get_info.py

import os

def get_info():
    with open(os.path.expanduser("~/Desktop/satellite/satellite_data.txt")) as textfile:
        data = textfile.read().replace('\n', '').split(" ")

    return create_sat_info_dict(data)


def create_sat_info_dict(lst):

    sat_info_dict={}
    info_entry=0
    
    while info_entry<5799:
        
        info_entry +=1
        
        index = lst.index("HD")
        temp_list = lst[index:index+14]

        sat_info_dict["Info Entry "+str(info_entry)]={"star" : temp_list[0] + temp_list[1] + temp_list[2],
                                      "rotation_period" : float(temp_list[3]),
                                      "declination" : float(temp_list[4]),
                                      "right_ascension" : float(temp_list[5]),
                                      "time" : float(temp_list[6]),
                                      "sat_x_pos" : int(float(temp_list[7]))/1000,
                                      "sat_y_pos" : int(float(temp_list[8]))/1000,
                                      "sat_z_pos" : int(float(temp_list[9]))/1000,
                                      "quaternion_w" : float(temp_list[10]),
                                      "quaternion_i" : float(temp_list[11]),
                                      "quaternion_j" : float(temp_list[12]),
                                      "quaternion_k" : float(temp_list[13])}

        lst.pop(index)

    return sat_info_dict