diff --git a/pycraf/satellite/satellite.py b/pycraf/satellite/satellite.py
index 68bdb0838..1fe59fd43 100644
--- a/pycraf/satellite/satellite.py
+++ b/pycraf/satellite/satellite.py
@@ -44,13 +44,24 @@ def get_sat(tle_string):
 
     try:
         import sgp4
-        from sgp4.earth_gravity import wgs72
-        from sgp4.io import twoline2rv, Satellite
     except ImportError:
         raise ImportError(
             'The "sgp4" package is necessary to use this function.'
             )
 
+    try:
+        from sgp4.io import Satellite
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            from sgp4.model import Satellite
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "Can't import sgp4 Satellite object."
+                )
+
+    from sgp4.earth_gravity import wgs72
+    from sgp4.io import twoline2rv
+
     tle_string_list = tle_string.split('\n')
     satname = tle_string_list[0]
     if satname[0:2] == '0 ':  # remove leading 0 if present
@@ -267,15 +278,23 @@ def azel_from_sat(self, satellite_or_tle, obstime):
         assert isinstance(obstime, time.Time), (
             'obstime must be an astropy.time.Time object!'
             )
-
         try:
             import sgp4
-            from sgp4.io import Satellite
         except ImportError:
             raise ImportError(
                 'The "sgp4" package is necessary to use this Class.'
                 )
 
+        try:
+            from sgp4.io import Satellite
+        except ImportError:
+            try:
+                from sgp4.model import Satellite
+            except ImportError:
+                raise ImportError(
+                    "Can't import sgp4 Satellite object."
+                    )
+
         if not isinstance(satellite_or_tle, Satellite):
             _, satellite = get_sat(satellite_or_tle)
         else: