Observations 05 DEC 2010
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CoSatrak system.
CCD setup:
Meade DSI Pro II Monochrome CCD camera without filters.
using integration times of 5 sec min to 25 seconds maximum
depending on brightness of sky in particular area.No image
processing done, but some done automatically in the auto reduction
software.
Used with 4 inch SKYWATCHER refractor- model 1025 - fitted with home
made focal reducer to give an f/2.56 system. Image scale is 6.56 arc
sec/pixel and field of view 84.8 x 63.2 arc minutes. Shows 15th
magnitude stars in real time with reasonably good conditions.
Exposure time to nearest second inserted into image FITS header
from PC clock which is automatically checked every minute against
GPS signal.
Processed automatically with APEX
VIDEO setup:
145mm f/2.5 telephoto lens with MINTRON video surveillance camera
with frame GPS time stamping. Processed manually.
Site 0433 : Longitude 18.51294 deg East, Latitude -33.94058 deg,
Elevation 10 metres-situated in Pinelands (Cape Town),South Africa
For CLASSFD.TLE:
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CCD observations
06317 72 101A 0433 G 20101205201508000 16 15 0316015+255623 68
06317 72 101A 0433 G 20101205201713000 16 15 0317559+260951 98
06317 72 101A 0433 G 20101205201837000 16 15 0318520+260350 48
06317 72 101A 0433 G 20101205203117000 16 15 0329175+261409 38
06317 72 101A 0433 G 20101205203239000 16 15 0330251+261523 48
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20101205184514000 16 15 0242285+074805 28
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20101205184602500 16 15 0243092+074913 97
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20101205184655500 16 15 0243516+075028 97
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20101205184742500 16 15 0244299+075134 28
19976 89 035A 0433 G 20101205184835500 16 15 0245138+075249 28
27168 02 001A 0433 G 20101205204040000 16 15 0344179+055703 28
27168 02 001A 0433 G 20101205204104000 16 15 0344416+055729 38
27712 03 012B 0433 G 20101205203749000 16 15 0401390+060256 18 +105 01
27712 03 012B 0433 G 20101205203859000 16 15 0402494+060410 28
29242 06 024C 0433 G 20101205213338000 16 15 0659026+072714 28
29242 06 024C 0433 G 20101205213521000 16 15 0700498+072853 18
29242 06 024C 0433 G 20101205213617000 16 15 0701476+072945 28
29242 06 024C 0433 G 20101205213652000 16 15 0702244+073017 28
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20101205184051000 16 15 0247525+072349 28
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20101205184156000 16 15 0248566+072429 38
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20101205184235000 16 15 0249357+072455 38
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20101205184333000 16 15 0250346+072532 38
33490 09 001A 0433 G 20101205184421000 16 15 0251229+072602 28
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205185111500 16 15 0231354+052324 28
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205185207500 16 15 0232311+052325 57
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205185311500 16 15 0233365+052324 18 +134 01
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205185357500 16 15 0234228+052324 28
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205185440500 16 15 0235050+052326 77
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205203526000 16 15 0416044+052431 97
35815 09 047A 0433 G 20101205203607000 16 15 0416458+052431 38 +129 04
90070 06 829A 0433 G 20101205195934500 16 15 0543181+054918 28
90070 06 829A 0433 G 20101205200143500 16 15 0549295+044627 28
90070 06 829A 0433 G 20101205200355500 16 15 0555474+034427 28
90070 06 829A 0433 G 20101205200558500 16 15 0601388+024833 38
90070 06 829A 0433 G 20101205200750500 16 15 0606550+015943 38
27168 02 001A 0433 G 20101205204011000 16 15 0343488+055630 38
27712 03 012B 0433 G 20101205203824000 16 15 0402146+060333 87
29242 06 024C 0433 G 20101205213202000 15 15 0657221+072538 38
FOR CLASSIFIED.TLE:
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Video observation
37169 10 048B 0433 G 20101205183307300 56 15 0410137+142347 39 +035 05
