def _import_astorb_to_database(
            self,
            astorbDictList):
        """*import the astorb orbital elements to database*

        **Key Arguments:**
            - ``astorbDictList`` -- the astorb database parsed as a list of dictionaries

        **Return:**
            - None
        """
        self.log.info('starting the ``_import_astorb_to_database`` method')

        print "Refreshing the orbital elements database table"

        dbSettings = self.settings["database settings"]["atlasMovers"]

        insert_list_of_dictionaries_into_database_tables(
            dbConn=self.atlasMoversDBConn,
            log=self.log,
            dictList=astorbDictList,
            dbTableName="orbital_elements",
            uniqueKeyList=["name"],
            dateModified=True,
            batchSize=10000,
            replace=True,
            dbSettings=dbSettings
        )

        print "Finished refreshing the orbital elements database table"

        self.log.info('completed the ``_import_astorb_to_database`` method')
        return None
*import the astorb orbital elements to database*

        **Key Arguments:**
            - ``astorbDictList`` -- the astorb database parsed as a list of dictionaries

        **Return:**
            - None