Or perhaps some simple code or formula that achieves this. I've used pyephem but it requires a Satellite catalog number.
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2$\begingroup$ Does pyephem require that the satellite catalog numbers you give it in the TLE data belong to an existing satellite? $\endgroup$– notovnyApr 29, 2022 at 9:26
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$\begingroup$ How do you acquire the TLE data? If you have a TLE on hand, it has the number right there on both lines. $\endgroup$– Ryan CApr 29, 2022 at 22:09
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$\begingroup$ Perhaps I should have elaborated a bit. I'm trying to calculate where an artificial satellite is in term of LAT/LON/ALT given just the orbital information contained in the TLE data. We'll just say that I'm dealing with a world where the satellites don't have catalog numbers. If there is a python package that does this that would be great. It actually doesn't have to be that accurate. My use-case tolerates an error of about +/- 2 degrees LAT/LON. If such a library does not exist a simple algorithm should suffice. $\endgroup$– ImpMay 2, 2022 at 4:41
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