Hello,
I hope the below is of use to you others. It works for me. It is in Microsoft Window 11.
I also hope it makes sense - I'm not a Technical Author.
I have created a windows batch file (Text below) that goes to Celestrack and gets my TLE updates automatically.
The process reads Celestrack NORAD Elements and then outputs a combined set of TLEs for the satellites that I am interested in.
I call the batch file curle_tle.bat. I have also created a event timed to run the batch file every 6 hours (If you do it too often they will probably block you.
REM = REMARK or Comment and those lines are not executed. They are there really as reminders for me.
Simple example: To add the NOAA 19 satellite to your TLE Folder location
REM NOAA 19 (33591)
That creates a file noaa19.txt in your Keplar folder and gets and populates the file with the data for satellite whose reference is 33591.
At tthe end of the batch file:
REM Combine TLEs
REM cd /d C:\Users\<Your User Name>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Kepler\
copy /b ISS.txt + noaa19.txt + PISAT.txt + SO50.txt + Ao73.txt + Mesat1MO122.txt merged.txt
echo Files merged successfully into merged.txt
This takes the single satellite TLE Files that you have created and combine them into a single MERGED.txt file and that is the one you choose in SatPC32
Change the pause to REM pause at the bottom of the file once you are happy everything is as you want it.
Cut and paste the following into a text - batch (bat) file
Amend all the data below to suite your needs.
>>>>> ....................... -------------------------- ....................................
REM Batch file curle_tle.bat
echo "Update cURLs"
echo 'echo off'
@echo off
REM -------------------------------------- NOTES 1
REM While you can still download curated data sets (GROUPs) using the new queries,
REM you also have more flexibility to get what you need. And you can do that with a
REM simple cURL command (which should be part of Windows 11) to download the data
REM and put it exactly where you want it:
REM curl -o “localPath” URL
REM CREDITS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
REM where localPath is wherever your SATPC32 data goes and URL is the URL of the REM CelesTrak query.
REM It would be a lot easier for you to create a batch
REM (Powershell) file with a few cURL commands, that you can tailor exactly for
REM your needs, than for me to continue to update a Windows-only application to
REM handle things like changing formats and the like.
REM I hope that makes sense. Please LMK if you have further questions. - TS
REM Dr. T.S. Kelso
REM <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
REM Local C:\Users\<Your User Name>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Kepler\
REM URLs:
REM ------------ ACTIVE DATA TLE Downloads -----------------------------
REM ----------- curl format from &FORMAT=TLE to a NAME.TXT -------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
cd /d C:\Users\<Your User Name>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Kepler\
REM for the SO50
REM for the SatPC32ISS
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -------------------------------------
REM ----------- curl format from &FORMAT=TLE to a NAME.TXT -------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- WEATHER --------------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- NOAA -----------------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- GOES ---------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- EARTH RESOURCES ------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- SCIENTIFIC -----------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- Stuff :) -------------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- Intelsat -------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- Cubesat --------------------------
REM ------------ OTHERS ACTIVE DATA -- 30 Days < Launch ------------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM ------------ Emergency, Search & rescue ACTIVE DATA -----------------
REM ----------- curl format from &FORMAT=TLE to a NAME.TXT -------------
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------
REM Emergency Operations
REM Search & Rescue
REM ------------------- PART ONE ---------- Add the cURLs
REM New batch file for cURLing
cd /d C:\Users\<Your User Name>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Kepler\
REM ISS (25544)
REM NOAA 19 (33591)
REM PISAT (41784)
REM SO50 (41784)
REM AO-73 (39444) FunCube-1
REM MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) (60209) FunCube-1
REM ------------------- PART TWO ---------- Could be a second batch file call -----------------
REM add new cURLs above here and then add the file to the combine.bat file in the same directory
REM Combine TLEs
REM cd /d C:\Users\<Your User Name>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Kepler\
copy /b ISS.txt + noaa19.txt + PISAT.txt + SO50.txt + Ao73.txt + Mesat1MO122.txt merged.txt
echo Files merged successfully into merged.txt
pause
REM Batch File End
....................... -------------------------- .................................... <<<<<
Change Directory (cd) To the file paths
Kind Regards
Stephen Thornber
G6SGA
Attempted to update TLEs on SatPC32 from nasabare and it wiped out the entire file. Did the same thing when I tried nasa.all. Anyone know what’s going on?
Also noticed hams.at is no longer showing upcoming passes.
???
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