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Two-line element set line 1: Exponent is always treated as negative · case 01

Large positive-exponent drag terms shrink to tiny values.

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ROOT CAUSE

The exponent is applied as 10**-abs(e).

VERIFIED REPAIR

Use the signed exponent.

Unsuccessful approach: Using only the exponent digit ignores its sign the other way.

Case contract

Input one TLE line-1 string (exactly 69 characters, starting "1", else None). Epoch year from columns 19-20 (57-99 -> 1900s, 00-56 -> 2000s), epoch day 21-32, ndot/2 34-43, BSTAR 54-61 in assumed-decimal exponent form (" 34123-4" = 0.34123e-4, sign first), checksum column 69 (digits plus 1 per "-", mod 10). Return [year, day, ndot2, bstar rounded 14, checksum_ok].

Why this case matters

Orbit determination and mission planning chain many small conversions; one wrong branch or unit silently moves a spacecraft by kilometres.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    s=x
    if len(s)!=69 or s[0]!='1': return None
    yy=int(s[18:20]); year=1900+yy if yy>=57 else 2000+yy
    day=float(s[20:32]); ndot=float(s[33:43])
    f=s[53:61].strip()
    sign=-1 if f[0]=='-' else 1
    f=f.lstrip('+-')
    mant,ex=f[:-2],f[-2:]
    bstar=sign*float('0.'+mant)*10**-abs(int(ex))
    cs=sum(int(c) if c.isdigit() else (1 if c=='-' else 0) for c in s[:68])%10
    return [year,day,ndot,round(bstar,14),cs==int(s[68])]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14"', '1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14', [1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None)], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14"', '1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14', [1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None)]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A 56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5 10000+1 0 55"[2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 0.01, True][2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]Failed
two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A 08264.51782528 -.00002182 00000-0 -11606-4 0 2927"[2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True][2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A 26001.50000000 .00000123 00000-0 34123-4 0 9996"[2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True][2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A 57100.00000000 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 14"[1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True][1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B 99032.25000000 .00012345 00000-0 -50000-3 0 176"[1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False][1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C 00012.00000000 .10000000 00000-0 12345+2 0 882"[2000, 12.0, 0.1, 0.0012345, True][2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]Failed
two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z 50200.12500000 -.00000001 00000-0 99999-9 0 12343"[2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True][2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]Passed

SHA-256 / f22c08e38c27b797f848a2bdab2a916ea8c28d4d81a04bdc750e8baeccaa0d73

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    s=x
    if len(s)!=69 or s[0]!='1': return None
    yy=int(s[18:20]); year=1900+yy if yy>=57 else 2000+yy
    day=float(s[20:32]); ndot=float(s[33:43])
    f=s[53:61].strip()
    sign=-1 if f[0]=='-' else 1
    f=f.lstrip('+-')
    mant,ex=f[:-2],f[-2:]
    bstar=sign*float('0.'+mant)*10**int(ex[-1])
    cs=sum(int(c) if c.isdigit() else (1 if c=='-' else 0) for c in s[:68])%10
    return [year,day,ndot,round(bstar,14),cs==int(s[68])]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14"', '1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14', [1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None)], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14"', '1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14', [1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None)]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A 56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5 10000+1 0 55"[2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True][2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A 08264.51782528 -.00002182 00000-0 -11606-4 0 2927"[2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1160.6, True][2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]Failed
two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A 26001.50000000 .00000123 00000-0 34123-4 0 9996"[2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3412.2999999999997, True][2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]Failed
two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A 57100.00000000 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 14"[1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True][1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B 99032.25000000 .00012345 00000-0 -50000-3 0 176"[1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -500.0, False][1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]Failed
two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C 00012.00000000 .10000000 00000-0 12345+2 0 882"[2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True][2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z 50200.12500000 -.00000001 00000-0 99999-9 0 12343"[2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 999990000.0, True][2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]Failed

SHA-256 / 98dca298798f24080e1fed6931e5c61b19db4074e132fd4d096372b019d294e7

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    s=x
    if len(s)!=69 or s[0]!='1': return None
    yy=int(s[18:20]); year=1900+yy if yy>=57 else 2000+yy
    day=float(s[20:32]); ndot=float(s[33:43])
    f=s[53:61].strip()
    sign=-1 if f[0]=='-' else 1
    f=f.lstrip('+-')
    mant,ex=f[:-2],f[-2:]
    bstar=sign*float('0.'+mant)*10**int(ex)
    cs=sum(int(c) if c.isdigit() else (1 if c=='-' else 0) for c in s[:68])%10
    return [year,day,ndot,round(bstar,14),cs==int(s[68])]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14"', '1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14', [1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None)], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '1 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', [2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14"', '1 11111U 75001A   57100.00000000  .00000000  00000-0  00000+0 0    14', [1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False])], [('two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55"', '1 22222U 56001A   56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5  10000+1 0    55', [2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  2927', [2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176"', '1 33333U 99025B   99032.25000000  .00012345  00000-0 -50000-3 0   176', [1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882"', '1 44444U 20001C   00012.00000000  .10000000  00000-0  12345+2 0   882', [2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343"', '1 45555U 19050Z   50200.12500000 -.00000001  00000-0  99999-9 0 12343', [2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]), ('two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292"', '1 25544U 98067A   08264.51782528 -.00002182  00000-0 -11606-4 0  292', None), ('two-line element set line 1 "2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996"', '2 43013U 17073A   26001.50000000  .00000123  00000-0  34123-4 0  9996', None)]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
two-line element set line 1 "1 22222U 56001A 56365.99999999 -.00000050 -12345-5 10000+1 0 55"[2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True][2056, 365.99999999, -5e-07, 1.0, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 25544U 98067A 08264.51782528 -.00002182 00000-0 -11606-4 0 2927"[2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True][2008, 264.51782528, -2.182e-05, -1.1606e-05, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 43013U 17073A 26001.50000000 .00000123 00000-0 34123-4 0 9996"[2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True][2026, 1.5, 1.23e-06, 3.4123e-05, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 11111U 75001A 57100.00000000 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 14"[1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True][1957, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 33333U 99025B 99032.25000000 .00012345 00000-0 -50000-3 0 176"[1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False][1999, 32.25, 0.00012345, -0.0005, False]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 44444U 20001C 00012.00000000 .10000000 00000-0 12345+2 0 882"[2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True][2000, 12.0, 0.1, 12.345, True]Passed
two-line element set line 1 "1 45555U 19050Z 50200.12500000 -.00000001 00000-0 99999-9 0 12343"[2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True][2050, 200.125, -1e-08, 9.9999e-10, True]Passed

SHA-256 / 750b977ef92e7da6371b176204dcf9f9bbe67b020314ac2dc0d65d121a319a04

Verification & scope

A deterministic toy two-body model with stipulated constants and conventions; not flight dynamics software or a validated SGP4 implementation. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:48:11.549084+00:00.

Case digest / ce18358c4250d41339ca726fe64fab10b5f55fbd2f38706a63a45c9ac443d495