 08–08 | Classification (U=Unclassified)  | U |
| 4  | 10–11 | International Designator (Last two digits of launch year)  | 98 |
| 5  | 12–14 | International Designator (Launch number of the year)  | 067 |
| 6  | 15–17 | International Designator (piece of the launch)  | A |
| 7  | 19–20 | Epoch Year (last two digits of year)  | 08 |
| 8  | 21–32 | Epoch (day of the year and fractional portion of the day)  | 264.51782528 |
| 9  | 34–43 | First Time Derivative of the Mean Motion divided by two [11]  | −.00002182 |
| 10 | 45–52 | Second Time Derivative of Mean Motion divided by six (decimal point assumed)  | 00000-0 |
| 11 | 54–61 | BSTAR drag term (decimal point assumed) [11]  | -11606-4 |
| 12 | 63–63 | The number 0 (originally this should have been "Ephemeris type")  | 0 |
| 13 | 65–68 | Element set number. Incremented when a new TLE is generated for this object.[11]  | 292 |
| 14 | 69–69 | Checksum (modulo 10)  | 7  |

### Line two

| Field | Columns | Content | Example |
| ----- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
| 1  | 01–01 | Line number  | 2 |
| 2  | 03–07 | Satellite number  | 25544 |
| 3  | 09–16 | Inclination (degrees)  | 51.6416 |
| 4  | 18–25 | Right ascension of the ascending node (degrees)  | 247.4627 |
| 5  | 27–33 | Eccentricity (decimal point assumed)  | 0006703 |
| 6  | 35–42 | Argument of perigee (degrees)  | 130.5360 |
| 7  | 44–51 | Mean Anomaly (degrees)  | 325.0288 |
| 8  | 53–63 | Mean Motion (revolutions per day)  | 15.72125391 |
| 9  | 64–68 | Revolution number at epoch (revolutions)  | 56353 |
| 10 | 69–69 | Checksum (modulo 10)  | 7  |