orbitx.utils._tle.get_catalog_number

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orbitx.utils._tle.get_catalog_number#

orbitx.utils._tle.get_catalog_number(line1: str) → str[source]#

Finds the catalog number in the first line of the TLE. This corresponds to characters three to seven of the first line of the TLE.

Parameters:: line1 (str) – The first line of the considered TLE
Returns:: The catalog number of the satellite
Return type:: str

Example

line1 = "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"
catalog_number = get_catalog_number(line1)
print(catalog_number)