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This Python package computes the position and velocity of an
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earth-orbiting satellite, given the satellite's TLE orbital elements
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from a source like https://celestrak.com/.
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It implements the most recent version of SGP4, and is regularly run
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against the SGP4 test suite to make sure that its satellite position
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predictions agree to within 0.1 mm with the predictions of the standard
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distribution of the algorithm. This error is far less than the 1-3km/day
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by which satellites themselves deviate from the ideal orbits described
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in TLE files.
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