orbitx.utils._tle.get_element_set_number

orbitx.utils._tle.get_element_set_number(line1: str) → int

Finds the element set number of the TLE from the first line of the TLE. The element set number corresponds to characters 65 to 68 of the first line of the TLE.

Parameters:

line1 (str) – The first line of the considered TLE

Returns:

The element set number

Return type:

int

Example

line1 = "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  12345-5 -11606-4 0  2927"
element_set_number = get_element_set_number(line1)
print(element_set_number)

292