Spaceman3D is a Package that parses satellite Two-Line Element (TLE) Data and creates 3D plots of the satellite's orbits.
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SpaceMan
SpaceMan is a python package that accomplishes several unique tasks within the space of Astrodynamics. The package gives users the ability to parse satellite Two-Line Element (TLE) Data into its Ballistic, Keplerian, and Satellite Identifying orbital elements. Beyond, this SpaceMan uses a Matplotlib
3D plotting toolkit to plot the orbit of the satellites.
Basic TLE Parser Functionality
from spaceman3D.Orbit import tle, satellites
#Create a class instance of tle()
t = tle()
#Call the draw orbit function
t.tle_satellite_elements(satellites.ISS, satellites.Dragon,print_info=True)
Basic Plotting Functionality
The plotting functionality mentioned below is accessed through the Draw() module.
from spaceman3D.Draw import Draw
from spaceman3D.Orbit import satellites
#Create a class instance of Draw()
d = Draw()
#Call the draw Orbit function
d.draw_orbit(satellites.ISS, satellites.Dragon)
Using the code above will output an image that resembles this:
Along with this, by calling the draw_orbit(element ,print_info=True)
you will print out the keplerian elements used to calculate the satellites trajectory.
Orbital Mechanic's Resources
I know that I struggled to find resources explaining the mathematics used within Astrodynamics and orbital mechanics, so I have included the "PackageCalculations.txt" file that explains the mathematics behind the functions in Orbit.py and tle.py and the logic behind each function.
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