From fd0953bfb5fc0ecfc02576e61014a1e189db7dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mitch Ross <mitchross@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 17:56:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] up

---
 routes/satellite.py          | 14 ++++++++++++++
 utils/weather_sat_predict.py | 11 ++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/routes/satellite.py b/routes/satellite.py
index 8fb9054..8a4e3c8 100644
--- a/routes/satellite.py
+++ b/routes/satellite.py
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ ALLOWED_TLE_HOSTS = ['celestrak.org', 'celestrak.com', 'www.celestrak.org', 'www
 # Local TLE cache (can be updated via API)
 _tle_cache = dict(TLE_SATELLITES)
 
+# Auto-refresh TLEs from CelesTrak on startup (non-blocking)
+import threading
+
+def _auto_refresh_tle():
+    try:
+        updated = refresh_tle_data()
+        if updated:
+            logger.info(f"Auto-refreshed TLE data for: {', '.join(updated)}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Auto TLE refresh failed: {e}")
+
+# Delay import — refresh_tle_data is defined later in this module
+threading.Timer(2.0, _auto_refresh_tle).start()
+
 
 def _fetch_iss_realtime(observer_lat: Optional[float] = None, observer_lon: Optional[float] = None) -> Optional[dict]:
     """
diff --git a/utils/weather_sat_predict.py b/utils/weather_sat_predict.py
index b5d6f2d..8d6432f 100644
--- a/utils/weather_sat_predict.py
+++ b/utils/weather_sat_predict.py
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ def predict_passes(
     from skyfield.almanac import find_discrete
     from data.satellites import TLE_SATELLITES
 
+    # Use live TLE cache from satellite module if available (refreshed from CelesTrak)
+    tle_source = TLE_SATELLITES
+    try:
+        from routes.satellite import _tle_cache
+        if _tle_cache:
+            tle_source = _tle_cache
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+
     ts = load.timescale()
     observer = wgs84.latlon(lat, lon)
     t0 = ts.now()
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ def predict_passes(
         if not sat_info['active']:
             continue
 
-        tle_data = TLE_SATELLITES.get(sat_info['tle_key'])
+        tle_data = tle_source.get(sat_info['tle_key'])
         if not tle_data:
             continue