satellite.py

satellite.py

import datetime
import requests
import ephem
from math import degrees

def process(lines):

    try:
        iss = ephem.readtle(str(lines[0]), str(lines[1]), str(lines[2]))
    except:
        return
        
    # Compute for now
    now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
    iss.compute(now)
    name = lines[0].replace(" ", "").replace("'", "")
    print(name)
    lon = degrees(iss.sublong)
    lat = degrees(iss.sublat)
    elevation = iss.elevation

r = requests.get("http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/stations.txt")

lines = []
for line in r.iter_lines():
    lines.append(line)
    if len(lines) >= 3:
        process(lines)
        lines = []
if len(lines) > 0:
    process(lines)