Observations 27 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
For CLASSIFIED.TLE:
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90025 04 800A 0433 G 20060827174625300 56 15 1322599-151624 39 +096 05
90025 04 800A 0433 G 20060827174925100 56 15 1410299-055437 39 +090 05
90025 04 800A 0433 G 20060827175049100 56 15 1427504-020356 39 +095 05
90047 06 521A 0433 G 20060827175438900 56 15 1338480+064437 39 +120 05
90047 06 521A 0433 G 20060827175706800 56 15 1344012+080508 39 +120 05
90047 06 521A 0433 G 20060827175827000 56 15 1347005+085142 39 +120 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20060827182325600 56 15 1248535-013415 39 +080 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20060827182344100 56 15 1252003-005417 39 +080 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20060827182409700 56 15 1256142+000210 39 +080 05
99912 00 000A 0433 G 20060827182906600 56 15 2019403-104923 39 +090 05
99912 00 000A 0433 G 20060827183103300 56 15 2028212-033530 39 +060 05
99912 00 000A 0433 G 20060827183350500 56 15 2039149+045602 39 +080 05
99912 00 000A 0433 G 20060827183521300 56 15 2044325+085138 39 +080 05
99902 00 000A 0433 G 20060827184636200 56 15 2149244-263302 39 +107 05
99902 00 000A 0433 G 20060827185210500 56 15 2152333-263215 39 +107 05
23947 96 038C 0433 G 20060827190046000 56 15 1412023-032221 39 +085 05
23947 96 038C 0433 G 20060827190251800 56 15 1408022-211216 39 +080 05
23947 96 038C 0433 G 20060827190459700 56 15 1333115-551400 39 +060 05
99906 06 579A 0433 G 20060827192408100 56 15 1528385+055323 39 +100 05
99906 06 579A 0433 G 20060827192644100 56 15 1535305-012633 39 +095 05
99906 06 579A 0433 G 20060827193140800 56 15 1549219-201730 39 +080 05
90030 05 544A 0433 G 20060827191413500 56 15 1719123+012131 39 +105 05
28097 03 054C 0433 G 20060827191836600 56 15 1520364+112548 39 +050 05
28095 03 054A 0433 G 20060827191836600 56 15 1522052+122524 39 +050 05
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20060827202250100 56 15 0223429-424126 39 +075 05
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20060827202519700 56 15 0237226-434728 39 +070 05
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20060827202820500 56 15 0253183-444707 39 +070 05
90027 04 841A 0433 G 20060827204535000 56 15 2017441+424618 39 +092 05
90027 04 841A 0433 G 20060827204943700 56 15 2024395+410305 39 +085 05
90027 04 841A 0433 G 20060827205414400 56 15 2032497+385716 39 +082 05
90027 04 841A 0433 G 20060827205831200 56 15 2041255+364107 39 +082 05
Strays seen:
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Rex 2
23814 96 014A 0433 G 20060827170822700 56 15 1826037-255017 39 +085 05
Meteor 2-4 rocket
21233 91 030B 0433 G 20060827171940200 56 15 1841416-264342 39 +050 05
Skynet 4C geostationary
20776 90 079A 0433 G 20060827191413500 56 15 1721150+013559 39 +090 05
Notes:
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(1) Checked on DMSP B5D2-8 and XSS11 flying in formation. Poor pass -
elevation and phase angle made it impossible to see XSS11 with any
certainty- I THINK is was slightly trailing the much brighter DMSP
satellite by less than a second but would not put any money on it.
I will have to wait for a more suitable pass to see what is happening.
(2) Next racking sesison may be tuesday night 29 Aug 2006
(3) From approx mid-October I will have a permanent 24/7 connection to
the internet - ordered today and 6 - 8 week delay in installation.
Cheers
Greg
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