Extract anomalies from two-line element set (TLE) on ISS

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Homework Statement


I am faced to a problem of interpretation illustrated on figure below :
guO20.png


I must precise that I talk about **mean anomaly**.

Homework Equations


for the 2 questions, I am asked to find :

1) at which anomaly is the ISS at the two lines epoch ?

2) at wchich anomaly is the ISS on December 1st 2018 ?

The Attempt at a Solution



Fron wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set
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I think the answer to question 1) is maybe what I have extracted above (326.0288°)

But how to compute the anomaly of ISS on December 1st 2018 ?

I don't understand well this notion of meaning anomaly : could you tell me please, if you can, the concept of meaning anomaly, in a simple way ? I saw this is an angle by taking a virtual circular orbit but it causes confusions for me, I don't grasp the subtilities of this notion.

Even simple clarifications or tracks are welcome, I just want to understand better the 2 questions to be able to find an answer.

Regards
 

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