How to convert TLE to Celestia's SSC file?

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How to convert TLE to Celestia's SSC file?

Post #1by space2022 » 25.09.2022, 14:46

How to convert TLE to Celestia's SSC file?

Is there any easy to use conversion tool?

I want to see the latest track in Celestia

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/gp.php?CATNR=25544&FORMAT=tle

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Post #2by SevenSpheres » 25.09.2022, 14:50

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Celestia versions: 1.5.1, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.0, and some unofficial versions like Celestia-ED

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Post #3by space2022 » 25.09.2022, 14:58

Thanks for the reply. When I run translate_orbit.py it shows error, can you try it?

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Post #4by SevenSpheres » 25.09.2022, 15:31

When I run translate_orbit.py I get a list of three categories - "notice", "gp-statistics", and "master-gp-index". These all return HTML files rather than lists of spacecraft. The category given as an example, "stations", is not listed and returns an error when trying to access it. Most likely this is a result of changes in the source database and the script needs to be updated. Have you tried the other script?
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Post #5by Lepestronik » 25.09.2022, 16:26

Try this. The ODS file is for Libre/Open Office, the XLS file was converted from the first (there may be some bugs).
This file is based on the code from translate_orbit.py. Just copy lines of TLE and paste it into the appropriate cells.
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