> > > > 0009501 00095.88789851 0.00000000 > > 98.5830 172.5676 0.0000100 357.2183 2.9264 14.59164421 6.0 > > > > Can anyone point to a program one can use to convert elements from this > format to the more conventional TLE layout? (Absent that, might one please > describe the meanings of the individual fields in the above format? ) > No program, to my knowledge, except any text editor, like Notepad. Russell 00-095 696 x 696 1 40095E 00095A 00095.88789851 .00000047 00000-0 10000-4 0 10 2 40095 98.5830 172.5676 0000100 357.2183 2.9264 14.59164421 18 Additions/changes should be obvious, but not necessary, except that format,column positions and no.of lines must be correct. Some TLE maintenance/prediction programs need reasonable non-zero values in the missing fields, and don't like blanks after col.69. Some can't even accept the long 'line 0'. (Quicksat and SkyMap can even do without it) Format described in VSOHP (see my private signature below) -- bjorn.gimle@tietotech.se (office) -- -- b_gimle@algonet.se (home) http://www.algonet.se/~b_gimle -- -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA, 59.2615 N, 18.6206 E, 33 m -- -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m -- -- SeeSat-L / Visual Satellite Observer Home Page found at -- -- http://www2.satellite.eu.org/satintro.html -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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