Questions tagged [skyfield]
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How can I plot satellite's trajectory from three different TLEs to detect any deviation on path with time?
I have obtained TLE information of a satellite from space-track.org for three different times. I am trying to study any deviation of the satellite trajectory from its usual path. Here I am comparing ...
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How to get lunar L, B, C parameters from the Moon's 3x3 rotation matrix from the Python package Skyfield?
Answers to What are the “Moon L, B, C” angles shown in this solar eclipse simulation? explain that L and B (or "l" and "b") are the "selenographic coordinates of the Moon's apparent center" (latitude ...
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How to calculate a satellite LTAN on the basis of Cartesian coordinates in GCRS frame?
I have calculated the Cartesian coordinates of a satellite in GCRS frame using Skyfield package in python.
Propagating the sun-synchronius orbit, I want to analyse the change in its LTAN. How could I ...
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How to satellite-to-site range given site coordinates and satellite ephemeris?
How can I calculate the distance of a position on earth to a satellite (for example a GPS satellite)? The satellites position is exactly known by its ephemeris data.
In a related question I've asked ...
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How to find/extract the semi-major axis from a TLE with Skyfield?
I have a TLE:
1 33591U 09005A 21024.46740879 .00000049 00000-0 52095-4 0 9997
2 33591 99.1927 41.5349 0014084 172.6670 187.4709 14.12449679616592
And I would like ...
