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Implement true equator mean equinox transform #10141

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Please could you implement the true equator mean equinox transform? SGP4 satellite position-velocity
ephemerides are produced in the TEME frame. For the majority, SGP4 is the most common method for propagating earth satellites. TEME-ITRF has been implemented in Skyfield https://github.com/skyfielders/python-skyfield/blob/fc634ff31c8f87e1acf8ac52c2ca06ff3cec1574/skyfield/sgp4lib.py#L265
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The specific transform can be found on pg 231, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications by Vallado.

For a telescope application, I also require ITRF-TEME in order to quickly filter ephemerides based on telescope pointing coordinates in the TEME frame.

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  1. c3-14 commented on May 1, 2020

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    Much appreciated 👍 @StuartLittlefair + reviewers

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