Observations 04 Dec 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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14143 83 056C 0433 G 20061204182407500 56 15 0241568-711709 39 +070 05
14143 83 056C 0433 G 20061204182502100 56 15 0316052-502837 39 +065 05
14143 83 056C 0433 G 20061204182541600 56 15 0328198-334312 39 +060 05
11852 80 052C 0433 G 20061204190122700 56 15 2359313+211017 39 +090 05
11852 80 052C 0433 G 20061204190315500 56 15 2330548+005603 39 +085 05
11852 80 052C 0433 G 20061204190500700 56 15 2249558-234740 39 +095 05
90057 06 676A 0433 G 20061204191614500 56 15 0024579+015603 39 +108 05
90057 06 676A 0433 G 20061204192048400 56 15 0029140+024840 39 +110 05
90057 06 676A 0433 G 20061204192331000 56 15 0031519+032134 39 +105 05
90064 06 579A 0433 G 20061204183939700 56 15 1839274-590335 39 +075 05
90064 06 579A 0433 G 20061204184141100 56 15 2001234-593345 39 +070 05
90064 06 579A 0433 G 20061204184414900 56 15 2147086-545337 39 +065 05
90064 06 579A 0433 G 20061204184549100 56 15 2239209-491906 39 +065 05
27168 02 001A 0433 G 20061204184845700 56 15 0109221+060012 39 +088 05
27168 02 001A 0433 G 20061204193551300 56 15 0156365+061806 39 +085 05
90016 03 766A 0433 G 20061204192613600 56 15 2346071+030627 39 +090 05
90035 05 625A 0433 G 20061204194323600 56 15 0457445+051711 39 +095 05
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20061204194335800 56 15 0459503+040912 39 +075 05
28385 04 034B 0433 G 20061204194513700 56 15 0502118+051104 39 +075 05
21949 92 023A 0433 G 20061204201731800 56 15 0719460-350025 39 +045 05
21949 92 023A 0433 G 20061204201801200 56 15 0746417-413404 39 +048 05
21949 92 023A 0433 G 20061204201831900 56 15 0817526-470744 39 +050 05
90020 04 539A 0433 G 20061204203549200 56 15 0527588+123911 39 +065 05
90020 04 539A 0433 G 20061204203938200 56 15 0553265+050722 39 +070 05
90020 04 539A 0433 G 20061204204326400 56 15 0626570-040743 39 +065 05
90020 04 539A 0433 G 20061204204729400 56 15 0715455-154146 39 +080 05
90068 06 812A 0433 G 20061204205311300 56 15 2248304-040324 39 +075 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20061204211041200 56 15 2022242-613034 39 +050 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20061204211130800 56 15 2147210-503524 39 +045 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20061204211215200 56 15 2237310-360327 39 +050 05
29249 06 027A 0433 G 20061204211540100 56 15 2212241-070902 39 +080 05
29249 06 027A 0433 G 20061204212333700 56 15 2344576+112243 39 +080 05
29249 06 027A 0433 G 20061204212907800 56 15 0023062+200303 39 +075 05
90058 06 668A 0433 G 20061204213318700 56 15 0053252-175349 39 +090 05
90058 06 668A 0433 G 20061204213740300 56 15 0104417-172337 39 +090 05
90058 06 668A 0433 G 20061204214109900 56 15 0113290-165758 39 +095 05
90025 04 800A 0433 G 20061204214630100 56 15 0506064+053008 39 +085 05
90025 04 800A 0433 G 20061204214851400 56 15 0547539-060656 39 +080 05
90025 04 800A 0433 G 20061204215019200 56 15 0624471-151509 39 +045 05
90025 04 800A 0433 G 20061204215424300 56 15 0911412-391325 39 +085 05
90061 06 667A 0433 G 20061204220324300 56 15 0128293-032019 39 +075 05
90061 06 667A 0433 G 20061204220603400 56 15 0150597-042819 39 +075 05
90061 06 667A 0433 G 20061204220932500 56 15 0233321-060309 39 +070 05
23851 96 024A 0433 G 20061204221302300 56 15 1623220-750812 39 +075 05
23851 96 024A 0433 G 20061204221402800 56 15 1836590-813925 39 +070 05
23851 96 024A 0433 G 20061204221502500 56 15 2336492-782037 39 +060 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20061204224721400 56 15 0159574+174756 39 +080 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20061204224939600 56 15 0202534+153728 39 +080 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20061204225346200 56 15 0208261+110726 39 +080 05
90046 05 864A 0433 G 20061204225819200 56 15 0215179+045139 39 +075 05
90054 95 586A 0433 G 20061204231811200 56 15 0200577+025341 39 +085 05
Strays seen:
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SL-8 R/B
07095 74 001B 0433 G 20061204182541600 56 15 0331207-334931 39 +060 05
Meteor 2-3
10514 77 117A 0433 G 20061204191506700 56 15 0020202+022201 39 +045 05
Cosmos 2292
23278 94 061A 0433 G 20061204192048400 56 15 0030377+025154 39 +060 05
SL-8 R/B
19039 88 029B 0433 G 20061204184414900 56 15 2146468-544748 39 +040 05
Delta 2 debri
27644 03 002C 0433 G 20061204184802500 56 15 0107163+053944 39 +035 05
SL-8 R/B
08597 76 005B 0433 G 20061204192613600 56 15 2352156+031514 39 +040 05
Eutelsat W3 - geostationary - near Milstar 5
25673 99 018A 0433 G 20061204193551300 56 15 0157234+053000 39 +095 05
Afristar geostationary - near Milstar 5
25515 98 063A 0433 G 20061204193551300 56 15 0154499+052931 39 +095 05
Intelsat 904 - geostationary near 90035
27308 02 007A 0433 G 20061204194323600 56 15 0457524+051731 39 +090 05
SL-14 R/B
22784 93 055C 0433 G 20061204200632800 56 15 2239246+043429 39 +055 05
Meteor 1-11
05917 72 022A 0433 G 20061204201144300 56 15 2244469+034829 39 +045 05
Globalstar M033
25909 99 049C 0433 G 20061204201713200 56 15 0723080-350539 39 +060 05
Thor Agena D
00815 64 031C 0433 G 20061204205311300 56 15 2248419-042524 39 +065 05
Delta 1 debri variable
21322 75 052AQ 0433 G 20061204211041200 56 15 2019565-613318 39 +090 05
Cosmos 1823
17535 87 020A 0433 G 20061204223056600 56 15 0833344-220357 39 +045 05
Molniya 1-75 variable
19807 89 014A 0433 G 20061204234357400 56 15 0910132+075434 39 +090 05
Notes:
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(1) Very bright sky - full moon
(2) Milstar 5 still drifting east, now over 21.25 deg east longitude
(3) Last point for USA 129 as it went into shadow.
(4) USA 161/KH-11 not seen so has done an orbit change ?
(5) KH9-18 #14139 not seen using "on time track". Next time will try
1 minute either side of predicted time in order to try and find it-
not an easy one as relatively fast moving and faint..
(6) Next tracking session when moon is out the way - a full moon wasnt
designed for visual satellite trackers :-))
Cheers
Greg
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