37169 10 048B 0433 G 20101205183327500 56 15 0415277+085602 39 +035 05
37169 10 048B 0433 G 20101205183416800 56 15 0433498-081343 39 +030 05
37169 10 048B 0433 G 20101205183510000 56 15 0508309-315710 39 +030 05
37169 10 048B 0433 G 20101205183550500 56 15 0554133-492544 39 +030 05
37168 10 048A 0433 G 20101205191436800 56 15 0018167+363826 39 +040 05
37168 10 048A 0433 G 20101205191539200 56 15 2350234+244819 39 +035 05
37168 10 048A 0433 G 20101205191640500 56 15 2312174+063543 39 +035 05
37168 10 048A 0433 G 20101205191740600 56 15 2218388-175515 39 +050 05
37168 10 048A 0433 G 20101205191810400 56 15 2144212-300034 39 +040 05
37162 10 046A 0433 G 20101205192800300 56 15 1137285-693533 39 +035 05
37162 10 046A 0433 G 20101205192918400 56 15 1406412-762728 39 +030 05
37162 10 046A 0433 G 20101205193059000 56 15 1818144-682246 39 +030 05
37162 10 046A 0433 G 20101205193218700 56 15 1922073-534619 39 +025 05
37162 10 046A 0433 G 20101205193328700 56 15 1943530-404534 39 +025 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20101205195130600 56 15 1102565-671514 39 +040 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20101205195243700 56 15 0930015-714515 39 +030 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20101205195353500 56 15 0642163-705149 39 +025 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20101205195452400 56 15 0434186-593611 39 +010 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20101205195613800 56 15 0305558-272930 39 +020 05
24680 96 072A 0433 G 20101205195723400 56 15 0229066+015748 39 +020 05
STRAYS SEEN:
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COSMOS 1140
11573 79 089A 0433 G 20101205183011900 56 15 0407539+183332 39 +065 05
TOPEX/POSEIDON steady
22076 92 052A 0433 G 20101205183018100 56 15 0403190+180605 39 +045 05
COSMOS 1535
14679 84 010A 0433 G 20101205183518900 56 15 0523276-365532 39 +060 05
THOR ABLESTAR R/B steady
00059 60 013B 0433 G 20101205185209100 56 15 0233512+042634 39 +045 05
COSMOS 1867
18187 87 060A 0433 G 20101205185832200 56 15 0823094-435420 39 +055 05
SUMBANDILA steady
35870 09 049F 0433 G 20101205190321700 56 15 0643280-275020 39 +060 05
35870 09 049F 0433 G 20101205190400500 56 15 0604587-163543 39 +055 05
SL-16 R/B steady
23405 94 077B 0433 G 20101205191210100 56 15 0009082+353226 39 +030 05
OE (NEXTSAT)
30774 07 006C 0433 G 20101205192116500 56 15 1114396-662106 39 +055 05
SL-8 R/B variable
11681 80 007B 0433 G 20101205193100000 56 15 1814157-672334 39 +070 05
FREGAT R/B range 8170 kms
28133 03 059B 0433 G 20101205201033800 56 15 0316462+260118 39 +075 05
SUNSAT variable
25636 99 008C 0433 G 20101205202326600 56 15 0925177-582559 39 +090 05
25636 99 008C 0433 G 20101205202405900 56 15 0821512-545225 39 +085 05
GENESIS 1 steady brief flare to +3
29252 06 029A 0433 G 20101205205307700 56 15 1311489-694752 39 +045 05
EGYPTSAT variable?
31117 07 012A 0433 G 20101205205836600 56 15 0956454-535452 39 +090 05
METOP-A steady
29499 06 044A 0433 G 20101205210824000 56 15 1737395-723807 39 +020 05
29499 06 044A 0433 G 20101205210835400 56 15 1802142-730146 39 +020 05
NOTES:
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(1)SUMBANDILA-steady - reaches naked eye visibility under dark conditions
(2)SUNSAT - variable. Occasional brief glints to about mag +7. From these
it would appear that the satellite is tumbling - times between some
brief glints was 4.9,7.8 and 11.5 seconds approximately. This satellite
is believed to have been put out of operation by collision with space
debri.
(3)EGYPTSAT - maybe some variability but passes currently go into shadow
too early in the pass to be able to determine the period - if any. It
currently appears to be either slight or long period.Visibility
improves as my summer reaches maximum.
(4) NOT seen USA 186 #28888
NOT seen IGS-1B - fooled by METOP-A which came at predicted time and
similar track angle.
NOT seen IGS-5R
Will do plane searches for these when next I track- maybe tomorrow
night-weather and other factors permitting.
(5)PAN all by itself - maybe moving to next location ?
Cheers
Greg
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