orbitx.TLE.from_filepath

orbitx.TLE.from_filepath#

classmethod TLE.from_filepath(tle_filepath: str, satellite_shortname: str, satellite_name: str, start_date: datetime64, end_date: datetime64, reference_date: datetime64 = np.datetime64('1970-01-01T00:00:00'))[source]#

Generates a TLE object from a TLE file.

Parameters:
  • tle_filepath (str) – The file containing the TLE

  • satellite_shortname (str) – The shortname of the satellite (e.g., S3A).

  • satellite_name (str) – The name of the satellite (e.g., Sentinel-3A).

  • start_date (np.datetime64) – The date from which the orbit needs to be simulated

  • end_date (np.datetime64) – The date until which the orbit needs to be simulated

  • reference_date (np.datetime64, optional) – The reference date used to represent dates as “seconds since”. Defaults to np.datetime64(“1970-01-01T00:00:00”).