orbitx.utils._tle.get_launch_year

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orbitx.utils._tle.get_launch_year#

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

Finds the launch year of the satellite from the first line of the TLE. The launch year corresponds to the characters ten and eleven of the first line.

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

Example

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