Observations 15 Aug 2006:
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Cosatrak 1 (Computerised satellite Tracking System).
MINTRON low light level CCD surveillance camera (0.005 lux typical
in non integration mode) and 0.00005 lux in STARLIGHT mode with 128
frame integration.
Used with 145mm focal length f/2.5 lens,integrating for 96 frames
which is equivalent to an exposure of 1.92 seconds per image.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude 33.94058 deg S,
Elevation 10 metres - situated in Pinelands (Cape Town), South Africa
Conditions terrible except for about 30 minutes, after which
completely clouded out.
For CLASSIED.TLE:
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29249 06 027A 0433 T 20060815165657800 56 15 1457384-000740 39 +070 05
29249 06 027A 0433 T 20060815165926600 56 15 1523404-122042 39 +065 05
29249 06 027A 0433 T 20060815170109400 56 15 1552402-242346 39 +060 05
29249 06 027A 0433 T 20060815170249600 56 15 1639499-390956 39 +055 05
29249 06 027A 0433 T 20060815170544600 56 15 1951540-604218 39 +060 05
29249 06 027A 0433 T 20060815170722700 56 15 2214329-600310 39 +065 05
90037 05 638A 0433 T 20060815171134700 56 15 2000458-103311 39 +090 05
90037 05 638A 0433 T 20060815171925600 56 15 2008523-103729 39 +090 05
90035 05 625A 0433 T 20060815175100400 56 15 1948286+051614 39 +105 05
23947 96 038C 0433 T 20060815175947300 56 15 1610045+363112 39 +080 05
23947 96 038C 0433 T 20060815180309500 56 15 1701364+291619 39 +075 05
23947 96 038C 0433 T 20060815180735500 56 15 1914072+073726 39 +060 05
90025 04 800A 0433 T 20060815184710600 56 15 1504145+051241 39 +075 05
90025 04 800A 0433 T 20060815184803600 56 15 1511164+065825 39 +075 05
90025 04 800A 0433 T 20060815184849000 56 15 1516553+082452 39 +075 05
90025 04 800A 0433 T 20060815184916500 56 15 1520088+091357 39 +075 05
90031 05 546A 0433 T 20060815190238000 56 15 2143388+033032 39 +100 05
Unknown observed before - geostationary:
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91075 00 000A 0433 T 20060815172750800 56 15 2032438-065727 39 +110 05
91075 00 000A 0433 T 20060815173122800 56 15 2036159-070007 39 +110 05
Strays seen:
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DMSP 5D-2 F11 debris variable
29084 91 082CD 0433 T 20060815170722000 56 15 2215084-600921 39 +100 05
Sci Sat 1 Pegasus rocket
27859 03 036B 0433 T 20060815171452800 56 15 1807564-304540 39 +058 05
TDRS 3 IUS range 10150 kms steady
19549 88 091C 0433 T 20060815172056400 56 15 2021478-072900 39 +093 05
Landsat 2
07615 75 004A 0433 T 20060815172730900 56 15 2032093-074240 39 +080 05
Intelsat 904 geostationary
27380 02 007A 0433 T 20060815175100400 56 15 1947330+051519 39 +095 05
Notes:
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(1) Will be loosing NROL-22 #29249 probably before end of week as it
goes into daylight.
(2) #19549 TDRS 3 IUS spotted as unknown - looked interesting so I
followed it to shadow entry. Identified afterwards.
(3) #90035 is usually brighter than Intelsat 904 which is very close
by - tonight Intelsat 904 was distinctly brighter.
(4) #99905 -- as this object was making a pass during which it was
close to culmination I search ahead and behind the prediction
point and saw nothing. Either the elements are wrong - which I
do not think is the case - or the satellite is very faint (>12th
mag). Will try again when it descends towards perigee.
(5) #90050 - tried but not seen - previous observations show this
is a difficult one, fainter than 13th magnitude, but easy when
it flashes ( when it decides to flash! which doesnt seem too
often).
Cheers
Greg
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